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Sunshine predicted to brighten up Bank Holiday weekend in Essex
DRY and sunny spells are forecast to brighten up Bank Holiday weekend. A clear morning with plenty of sunshine and no cloud is predicted to kick the weekend off on Saturday morning with only a very...
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Essex seeking seamers on loan
Essex are set to go into the loan market for fast bowlers after being left with just one fit seamer ahead of Sunday's game with Leicestershire. David Masters (quad) and Graham Napier (groin) both...
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Essex man dies after collision with lorry on the M20 in Ashford
A motorist from Essex has died after he was struck by a lorry on the London-bound M20 in Kent this morning. The 56-year-old died after he got out of his VW silver caddy van at around 1.30am today (May...
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Essex pair named in England ODI squad
Essex pair Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara have been named in England's one-day international squad to face Scotland next week. Captain Cook and all-rounder Bopara - who won his 100th ODI cap in the...
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Constance Briscoe jailed for lying to police in Chris Huhne speeding case
Barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe has been jailed for 16 months after she was convicted at the Old Bailey of perverting the course of justice. The 56-year-old, from Clapham, south London,...
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First aid tips and safety advice at Meadows Shopping Centre, Chelmsford
British Airways senior cabin crew member Melanie Whitten will be giving advice and demonstrations in the Meadows Shopping Centre on Saturday (May 3) from 10am to 4pm. Ahead of a nationwide tour, the...
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Gateway work 'will make entry to Braintree town centre attractive'
MORE than £500,000 has been earmarked to create a new "attractive and welcoming" gateway into Braintree town centre and reduce traffic.Two houses on the corner of South Street and Fairfield Road were...
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Three arrested on suspicion of murder in Little Burstead caravan released...
THREE people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a London man in a south Essex caravan have been released without charge. Police had been contacted by the ambulance service shortly...
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Worker injured after 15ft fall from water tower
A WORKER has been injured following a 15ft fall down a water tower in Benfleet. An ambulance was called shortly after 10am this morning after the man injured himself falling from one level to another...
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Two patients at mental health unit missing from Benfleet "could be anywhere...
TWO patients from a mental health unit in Benfleet have gone missing. Police in Essex are searching for the pair who failed to return to a mental health unit in Benfleet on April 30. Authorities are...
View ArticleArsenal eye cut-price swoop
Arsenal could get themselves a cut-price deal as German side Hamburg face relegation. The Gunners are interested in the Bundesliga outfit's teenage centre-back Jonathan Tah, and any relegation could...
View ArticleSpurs and Arsenal battle for Dutch star
Spurs and Arsenal are set to do battle for Ajax defender Joel Veltman. The 22-year-old is on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs, but the two north London outfits are leading the way. Spurs...
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Man wanted over indecent assault on teenage boy
Detectives are looking to trace a man in connection with an alleged indecent assault. A teenage boy was reportedly targeted in Long Road, Canvey, on Saturday January 4, sometime between 11.30am and...
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One missing mental health patient found in Bristol as the search continues...
A MENTAL health patient who went missing from Benfleet has been found in Bristol. Derek Jarrett, along with Paola Akosa, failed to return to the mental health unit on April 30. The 39-year-old woman...
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Tesco slammed over 'nut traces' labelling policy by parent of allergy sufferer
FAMILIES fed up with Tesco's "nutty" labelling policy have spearheaded a nationwide campaign to stop stores "taking away choice" from allergy sufferers by placing warnings on products with no nut...
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Outrage as Baddow Hall Junior School conservation area wrecked by vandals
PUPILS at a Chelmsford school were devastated to discover heartless vandals have wrecked their conservation area.Youngsters at Baddow Hall Junior School returned from the Easter holidays to find the...
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Southminster villagers call for halt to plans for 240 new homes
VILLAGERS voiced their opinions against plans to build 240 new homes in Southminster at a parish council meeting.Several residents got up and spoke at the Southminster Parish Council planning meeting...
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X Factor next? Chelmsford R'n'B singer Ryan Matthams dazzles at Factor Essex...
AN R&B singer may have launched himself into the televised X Factor auditions after impressing on stage in an Essex talent contest.Ryan Matthams, 32, of Pickwick Avenue, Newlands Spring,...
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A new Witham Carnival Queen: 'Shy' Isabel, 14, almost missed selection dance
A SHY teenage girl was crowned the newest Witham Carnival Queen – although her nerves meant that she nearly didn't attend the traditional court selection dance.Young girls from across the area turned...
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Depleted Essex sign seam pair ahead of Leicestershire clash
Essex have signed two new bowlers ahead of the LV= County Championship game with Leicestershire which begins on Sunday. Oliver Newby has arrived on a month's loan from Lancashire, while the club have...
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