Brave Maria, 4, meets with paramedic who saved her life after horror crash in...
A FIVE-YEAR OLD girl who almost lost her legs after she was hit by a lorry has finally been reunited with the paramedic who saved her life.Maria Turkowska came face-to-face with the medic who rushed to...
View ArticleMemorial match for Maltings Academy teacher Alan Bailey raises cash for...
FRIENDS and colleagues played a memorial cricket match to remember a popular sport teacher who died last year.Alan Bailey was a much-loved teacher at Maltings Academy, in Spinks Lane, Witham, and its...
View ArticleIn court: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates
CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Tuesday July 1 to Monday July 7.Sent to prisonBEN WILLIAM PATIENT, 24, of Bird Lane, Tiptree, was sent to prison for a total of 12 weeks due to...
View ArticleCold Norton Primary School centenary marked with time capsule
PUPILS at Cold Norton Primary School buried a time capsule on the school grounds to mark the end of its centenary year.The youngsters buried a number of items from school life, a DVD, and samples of...
View ArticleShenfield railway station fatality named as Chelmsford man Gordon Morrison
A Chelmsford man who died after being struck by a train at Shenfield railway station on Tuesday (July 22) has been identified. Gordon Robert Morrison was pronounced dead at the scene by medics shortly...
View ArticleBlinging up Baby on Channel 5: Single mum Sophie May Dixon dresses her...
A single mum from Essex has described how she treats her daughters as her little Barbie babies, by treating them to spray tans and crystal studded shoes. Student Sophie May Dixon has shunned criticism...
View ArticlePolice hunt for Tiptree munitions burglars
Police are on the hunt for thieves who stole shotgun ammunition, jewellery and a small quantity of cash from a Tiptree house last Thursday.The burglars forced forced open the front door of a house on...
View ArticleFamily pay tribute to 'loving young man' Josh Marlow after death in A132...
The family of Josh Marlow, who died in a road traffic collision on the A132 in South Woodham Ferrers on Friday have paid tribute to him.The 22-year old, from South Woodham Ferrers was killed when his...
View ArticleDefying the stereotypes: Chelmsford mum Lucie Hartley to shave head for charity
FOR YEARS Chelmsford mum Lucie Hartley has faced assumptions that she is gay simply based on the length of her hair, even wearing wigs in an effort to fit in.But now the 28-year-old is taking a stand...
View ArticleStruck off boss Kulvinder Sidhu landed another job at Admirals Reach care...
A CARE home manager has left her job after the Chronicle confronted her when it emerged she was sacked from another home and struck off by the NHS.An interim manager is now running the 158-room...
View Article'Outstanding' Ofsted rating for Columbus School and College in Chelmsford
TEACHERS and students at a special school are celebrating after government inspectors graded it outstanding for the second time in a row.Ofsted inspectors commended every single area of Chelmsford's...
View ArticleSevere weather warnings in place across Essex
SEVERE weather warnings are in place across Essex today ahead of "heavy thundery showers" expected across the region. The MET office is warning residents of disruption as a result of the heavy...
View ArticleVideo: See highlights of the Essex Festival of Food and Drink 2014
Festival-goers turned out in their thousands at Cressing Temple Barns for this year's Essex Festival of Food and Drink, and they were not disappointed. Great British Bake-Off stars Ruby Tandoh and Jo...
View ArticleVIDEO: Essex start One-Day Cup with comfortable win over Worcestershire
MARK Pettini's unbeaten century started Essex's One-Day Cup campaign off with an eight-wicket victory over Worcestershire. The 30-year-old's 102 not out came in 112 balls, as he and Jesse Ryder helped...
View ArticleIn pictures: Parts of Thaxted left underwater after mini storm causes flash...
Torrential rain has caused havoc in Thaxted today (July 28), with roads flooded and people forced to leave their homes.Essex Fire and Rescue Service received 60 calls to reports of roads under...
View ArticleChelmsford to host Ipswich Town
CHELMSFORD have confirmed that they will host an Ipswich Town XI this Friday (August 1) at the Melbourne Stadium. The Clarets were due to face East Thurrock on Thursday evening, but the game has had to...
View ArticleVideo: Tour de France rider Kevin Reza picks up camera knocked out of hand
Spectators at this year's Tour de France stage 3 leg in Essex were warned not to take selfies lest they endanger the safety of cyclists and watchers alike. But it seems one fan didn't quite heed the...
View ArticleWestley: "The One-Day Cup suits us"
AFTER great success in the T20 Blast competition this season, Essex batsman Tom Westley believes the Eagles have the right ingredients to go well in the 50-over format. The Eagles qualified top in the...
View ArticleWill yours be fixed? Council reveals pothole-ridden roads to be repaired in...
ESSEX County Council has announced it is targeting the 700 worst roads in the county as part of a £17.5million facelift.Thoroughfares and routes in much of the county, including Chelmsford, will under...
View ArticleTiptree man convicted of multiple marine thefts
A man has been convicted of handling stolen goods after a series of boat outboard engines were stolen to the value of approximately £6,000.Matthew Lamb, 34, from Elm Close, Tiptree received a 14 month...
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