South Woodham Ferrers hotelier's fury over 'moaning' people
HOTEL-OWNER Jeff Dolbear is furious that his plan to turn a town square into a car park has sparked a tirade of complaints.The 60-year-old, who owns the 43-bed Oakland Hotel, wants to use the...
View ArticleBecksy football as Braintree Town seal away win against Woking
BRAINTREE Town's midfielder Nicky Symons scored what manager Alan Devonshire described as a "wonder goal" against Woking on Tuesday evening to set his side on their way to a comprehensive first away...
View ArticleCheap Colour Leaflet Printing Essex
DL Leaflet Printing, A3 Leaflet Printing, A4 Leaflet Printing, A5 Leaflet Printing, A6 Leaflet Printing, Full Colour Printing & Folded Leaflet Printing. Â Newstyle Print offers some of the cheapest...
View ArticleE-FIT: Man made lewd remarks to teenage girls in Colchester
Police have constructed an e-fit likeness of a man wanted for questioning after lewd remarks were made to two teenage girls in Colchester. The girls were approached by the man in Lexden Road around 6pm...
View ArticleDriver who killed wife in A12 crash spared jail
A MAN who killed his wife after crashing their car on their way back from a family holiday sobbed uncontrollably as he was spared jail for causing her death. Simon Aylott, 34, from Clacton, was driving...
View ArticlePark designed by skaters now open in Braintree
A NEW skate park designed for and by the youngsters of Braintree has officially opened.The community skate park in Meadowside, was built as part of a £600,000 fund allocated to improve the Glebe,...
View ArticleChelmsford Chieftains: Relief for Clarke as overseas buys satisfy
GARY Clarke described himself as a relieved man after seeing his two overseas signing in action for the first time proper.Having only watched Julius Sinkovic and Tibor Schneider over the internet...
View ArticleFashion comes down to earth with a bump in Brentwood
BUYING clothes which fit can be a challenge if you're pregnant or have just given birth – but one Brentwood woman is looking to change all that.Former City accountant Helen Neville, 40, has started a...
View ArticleDaily grind's all too much for Essex Eagles
ESSEX Eagles have ended another frustrating CB40 campaign as back-to-back defeats condemned them to fifth place in Group A.Although a semi-final spot was already out of Essex's grasp leaders Lancashire...
View ArticleMother accused of setting fire to Braintree home
A MUM-OF-TWO has been charged with arson after being accused of setting fire to her family home.Ana Rego, 43, who lives in Rosemary Avenue, Braintree, was arrested and remanded in custody at the...
View ArticleWomack scoops Paralympic bronze
Southend's Rob Womack achieved the highlight of his athletics career when he won bronze in the London Paralympics on Saturday. Womack threw a lifetime best of 11.34m to finish third in the men's shot...
View ArticleReady, set, mow! at British Lawnmower Racing Association Championships
ENGINES revved and crowds roared as the drivers lined up near the starting flag.But this was not just any race – this was lawnmower racing and it was back in Braintree for the ninth year on the...
View ArticleIzzy Kuta charity shut after fall out in family
AN AUNTY who set up a charity to help her disabled niece has shutdown the fundraising group after falling out with the family.Shirley Hume set up the Friends of Izzy charity to help cerebral palsy...
View ArticleTime, please, to all pitch in and save Cold Norton pub
INVESTORS are needed to save a popular community-run pub.The villagers of Cold Norton have run their local, The Norton, for three years, volunteering so it could be saved from demolition in August...
View ArticleIvory Peg carnival raises a smile and charity cash
CARNIVAL spirits were high in Chelmsford as a pub put on a day of festivities to raise vital funds for charity.More than 300 people piled into the Ivory Peg, New London Road, and enjoyed games...
View ArticleRomford score first win of the season against Ilford
AFTER being unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Cup 4-1 against Waltham Forest on Friday evening, Romford manager Paul Martin made nine changes to his starting line up and it paid off handsomely as...
View ArticleBraintree Town vs Tamworth: Double blow for Tamworth
Tamworth suffered their second successive defeat as they were beaten 2-1 by Braintree.Goals from Michael Gash and Dan Holman were enough for Braintree to move up to 10th.Gash gave the home side the...
View ArticleNorth Weald: Man in bid to build garden shed
A North Weald man has applied for planning permission to erect a shed in his garden.John Reynolds wants to build the timber structure at Marconi Bungalows in Epping Road.
View ArticleCrossbow among arsenal recovered from four arrested in Witham
Police called to Witham following reports of a man with a crossbow recovered an arsenal of weapons and made four arrests. Armed officers responded to the call at Newland Street, at around 12.50am this...
View ArticleNorwegian F-16 fighter jets set for North Weald anniversary
TWO Norwegian F-16 fighter jets will arrive at North Weald Airfield on Friday.A party of 20 Norwegian war veterans will fly in to mark the 70th anniversary of their posting to the airfield in the...
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