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View ArticleFirefighters tackle fire at Navestock gypsy site
Firefighters tackled a blaze at a gypsy caravan site for more than two hours today after struggling to access it.Engines from Brentwood, Ongar and Romford all rushed to the fire in a single story...
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Stolen laptop and bag found in Witham
Detectives are looking to identify the owners of a laptop and sports bag that were recovered in Witham. Police believe the items were stolen during a theft or burglary and then taken to Cash Exchange...
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Zipwire dash for Jodie in aid of Cancer Research UK
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl is preparing to travel at up to 90mph down one of the world's longest zipwires – in the name of charity.Jodie Giller, from Hornchurch, will be strapping herself into a special...
View ArticleCrossrail to temporarily occupy Shenfield car park
BOSSES at Crossrail have come to an agreement with Brentwood Borough Council over controversial plans to occupy one of its car parks in Shenfield.The construction consortium had written to the council...
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'A milestone moment'. Work starts on new retail park in Chelmsford
DEVELOPERS are celebrating a "watershed" moment in Chelmsford's history after a £64 million project to build a huge retail park in the heart of the city got under way.Aquila Holdings Ltd aims to unveil...
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New Salvation Army foodbank opens in Wickford
THOSE who find themselves down on their luck in Wickford will no longer go hungry following the launch of a new food bank.The Gateway Project, run by the Salvation Army and churches in the town, was...
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Jet the Blue Peter pony retires from Chelmsford farm
AFTER 24 years spent giving rides to disabled children, a beloved pony donated to a Chelmsford farm by children's TV programme Blue Peter is retiring.Jet, a hard-working 31-year-old Dales pony, will...
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Prostate cancer survivor aims to help others
"THE doctor just sat down and said, 'You've got cancer. Any questions?' and I didn't know what to say."I went in for a routine check of my blood pressure and cholesterol and they wanted to check my PSA...
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Billericay's Bradley maintains his perfect record
TWO more wins and two more pole positions kept Billericay's Bradley Smith's 100 per cent record intact in the latest rounds of the Radical SR3 Challenge on Brands Hatch's Grand Prix circuit.Smith had...
View ArticleAppeal after cars and sheds vandalised in Colchester
Garden sheds, fences and cars in Colchester were attacked by vandals in the early hours of Saturday morning.Police are subsequently trying to trace a group of three young girls to get in touch with...
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War veteran died alone in bath during 'rapid and fierce' house fire
An inquest has heard how the blaze that killed a 90-year-old war veteran the day before Remembrance Sunday probably started from an electric fire left too near a chair in a downstairs living...
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No move to Chelmsford on the cards for Dom Joly
TV comic Dom Joly has ruled out coming back to Chelmsford after a "rubbish day filming" his hidden camera TV series in the city. The former Trigger Happy TV star has told of a miserable, rain soaked...
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Hollywood beckons for TOWIE's Lucy Mecklenburgh
TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh could soon be swapping Brentwood for Hollywood.According to reports 21-year-old Lucy could soon be staring in a Hollywood horror film after her looks wowed a top director....
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Rise in enquiries at plastic surgeon after Jolie mastectomy
A Brentwood plastic surgeon has urged caution following the news that Angelina Jolie had a precautionary double mastectomy.Venkat Ramakrishnan, of Prime Hospital Consultants, has stressed that only a...
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Acrobats and aliens descend for Twilight Spectacle
HUNDREDS of people were drenched in foam in South Woodham Ferrers on Saturday night when a giant ship topped with acrobats toured the streets. SEE PICTURES FROM THE NIGHT HERE Compagnie Malabar, a...
View ArticleHundreds of chickens die in Tiptree shed blaze
Around 300 chickens have died in a fire at a chicken shed in Tiptree. Emergency services were contacted earlier this morning regarding the fire on Tudwick Road at a 20m by 80m shed housing hundreds of...
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School's shock at popular pupil's death
Youngsters at a school in Witham have been offered counselling after a 14-year-old pupil died after she was taken to hospital.Georgia Hedges reportedly stopped breathing just before 6pm at a house in...
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Police in search for pair after Upminster robbery
British Transport Police detectives are appealing for information after a man was robbed of his phone, money and ordered to leave a train at Upminster station.Investigators have today released CCTV of...
View ArticleFive arrests after fight outside Candy Club
FIVE people were arrested after a fight outside "Essex's busiest nightclub" on Saturday night.Two of the revellers, who had travelled to Chelmsford from East London, have been bailed to reappear before...
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