£24 million superfast broadband scheme for rural areas in Essex launched in...
BRAINTREE will be one of the first three towns to benefit from the superfast broadband in Essex as a new programme is rolled out. The first three 'live' fibre broadband cabinets in the county were...
View ArticleLuke Eva to stand trial for murder over stabbing of Michael Haastrup in...
A MAN will go on trial for murder over the stabbing of a young father.Luke Eva, 24, of Avondale Road, Leigh-on-Sea, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday (June 24) charged with killing Michael...
View ArticleNahid Almanea murder: Crimestoppers offers £10k reward for information
Crimestoppers has offered a £10,000 reward for information on the killing of Nahid Almanea which leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer. Nahid Almanea, 31, was found off Avon Way in...
View ArticleSpurs consider swap deal to snap up World Cup midfielder
Tottenham could swap Brazil midfielder Sandro for former West Ham man Valon Behrami. Both players have been linked with Inter Milan, but Gazetto dello Sport are reporting that a swap deal could be on...
View ArticleParalympic gold medallist Danny Crates running Chelmsford Race4Business
Paralympic gold medallist Danny Crates will be competing in the annual Birketts' Race4Business tomorrow (June 26). Danny will join the 16th annual race, this year hoping to raise more than £25,000 for...
View ArticleLorry driver quizzed by police over multi-vehicle A12 collision
A LORRY driver has been questioned by police on suspicion of careless driving following a multi-vehicle road crash on the A12 near Witham today. Officers were called shortly after 7am following reports...
View ArticleEssex's Alastair Cook defiant amid calls for England resignation
Essex batsman Alastair Cook insists he will not resign as England captain despite a sixth defeat in seven Test matches. England were two balls away from saving the second Test at Headingley on Tuesday,...
View ArticleEssex County Council highways boss calls for urgent safety measures after...
ROADS boss Rodney Bass has today made a plea to the Highways Agency and the Government to take urgent measures on the A12, following a series of accidents near Hatfield Peverel. As a result of this...
View ArticleTeenager, 15, taken to hospital after fall from horse near Halstead
A 15-year-old girl has been taken to hospital after being thrown from a horse in Greenstead Green. Ambulance crews were called at 5.42pm yesterday (Tuesday, June 24) to Stisted Road in Greenstead...
View ArticleMaldon hoping for Colchester United friendly
Maldon and Tiptree manager Terry Spillane is hoping for a bumper pre-season fixture with Colchester United. The Jammers have already booked Conference South sides, Chelmsford City and Concord Rangers,...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2014 Digest: Don't let Luis Suarez spoil this fabulous tournament
I think enough has already been written about the frankly disgraceful scenes in Natal last night where Luis Suarez brought out his Hannibal Lecter impression for the third time. Although I have plenty...
View ArticleChelmsford City striker reveals hard work before pre-season
Striker Luke Callander has revealed he has been working hard ahead of Chelmsford City's return to pre-season training tomorrow night. The Clarets striker has – like his team-mates – been given a...
View ArticleDuo's epic drive from Chelmsford to Morocco's Western Sahara desert in Nissan...
A CHELMSFORD man plans an epic drive to drive from Chelmsford to Morocco's Western Sahara desert in a Nissan Micra. Anton Mayo, 24, from Manor Road Chelmsford and Ben Topping, 25, from Manchester left...
View ArticlePolice appeal for missing South Woodham Ferrers man Courtney Bunce
Concerns have been raised for the welfare of a man from mid-Essex who has not been seen since leaving Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford early this morning (June 25). Courtney Bunce walked out following...
View ArticleChelmsford mother Kim Mills to fight for surgery to reduce her 38KK breasts...
A SINGLE mother who says her 38KK breasts are "destroying her life" will continue to fight for NHS-funded breast reduction surgery.Kim Mills, 32, of Trenchard Crescent, north Springfield, says her...
View ArticleElderly targeted by pickpockets while out shopping in Iceland, Morrisons and...
POLICE are warning elderly female shoppers to be vigilant after a spate of purse thefts in Maldon.Thieves used distraction and sleight of hand techniques to target five vulnerable residents over four...
View ArticleTraffic and travel: Thursday, June 26
7.45am Traffic is slow on the A127 Southend Arterial Road westbound in Southend-On-Sea between Kent Elms Corner and the Progress Road junctionOn the A127 Southend Arterial Road London-bound in Rayleigh...
View ArticleMissing man Courtney Bunce found safe and well
A man who went missing from South Woodham Ferrers has been found safe and well.Courtney Bunce was located by the police yesterday evening in Fambridge at just before 7pm. He had been missing since...
View ArticleThree people left trapped after car flips in Cressing accident
Three people had to be cut free from a car after it flipped in an accident in the early hours of this morning.The incident occurred on Witham Road, Cressing at 12.20am where the vehicle left the road...
View ArticlePolice hunt resumes for robber in Rod Stewart mask
THE police investigation into an attempted armed robbery by a man wearing a Rod Stewart-like mask is continuing after a man was released without charge.Shortly after 9.30pm on Thursday, March 27, a man...
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