Woman sought after pensioner has bag pinched in Aldi Chelmsford
THIS woman is being sought by police in regard to the theft of a pensioner's purse from a Chelmsford supermarket. The purse was stolen from a shopping trolley on Wednesday around 11.15am from Aldi in...
View ArticleStolen vehicles, trailers and chainsaws found by police at traveller sites
STOLEN vehicles, trailers and chainsaws have been recovered from two traveller sites. Police executed two search warrants on the traveler sites in Gypsy Lane, Little Dunmow and Dunmow Road, Rayne....
View ArticleLicence dispute delays 'first open air Essex boxing contest' at Writtle pub
THE first open air boxing contest in Essex has been postponed amid a wrangling over licencing. The Rose & Crown in The Green, Writtle, was due to set up a ring, along with a bouncy castle and...
View ArticlePolice and forensics officers at West Avenue in Chelmsford after "incident"
Police have cordoned off a road in Chelmsford while they conduct an investigation into an "incident". At least three police vehicles are at West Avenue in Melbourne. The Kings Road end of the street is...
View Article'There are no winners': Chelmsford parents devastated over death of baby at...
THE parents of the baby who died say "there are no winners" following the suspension of Penny Lavis.Tomorrow (June 8) it will be three years since the Chelmsford couple, who the Chronicle has chosen...
View Article'Dishonest' Broomfield Hospital midwife Penny Lavis suspended for failings in...
A DISHONEST midwife who lied to cover up her failings after a baby died has been suspended from practising.Penny Lavis, a nurse of more than 30 years, was described as "evasive and dishonest" by the...
View ArticleChelmsford PC Mark Jones fails in appeal against sacking from Essex Police...
A POLICE officer sacked for pushing a boy in a bush says he is "moving on" after the appeal against his dismissal failed.Mark Jones, who as a former servant of the Crown cannot challenge the verdict on...
View ArticleTwo men arrested over three separate attacks in West Avenue, Chelmsford
TWO men have been arrested following three suspected assaults in Chelmsford in one evening. Police cordoned the road off between Kings Road and Langton Avenue with police tape and vehicles after the...
View ArticleEssex Eagles soar to win as Kevin Pietersen fails for Surrey
Essex Eagles recorded a comfortable win over Surrey to maintain their good start to the NatWest T20 Blast campaign. Having lost to Hampshire last time out, the Eagles were able to welcome back Ryan ten...
View ArticleEssex make six changes for Championship clash
Essex have rung the changes for their four-day game with Kent, which began this afternoon. Having won just one four-day game so far this term, coach Paul Grayson has shaken up the side with six changes...
View ArticleHeybridge Swifts bring Lee Boylan onto coaching staff
Heybridge Swifts have appointed experienced striker Lee Boylan onto their coaching staff. Boylan, who was with Maldon & Tiptree last season, will also be registered as a player as last season's...
View ArticleWest Avenue neighbours in shock as police link Chelmsford attacks
A resident has described how she saw a man covered in blood in the aftermath of three suspected assaults in Chelmsford which left one person seriously injured. Police were called to Kings Road in...
View ArticleFirefighters called to car fire on A130 near Howe Green
THREE fire engines attended a car fire on the A130 near Howe Green this afternoon. Firefighters from Chelmsford, Rayleigh Weir and Great Baddow were called at 1.24pm after the blaze broke out on the...
View ArticleIN COURT: A round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates
CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Tuesday April 15 to Tuesday April 22.Sent to prisonROBERT JAMES WALTON, 49, of Queen Street, Maldon, was sent to prison for eight weeks for...
View ArticlePatrols to be stepped up in Chelmsford in anti-litter crackdown
THE woman behind a team of five council officers dedicated to keeping the streets clean says her team is upping patrols to 600 hours a year.Joanne Grimley, Chelmsford City Council's public health...
View ArticleTributes to proud Chelmsford RAF veteran banished from Poland
A ROYAL Air Force veteran who was evicted from wartime Poland before settling in Chelmsford has died aged 87.Ex-Marconi engineer Edmund Wergiliusz Woloszczuk died in Broomfield Hospital after a long...
View ArticleRe-united: Quick thinking mum who came to aid of grandmother at Tesco in...
A GRANDMOTHER has been reunited with the off-duty nurse who ran to her aid when she lay bleeding heavily in Chelmsford.Julie Sanderson, 48, of Peel Road, Springfield, visited Sheila Osborne on Monday,...
View ArticleChelmsford assault: Jason Bish, 45, charged with seven offences
A man has been charged with seven offences after a woman was assaulted in Chelmsford on Friday evening. Police were called to Kings Road at 6pm to reports of an assault and again to West Avenue at...
View ArticleSouthampton starlet tops Arsenal hit-list
Arsenal are set to be the next team to take advantage of the post-Mauricio Pocchetino exodus at Southampton with a move for full-back Calum Chambers. Rickie Lambert has already left St Mary's, and Adam...
View ArticleMan dies during Southend Half Marathon
A man has died during the Southend Half Marathon today. The man, who was in his 30s, is believed to have collapsed at the finish line at Shoeburyness at around 12pm. The runner was taken to the medical...
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