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Why is this single mother forced to sit in 'complete darkness'?
A SINGLE mother says she is living in "complete darkness" due to overgrown trees stopping natural light from entering her home.Kelley Pitt, 36, also believes the foliage is causing her two-bedroom...
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Mystery surrounds Thai beach death of ex-Brentwood schoolboy
THE body of a former Brentwood schoolboy whose mother found success with novels about life in the East End has been found on a paradise beach in Thailand.Jeremy O'Neill, 37, who went to Shenfield High...
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Loveable Rogues headline Brentwood Festival
EDDIE Brett, 21, Sonny Jay, 19, and Te Qhairo, 19, met at Colin's Performing Arts College in Romford and since then formed their band which shot to success through last year's Britain's Got Talent.The...
View ArticleFarm owner in court over dumped waste
An ex-farm owner has admitted two offences over waste found dumped at Margaretting Tye's Little Tressels Farm. Neil Spooner, 52, of west London, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court yesterday in a...
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Neighbourhood Watch? Hedge of faces delights Billericay
A gardener has given a new meaning to the concept of Neighbourhood Watch after cutting six staring faces into his hedge. See the 'faces' here Michael Geiger's quirky creation in the front garden of his...
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PICTURES AND VIDEO: Hopefield Animal Sanctuary open day
HOPEFIELD Animal Sanctuary's open day featured everything from bric-a-brac stalls to a bouncy castle and there was plenty on offer for all ages.Dad of two Ben Hinton, 38, from Bocking, had brought...
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VIDEO: Postcode lottery 'puts pensioner's life at risk'
A CARER who has been refused an eye operation fears she may accidentally kill her husband because she struggles to read his prescriptions.See a video demonstration of Bernice attempting to read the...
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Is this the most dangerous road in Ongar?
CALLS are being made for speed restrictions on a "dangerous" road near Ongar where a pensioner was killed.Councillors say action is needed to improve safety on the stretch of road between Tyler's Green...
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Aiden Palmer: 'It was a tough decision to leave Chelmsford City'
AIDEN PALMER admits it was a "very hard" decision to decide to leave Chelmsford City. The left-sided player made more than 100 appearances in two seasons with the Clarets – mainly at left-back – but...
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Chelmsford City new boy 'a non-league Robbie Savage'
HE DESCRIBES himself as "a bit like a non-league Robbie Savage" – and midfielder Tom Davis has insisted he has signed for Chelmsford City to win things.Davis, 29, became manager Dean Holdsworth's...
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Dean Holdsworth continues Chelmsford City revolution
MANAGER Dean Holdsworth has signed four more players this week as he begins to shape his new-look Chelmsford City squad.After signing left-sided player Nicky Nicolau last week, Holdsworth has brought...
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Bus service faces the axe
ANOTHER bus service came under threat this week when Regal Busways told Essex County Council of its plan to ditch the 261 service from Blackmore to Brentwood via Doddinghurst.The operator wants to...
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Schoolgirl's winning design adorns Tesco bags
AN ARMY of excitable school children cut the ribbon to Chelmsford's new Tesco this week after their seven-year-old artist won a city-wide competition.Molly Jones, of Moulsham Junior School, created the...
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Lynn gets over team's grip issue
IF A record existed for overtaking manoeuvres in a single weekend of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, then Alex Lynn probably broke it in the latest round at Austria's Red Bull Ring.A...
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Solar power park scheme rejected
PLANS for one of the UK's biggest solar power parks in the Essex countryside was rejected on Monday.Applause echoed around Maldon Town Hall as councillors voted against controversial plans for the...
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Justin Miller agrees to extend City stay
CHELMSFORD CITY manager Dean Holdsworth has revealed Justin Miller is set to extend his stay at the club this week.The versatile 32-year-old was a key man for the Clarets last season, and is on the...
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Solar power park plan rejected
PLANS for one of the UK's biggest solar power parks in the Essex countryside were rejected on Monday.A round of applause echoed around Maldon Town Hall as councillors voted against controversial plans...
View ArticleNew boss for Mid Essex NHS Trust
MID Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust has announced its new chief executive.Paul Forden will bring to the role 18 years of experience with the NHS, ten of those in CEO roles in hospital trusts across...
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Hold-up as bales fall from lorry
DRIVERS were left in gridlock after hay bales fell from a lorry in Broomfield Road, Chelmsford.The incident happened on Tuesday at about 2.30pm, next to The Kings Arms pub on Church Green.Five out of...
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'If we give up the fight, a lot of people are going to suffer'
THE family of a 93-year-old grandmother who died from a heart attack after being wrongly charged £50,000 for repair work on her Brentwood flat have won an important legal ruling against Newham...
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