Ponies dumped in Rettendon still without a home after five months
AN ANIMAL-LOVER who took in two abandoned ponies for the night is still searching for a home for them after five months.Lindsay Martin was alerted to the two traditional cob yearling colts on the old...
View ArticleDeveloper seeks views on proposed Maldon Hall Farm 'health hub'
PLANS to replace St Peter's Hospital and bring a new health centre to Maldon could be a step closer after a developer launched a consultation asking residents to give their views.The proposed site is...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL: Monday, May 19
On the roads the M11 Londonbound is seeing heavy traffic from J5 (Loughton ) to J4 (A406 North Circular Road). The A13 Londonbound is seeing heavy traffic from the Stifford Interchange to the M25 at...
View ArticleFormer X Factor judge Tulisa in court for Chelmsford V Festival assault trial
FORMER X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos is in court today for her trial for an alleged assault at last year's V Festival in Chelmsford. The 25-year-old, of Princess Park Manor, Royal Drive, London,...
View ArticleRestructuring of Essex Police will see 500 extra officers on the beat
CHANGES to Essex Police will see a boost of 500 beat officers into towns and villages to tackle anti-social behaviour and round the clock response to local crime. The extra officers will come from...
View ArticleTulisa told blogger to 'stop stalking me' before punching him at V-Festival,...
POPSTAR Tulisa Contostavlos told a celebrity blogger to 'stop stalking me, your journey ends here' before punching him in the eye, a court has heard. The 25-year-old singer, who is charged with...
View ArticleVIDEO: Reporter braves knife-throwing to celebrate return of Santus Circus to...
TIPTOEING into the Santus Circus big tent, I thought I'd exhausted the general hit list of things to do in the name of journalism. I've gone undercover, pulled an all-nighter to observe Chelmsford's...
View ArticleYear's hottest day in Chelmsford makes city toastier than Jerusalem
Today is the hottest day of the year so far in Essex, toastier than in Athens, Istanbul and Jerusalem. With the sun shining and with barely a cloud in the sky, it is 25 degrees Celsius across much of...
View ArticleCar crashes into pond on Lower Burnham Road, Latchingdon
A woman has received head and chest injuries after her car crashed into a pond on the Lower Burnham Road in Latchingdon. Police are still at the scene of the crash, which happened shortly before 4pm. A...
View ArticleAlin Calinciuc charged with raping woman in Chelmsford
A man accused of raping a woman last August has charged with the offence. Alin Calinciuc, 23, of Chelmsford, is accused of raping the 45-year-old from Harlow in the Moulsham Street area of the town in...
View ArticleWitham MP Priti Patel wants your questions to grill Greater Anglia MD
WITHAM MP Priti Patel is calling on commuters to arm her with some tough questions to put to the MD of Greater Anglia at a meeting next week. The Conservative politician is set to come face-to-face...
View ArticleSimon Heffer on Ukip in Essex: 'Tory elite is from another planet'
Last week's local elections saw Ukip gain ground in Essex, taking seats from the established Labour and Conservatives. But writer and columnist Simon Heffer said, in the following excerpt from a Daily...
View ArticleJ's Hospice founder Denise Whiffin recognised for her work
A MOTHER who founded a hospice for young adults after losing her own son has been recognised for her work by 10 Downing Street.Denise Whiffin, of Bramston Close, Great Baddow, received the Point of...
View ArticleTour de France route originally planned to run past Broomfield Hospital
INITIAL plans for the route of the Tour de France through Essex ran past Broomfield Hospital, it has been revealed. Liz Burr, head of network and safety at Essex Highways, said the event's organisers...
View ArticleA trail of deception: Chelmsford man pawned ring belonging to wife and conned...
A BRIDE became a victim of her conman husband from the moment they were married and went on to lose £50,000 to him in just four years.Mechanical engineer Colin Jarvie, 38, of Lower Anchor Street,...
View ArticlePolice appeal after three Harlow children go missing
Policeare searching for three missing children and have urged them to contact their families and let them know they are OK and come home. Fern Hardiment, 12, and Chelsey Weston 13 have been missing...
View ArticleChelmsford City sign goalkeeper Nicky Eyre
Chelmsford City have re-signed goalkeeper Nicky Eyre. The Braintree-born stopper, 28, has Conference Premier experience with Grays Athletic, Rushden & Diamonds and Dagenham & Redbridge, having...
View ArticleEssex Eagles slump to first Natwest T20 Blast defeat
Former Essex batsman Owais Shah scored an unbeaten half-century as the Eagles slumped to their first T20 defeat of the season. Shah and James Vince (57no) starred with the bat as Hampshire got to their...
View ArticleEssex seamer Reece Topley set for first Championship game of the season
Reece Topley is set to make his first LV= County Championship appearance of the season when Essex host Glamorgan at Chelmsford tomorrow. Topley suffered a stress fracture of his back during the winter...
View ArticleStrike targets set to snub Arsenal
Real Madrid pair Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata are both set to snub the chance to join Arsenal this summer. Arsene Wenger is desperate to add firepower to his squad this summer, but it seems that the...
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