VIDEO: CCTV appeal over Epping High Street assault
CCTV footage has been released for the first time by police in connection with an attack on a man in Epping High Street earlier this year. The video shows a group of men, dressed in casual clothing,...
View ArticleHatfield Heath hotel death pair 'were having an affair'
THE two people found dead in a swimming pool at the Down Hall Country House Hotel in Hatfield Heath were in a relationship, it has been claimed. Komba Kpakiwa, 31 from Erith in Kent and 22-year-old...
View ArticlePensioner, 97, threatened by TV Licence 'bullies'
IN just three years, 97-year-old Gretta Brandler can expect congratulations from the Queen – but for now she has to settle for TV Licensing letters threatening to haul her before the courts.Mrs...
View ArticleCook revels in Chelmsford City win
Chelmsford City goal hero Anthony Cook insists he never had any doubts about his ability to score the crucial penalty in the play-off semi-final first-leg win over Salisbury City. Cook, who missed a...
View ArticleNew café to replace Chelmsford bowling club
Part of the former bowls pavilion in Central Park will be turned into a café after the city council gave the go-ahead on Tuesday night. The bowls green, which sits south of the lake, was decommissioned...
View ArticlePolice tracing Essex man wanted over Chelmsford robbery and assaults
Police want to trace a 28-year-old man - already wanted in connection with two domestic assaults - suspected of two robberys. Terry Jacobs is wanted after a man entered a shop in Sun Street, Waltham...
View ArticleFull horror of Billy Boy Martindale's death described in court
The full horror of the violent death of William "Billy Boy" Martindale was described in detail today to the jury trying his alleged killer.Consultant Home Office forensic pathologist, Dr Benjamin...
View ArticleGemma Collins set to open new TOWIE shop in Brentwood?
TOWIE star Gemma Collins could soon be opening a new clothing store in Brentwood High Street.The reality TV personality has her own range of clothing currently available online but it is understood...
View ArticleAsylum bring live music back to Chelmsford
Live music made an explosive return to Chelmsford when a new venue opened on Saturday night (April 27) to a packed crowd moshing-out to punk and metal tunes.Asylum, on Viaduct Road near the bus...
View ArticleA138 Chelmer Road Viaduct to be closed overnight for resurfacing
BRIDGE maintenance on the A138 Chelmer Road Viaduct near Chelmsford will begin today, May 1.The maintenance will last for three nights and includes resurfacing and renewal of road markings and road...
View ArticleMichael Barrymore working in Brentwood garden centre
FORMER television host Michael Barrymore is back – only this time he is in a garden centre in Brentwood.Barrymore, 60, has been spotted by shocked shoppers tending to flower displays and staking...
View ArticlePICTURED: Hole in Colchester road causes travel disruption
Motorists travelling on a road in Colchester this afternoon have been disrupted after hole emerged in the surface. Brook Street is currently closed in both directions at the A134 Barrack Street...
View ArticleDead Clacton PC Ian Dibell awarded the "greatest honour"
AN OFF-DUTY police officer who died trying to wrestle a revolver from a psychotic gunman has been awarded the greatest honour the Chief Constable can bestow.Pc Ian Dibell has been awarded high...
View ArticleMurder accused says he was "thought he was going to be shot"
Paul Groves, the man accused of murdering William "Billy Boy" Martindale admitted in court today that he attacked Mr Martindale with a pick-axe handle.But he told the jury at Chelmsford Crown Court he...
View ArticleNapier guides Essex to victory
Graham Napier starred with the bat as Essex overcame a top-order collapse to beat Hampshire by four wickets. Chasing 143 to win the LV= County Championship Division Two clash at Chelmsford, the home...
View ArticleNew Essex police chief to earn more than the Prime Minister
The new chief constable for Essex will earn nearly £200,000, despite wide-ranging cuts to police budgets.Stephen Kavanagh will start his new post on May 7 and his total salary of £192,163 is nearly...
View ArticleWitham man spared jail after taking cocaine to V Festival
A Witham man caught on his way into Chelmsford's V Festival last year with wraps of cocaine was today spared an immediate jail sentence. Instead he was given a suspended sentence and left facing a...
View ArticleColchester road hole repairs to take at least one week
Work to repair a deep hole which appeared in the road in Colchester will take until at least the end of next week. SEE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE HERE The crevice, which appeared yesterday afternoon in...
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View ArticleBlack heavy smoke as fire rages near former Essex airfield
THESE dramatic pictures show a huge ball of smoke billowing into the air following a fire near a disused Second World War airbase this afternoon.Twelve fire engines and around 50 fire fighters from...
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