Women cautioned over attempted £100 TK Maxx clothing shoplift in Chelmsford
Two women have escaped with a police caution for trying to shoplift £100 in clothes and accessories from TK Maxx in Chelmsford. The 25-year-old and 31-year-old, both from Harlow, were spotted by staff...
View ArticlePICTURES: Thousands dance the day away at The Fling Festival in Hylands Park,...
About 4,500 people danced their way around the The Fling Festival yesterday (June 28), the biggest yet and the first to be hosted at Hylands Park in Chelmsford. For all the pictures, click here.The...
View ArticleEssex dancer Louie Spence shows off his bread at The Fling Festival in...
Dancer Louie Spence walked away with a giant loaf of bread from The Fling Festival in Chelmsford yesterday (June 28). The Pineapple Dance Studios director joined thousands in Hylands Park because he...
View ArticleChelmsford banker to fight Michael Gove policy over £120 Chancellor Park...
A city banker handed a penalty fine for taking his children out of school for a memorial service will fight the case in court.James Haymore, of Chelmsford, took Toby, 11, Brayden, eight, and Ellie,...
View ArticleReece Topley stars as Essex take control against Gloucestershire
County Championship Division Two – Day One at Chelmsford 1st Innings Essex…75-0 Gloucestershire…224 all out REECE Topley helped Essex enjoy a decent opening day in their Championship match against...
View ArticlePublic inquiry to be held into Braintree Sainsbury's rejection
A PUBLIC inquiry will be held into Braintree District Council's decision to reject planning permission for a new Sainsbury's superstore.Plans for the new 19,000sq ft shop with a 500 space car park, 42...
View ArticleBurns' backing for 20mph speed limit in Swiss Avenue and Park Avenue
CHELMSFORD MP Simon Burns is backing a 20mph speed limit campaign along a popular but "dangerous" residential cut-through.The Admirals Park Residents' Association believes impatient motorists are...
View ArticleChelmsford Community Radio joins Star Co-operative's card scheme
A COMMUNITY radio station that gets people with disabilities on the airwaves has become the 300th member of Chelmsford Star Co-operative's Community Support Card Scheme.This occasion was marked at the...
View ArticleESSEX TRAVEL, June 30
There are no incidents on the road or railways to report as of 7.23am. 7.23am: Traffic is however busy on the M11 southbound in the Loughton area between junction five with the A1168 and junction four...
View ArticleFuneral for murdered Colchester man James Attfield to take place
The funeral for murdered Colchester man James Attfield will take place today (June 30), three months after his death. Essex Police Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Worron said this morning: "This...
View ArticleSpringfield homeowner foils would-be garage burglars
Police have issued CCTV footage of four young men they want to speak to in connection with an attempted burglary in Chelmsford.Shortly after 2.30pm on Wednesday, March 26, a group of men entered a...
View ArticleCraddock spins Chelmsford to win at South Woodford
Shepherd Neame Essex League Premier Division South Woodford 128 Chelmsford 130-5 Chelmsford won by five wickets AFTER losing their last two games Chelmsford got back on track with a hard fought win in...
View ArticleBraintree boss delighted by West Ham and Norwich City fixtures
Braintree boss Alan Devonshire is delighted by the big names that the Iron will be hosting in pre-season. On the list of teams that will be visiting The Amlin are Norwich City, Southend United and West...
View ArticleWoman police officer is punched in the face while making an arrest
A female Essex Police officer was punched in the face while she tried to break up a fight outside a bridal shop in Colchester.The victim was on routine patrol with another officer in Queen Street at...
View ArticleDowsett left out of Movistar's Tour de France team
GREAT Baddow's Alex Dowsett has missed out on a place in Movistar's team for this year's Tour de France. The omission is a particular blow for the 25-year-old as selection would have seen him ride on...
View ArticleChelmsford City to host Braintree Town in pre-season friendly
CHELMSFORD City will play Braintree Town in one of two home friendlies announced by the Clarets. Local rivals the Iron of the Conference Premier will visit Melbourne Stadium on Wednesday July 23. City...
View ArticleEssex coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray handed misconduct warning over inquest...
The senior coroner for Essex has been given an official warning of misconduct for allegedly delaying an inquest. The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) also found Caroline Beasley-Murray...
View ArticleEssex County Council could write off £50,000 Lord Hanningfield bill
Essex County Council could write off the £50,000 it says former leader Lord Hanningfield owes them.The council's audit committee made the recommendation this morning, after concluding "the costs of...
View ArticleMother of murdered James Attfield issues heartfelt plea after Coggeshall funeral
The family and friends of murdered Colchester man James Attfield gathered in Coggeshall today (June 30) for his funeral. Following the service at St Peter ad Vincula in Church Green at noon today (June...
View ArticleOld Deanery probed 20 times over concerns for vulnerable elderly residents
A care home has been investigated 20 times in the last 18 months over concerns for vulnerable residents' well-being.Essex County Council received 20 complaints about the Old Deanery in Bocking between...
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