Sandon School students giving their teachers a lesson
MANY adults puzzle over how youngsters seem to intuitively know how to work computers and other gadgets.Now teachers at one school are tapping into the expert knowledge of their tech-savvy pupils by...
View ArticleMixed weekend but Alex Lynn extends his GP3 lead in Austria
Essex GP3 star Alex Lynn extended his Championship lead despite another mixed weekend in Austria. He earned a lights-to-flag win in the first race at the home circuit of his Red Bull team, but a...
View ArticleWoman from Tiptree confirmed as victim of fatal road crash in Kelvedon
A DRIVER who was killed when her Mercedes crashed into a bridge support under the A12 at Kelvedon last night was a woman from Tiptree, police have confirmed. The woman, in her twenties, died at the...
View ArticleDuke of Cambridge could join East Anglian Air Ambulance team
HRH the Duke of Cambridge could be joining the East Anglian air ambulance team as a full-time helicopter pilot, it has been reported. The announcement would mean the second-in-line to the throne, who...
View ArticleFirst ever Samstock draws the crowds at Langford Museum of Power
AFTER just five months of preparations Maldon's inaugural music festival went off without a hitch yesterday (Saturday). The sun shined down on the first ever Samstock at the Museum of Power, Langford,...
View ArticleNahid Almanea investigation: Police want to speak to man wearing beige jacket...
POLICE wish to speak to a man who was seen on the footpath where Nahid Almanea was killed in Colchester. The man, who was wearing a distinctive beige jacket, was spotted on the Salary Brook trail...
View ArticleVictim of fatal Kelvedon crash named locally as former Miss Colchester Bonnie...
A WOMAN who died in a car crash in Kelvedon last night has been named locally as beauty queen Bonnie Hiller. The former Miss Colchester and Miss East Anglia was killed at 6.35pm when her grey Mercedes...
View ArticleBlackwater Country Show the "best yet" as thousands enjoy celebration of...
CELEBRATING the people, animals, and industry of the Essex countryside, the ninth Blackwater Country show today was perhaps "the best yet". Hunting hounds, miniature ponies, and Newfoundland dogs were...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL: Monday June 23
There is slow moving traffic between Junction 13 (Ingatestone B1002) and Junction 12 (Shenfield A1023) on the A12 South Bound. On the M11 South Bound traffic is slow moving between Junction 5...
View ArticleRebirth of Chelmsford city centre? Marconi Evolution development hailed as...
A £500 MILLION homes and business complex where one of Chelmsford's most famous exports was once produced has been hailed as the "rebirth of the city centre".Scroll down for a video from on...
View ArticlePlans to double Braintree homes target 'nothing to do with immigration'
BRAINTREE District Council's decision to double its house-building programme to 800 new homes a year has nothing to do with immigration, leader Graham Butland has said.The authority scrapped its Local...
View ArticleChelmsford CC thrashed by Chingford
Chelmsford slipped from second to mid-table in the Essex Premier League after a crushing defeat at Chingford. On a gloriously sunny day, Chelmsford were a match for Chingford only in the first few...
View ArticleAir traffic strikes: Stansted Airport holidaymakers braced for disruption
A strike by air traffic controllers in France threatens to cause chaos for those flying in and out of Stansted Airport. Dozens of flights to France have already been cancelled by British Airways and...
View ArticleTour De France meadow art at North Weald airfield by Writtle College students
WORK on the first of two official art designs to commemorate the Tour De France coming to Essex starts tomorrow (June 24).Nicola Burrell will start mowing her 10-hectare design at North Weald Airfield...
View ArticleNahid Almanea killing: Male and female cyclists seen on morning of her death...
Detectives investigating the murder of Saudi Arabian student Nahid Almanea have appealed for two cyclists, seen using Salary Brook Trail on the day of her death, to come forward. The man and woman were...
View ArticleSpurs snubbed by £50m superstar
Radamel Falcao has told AS Monaco he does not want to move to Spurs this summer. The £50m-rated frontman, who is missing the World Cup due to injury, is ready to leave the French side this summer, but...
View ArticleNahid Almenea Colchester murder: Funeral of University of Essex student held...
The funeral of University of Essex student Nahid Almenea has taken place in Saudi Arabia. Her body was released by Essex Police for burial, ahead of the ceremony, which took place on Saturday (June...
View ArticleEssex Rascals get the chance to sing at Disneyland Paris
A CHILDREN'S dance and theatre school will sing at Disneyland Paris after beating rivals from across the country. All 32 children aged five to 13 were given the unique chance to perform live to those...
View ArticleTesco Express parking bay row leads to milk bottle attack attempt inside...
Police in Chelmsford want to track down a man who swung at a fellow Tesco Express shopper with a milk bottle after a dispute over a parking bay. The incident took place from 7.30pm on June 8 when the...
View ArticleTwo pensioners injured in three car smash on the A120
TWO pensioners have been hurt and one taken to hospital with serious injuries after a three car crash on the A120 this afternoon. The collision between a silver Peugeot, a blue Mazda and a green...
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