Clik here to view.
'We've got players who want to play at Brentwood Town 'for the right reasons'
BRENTWOOD TOWN manager Les Whitton is delighted with how his new-look squad have started their pre-season training programme.Whitton is back at the Blues' helm for this season, and has revealed that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chas and Dave meet their biggest fan...at the Brentwood Festival
A 72-year-old Chas & Dave super fan, whose home is crammed full of pictures of the Cockney duo, was given a front row seat for their appearance at the Brentwood Festival – thanks to the Gazette....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dementia gran 'kidnapped' by social services and family charged £1,300
AN 85-YEAR-OLD dementia sufferer was "kidnapped" by Essex County Council's social services department – which then charged her daughter and grandson £1,300 for the unnecessary care costs she...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PICTURES: High Ongar Primary School fun day
A 92-YEAR-OLD wool spinner and a schoolboy's tin-can shooting range helped draw hundreds to a primary school fun day on Sunday.Nine-year-old Dylan Moore raised £50 by offering his peers the chance to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Off-duty volunteer treated crash victims
AN OFF-DUTY St John Ambulance volunteer who provided emergency treatment to casualties critically injured in a serious road accident has been praised by the London Ambulance Service.Mark Hunter, 33,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Essex feels the warmth as heatwave to return
ARMED with sun tan lotion, flip-flops and picnics, Essex has been basking in a heatwave which saw temperatures reach a sweltering 28 degrees C. Read the full weather forecast here With experts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dentist told nurse to sleep 'with as many men as she wanted'
A DENTIST told a young nurse to have sex with as many men as she wanted and offered to show her 'how it was done', a tribunal heard.Raghuvir Patel allegedly made a series of sleazy remarks to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dean Holdsworth's Twitter ban on Chelmsford City 'club matters'
DEAN HOLDSWORTH has told his Chelmsford City players not to be Twits this season.The new City boss is implementing a code of conduct at Melbourne Stadium, and has asked the players not to share club...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hit-and-run ordeal for Chelmsford paperboy knocked off his bike
A PAPERBOY suffered a fractured skull when he was knocked off his bike in a suspected hit-and-run.Lewis Hale, 16, of Glebe Crescent, Broomfield, stumbled into his kitchen at 6.40am on Thursday covered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No tears as summer ball for sick youngsters raises £159k
A CHARITY that supports children with life-threatening conditions has raised a record £159,000 at its annual summer ball.Wipe Away Those Tears was founded in 2006 by husband and wife team Gail and...
View ArticleGarden party to celebrate Springfield school turning 50
A MASSIVE free garden party is how teachers at a Springfield school chose to celebrate their school's 50th anniversary.Pupils and staff past and present and local families are invited to celebrate The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-soldier not ruling out romance on charity cycle ride
A RANDOM throw of a dart decided the starting point of a 2,500km cycle ride through the Baltic states for one former soldier who is raising money for the charity that cared for his mother.Gareth Sell's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'I try to do a Frankie Dettori jump when I win'
A TWELVE-year-old boy from Coggeshall will be joining dozens of other mini-jockeys to race Shetland ponies around Hylands Park as part of the Duke of Essex Grand Prix Polo event this weekend.Children...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What lies empty and costs taxpayers £120,000?
IT IS costing the taxpayer £120,000 a year to keep Ongar War Memorial Medical Centre empty, the Gazette can reveal.Figures show that NHS England is spending £10,000 a month on the £5.7 million...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breast is best for new mums supporting each other
MUMS in Brentwood and Ongar have been touting the well-known mantra that "breast is best" in a bid to raise awareness of their support groups and networks.The infection-fighting, nutritionally balanced...
View ArticleDressage star one of 10 picked for European championship
A DRESSAGE star from Brentwood is spending this week at the Junior European Championships after earning a spot in the GB team for the third year running.Gaby Lucas, 18, a student at Writtle College...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jeremy Bamber has 'no human rights left', says relative
A RELATIVE of mass murderer Jeremy Bamber says he is evil and should never be free after a European Court of Human Rights ruling on Tuesday which could pave the way for his release.Judges in Strasbourg...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Youngsters have flair and voices for selling
"GET your strawberries here! Lovely ripe English strawberries!"Shoppers in Chelmsford High Street have been greeting these familiar cries with cheers and rounds of applause, when children as young as...
View ArticleSpecial black taxi parade for disabled youngsters in Maldon
WELL-WISHERS gave 80 East London cabbies and hundreds of disabled school children a spectacular welcome on their annual charity outing to Maldon.Wednesday marked the 61st year of the parade, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What does it take to win Britain's best banger?
AN Essex farm has won the prestigious accolade of producing Britain's best banger after winning a national award last week. Having a BBQ? Ten ways to make it go furtherThe Wicks Manor's Farmer's Choice...
View Article