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Chris and Orla Win Strictly Come Dancing!

The final results have just come in and Chris and Orla are the winners of the 2009 Strictly Come Dancing competition. The public vote is what counted tonight, and although the judges felt that Ricky W…

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Chris Hollins and Ricky Whittle In Striclty Come Dancing Final

Who will win Britain's Strictly Come Dancing tonight? Ricky Whittle or Chris Hollins?

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Southend’s Adventure Island To Get New Rollercoaster

Adventure Island Southend’s popular Adventure Island is having some major work done over the winter. The million pound project will see a new arcade built with a roller coaster on its roof. The…

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Essex Businesses are Looking Back and Moving Forward

Economic realities are taking little toll on festivities in Essex businesses, according to the latest survey from the regional Business Link service. However when reflecting on the year in business,…

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Essex Is Covered in a Blanket of Snow

Hot off the press! By 11pm on Thursday 17th December much of Essex is already covered in snow. It is coming down think and fast. The cold winds blowing in from the north across the North Sea have chil…

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Tiger Woods Quits Golf

Golf’s most succesful and possibly also fittest and stongest golfer, Tiger Woods, has announced that he is quitting professional golf to sort out his personal life.

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Stress Makes You Fat – Scientifically Proven Fact

For a while now we have known that there is a link between stress and weight gain, however, it was always thought that the reason why people gained weight when stressed was simply because they tend to…

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Essex Pantomimes

Pantomime season is fast approaching, and the theatres have already announced the dates, plays, casts and pantos all across Essex. So it is time to start booking your tickets for a great family day ou…

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Stay Fit this Winter – Cold Weather is No Excuse to Stop Exercising

OK, so for those of us living in the northern hemisphere winter is fast approaching. The nights are drawing in, the evenings are cold, the mornings crisp, and a chill wind is blowing from the north. F…

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Sports Memorabilia Brings New Life To A Forgotten Alley Chelmsford

While walking along Chelmsford High Street the other day I could not help noticing a sign sitting opposite the end of Shire Passage just between HSBC and Jessops. The sign was advertising signed sport…

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Google to Charge People to Read the News

In what seems like a U-Turn on the dream of making the Internet more accessible, Google have announced plans to limit how much news people can read. Newspaper publishers will now be able to set a limi…

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Solange Magnano Dies After Buttock Reshape Work

The former Miss Argentina, Solange Magnano, died on Sunday following an operation to reshape her buttocks. She was only 38 years old, and had 2 eight year old children. She was rushed to hospital afte…

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Eppnet Business Networking Group

For Essex Businesses in the Epping Forest / West Essex area there is a new business networking group called EppNet. The group offers members the opportunity to share ideas, exchange contacts & bus…

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An Open Letter from Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook is undergoing some changes. It has now got a staggering 350 million members (how many people?!). Facebook has more members then the entire popular of the USA and UK combined! Its founder Mark…

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Women in Business Network Group

This is open to women who are in business and wish to network. Loughton: Tuesday 01 December 2009 12 noon until 2.00pm Brentwood: Wednesday 02 December 2009 12 noon until 2.00pm Billericay: Wednesday…

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Tender Opportunities via Essex County Council Libraries Business Information Service

Below are details of known tenders issued by public sector organisations in Essex, Havering and Redbridge. 1. Romford: generators. Deadline: Wednesday 02 December 2009 2. Colchester: printing a…

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Essex Business Events for December

Here are some of December’s Essex business events run by the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) and Essex County Council. Meet the Buyers in Braintree Braintree: Friday 04 December 2009 11.00a…

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Castle Point Business Awards

Nominations are now open for the Mayor of Castle Point’s Business Awards 2010. Following the success of the inaugural Mayor’s Award in 2008, the Mayor of Castle Point, Councillor Cliff Bru…

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Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeship Scheme Briefings for Business

This project now has 120 apprentices on board and many have or are completing successful work placements, but we are still keen to get more businesses involved in offering work placements. Each evenin…

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Advice on Energy, Buildings and Sustainability – Business Event

A free breakfast seminar run by Ayers and Cruicks for property professionals, owners and occupiers. Southend-on-Sea: Tuesday 01 December 2009 7.30am until 10.30am Email to book your place.

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Essex Young Farmers Present Aladdin

Essex Young Farmers proudly present, Aladdin, a spectacular pantomime for all the family. Acted, directed and produced entirely by the members of Essex Young Farmers. Tickets are selling out fast so b…

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Should Hospitals Make Money From Car Parking?

If you have visited a hospital in Essex recently you will have been stung for a huge parking fee. Currently at St. John’s in Chelmsford you have to pay £3 to park for 15 minutes. If you need a…

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Rippetoe meets HIT Weight Training Session

A sort of comprimise really. Front squats were much more difficult than I anticipated. I started with 2 warm ups sets (5@30) to get a feel for it. Then attempted a work set, managed 1. Then again, ma…

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Dogbert the CEO Starts an Internet Business

I used to read Dilbert everyday in my youth, before I went to University. My mum used to send the newspaper clippings to me at Uni each week. The other day a friend posted a link to a recent cartoon,…

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Let Out Your Anger to Reduce Heart Disease

New research by Stockholm University and published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has shown that men that allow their anger to build up without releasing it are more likely to dev…

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Starting Weight Training Again

Once again I have started weight training. It has been a long time since my last blog! I am now recording my progress on a Google spreadsheet. My aim is to: 1. Lose fat 2. Build muscle - athletic or f…

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Usain Bolt and Sanya Richards Are World Athletes of the 2009

Usain Bolt, the World's fastest man, and 400 metres runner Sanya Richards have won IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards for 2009. Bolt first won the award last year after his sprint double in Beij…

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What Sort of Exercise is Best for Children?

We have often mentioned here at MotleyHealth.com that intensive exercise is better than gentle exercise to help you to lose weight. However, is there any scientific research to support this, and does…

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Are Your Children Exercising Enough, Or Are They Couch Kids?

The British Heart Foundation says that most parents are not aware that their children are not doing enough exercise. Many parents have misconceptions about how much exercise is required for a child to…

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Facebook Servers Down, Games Broken, No Scrabble

Early this evening we reported how Twitter was struggling under the massive demand for its services. Now Facebook is struggling. I cannot play Scrabble! It’s my move! This is a disaster! And Maf…

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Has Twitter Reached Its Capacity?

Today Twitter was full. Just an error message saying that there were too many people tweeting and a request to try again later. Twitter is now HUGE. Are its servers big enough for further expansion?…

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Jillian Michaels 3 Secret Fast Weight Loss Tips

Jillian Michaels is the real deal when it comes to fitness and health. She teaches that fitness comes through a combination of cardio and strength training, and this alone with a healthy balanced diet…

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Essex’s X Factor Star Olly is Favourite to Win!

Our Olly Murs from Witham is now the favourite to win this year’s X Factor competition. When Olly returned to Witham this week screaming fans chased his car down the street. Olly popped into his…

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Unemployment Falls in Chelmsford

Good news for Essex and Chelmsford this week as there was a fall in the number of unemployed people in the borough of Chelmsford. Total unemployed fell from 3055 people down to 3030, with 25 people fi…

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Polar Bears and Eskimos Arrive in Chelmsford

I know that winter is fast approaching, but polar bears and Eskimos in Essex? High Chelmer Shopping Centre in Chelmsford are welcoming two unusual guests this weekend. On Sunday 22nd November Bjorn th…

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Earl of Wessex Awards Essex Horticultural Students

The Earl of Wessex, more commonly known as Prince Edward, praised Writtle College last week while awarding prizes to two outstanding students. Peter Jones and Alastair Arnold both received the £250 p…

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The Ugliest Building In Essex Is Finally Going to Be Rebuilt

Marrable House Good news for the residents of Great Baddow, Essex. The building that was once voted the ugliest in the country, is to be demolished and replaced with a new stylish building to create n…

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Google Reveals the Chrome Operating System To All

Google has finally revealed the code of its Chrome operating system to the public. Chrome OS is an open source operating system, much like the Linux operating system. This essentially means that users…

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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Why do we Neglect the Most Potent Intervention?

While reading up on the Spanish Study into alcohol and heart disease we were pleased to see an article that looks at the role of exercise as a preventative health measure, and more importantly, it ask…

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Men Should Drink More For Better Heart Health

In the study Spanish researchers found than men that drank were up to 1/3 less likely to develop serious heart problems. Better still, the more they drank, the lower the risk.

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London 2012 Olympics: be in it to win it with CompeteFor

With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the doorstep of the East of England counties and with less than 1,000 days to go before London welcomes the world, Business Link East is encouragin…

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Heart Disease Is Not A Modern Problem

Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown that heart disease is not a problem of the modern age. In fact heart disease has been affecting people for thousands of…

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