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V Festival 2014: Fashion do's and don'ts for guys and girls
Practicalities might not be top of the list for V Festival-goers this year, but it's a never a good idea to go unprepared.Getting that festival look is so important - and it can be attained simply by...
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Southend named one of the most expensive seaside resorts in UK
ALREADY known for having the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend-on-Sea has now been named one of the most expensive resorts in the UK. The Essex seaside destination has been included on a...
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Kebab packer cleared over gun and blackmail charges
A FORMER kebab packer has been cleared of threatening his former bosses with a gun in a £50,000 blackmail attempt.Gentjan Prenci, 34, a former employee of Kismet Kebabs in Latchingdon, was found not...
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Commonwealth Games: Alex Dowsett powers to gold in the time trial
GREAT Baddow's Alex Dowsett surged to a gold medal in the time trial at the Commonwealth Games. The 25-year-old looked to have dropped off the pace at one stage but pushed on in the final stages to...
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Burnham Ramblers manager resigns after just TWO WEEKS in charge
BURNHAM Ramblers boss Lee Elliston has resigned after just two weeks in charge. Elliston took over after Keith Wilson left the club to take over at fellow Ryman League Division One North side,...
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Snubbed solar farm plans would have caused an 'unacceptable visual impact'
A SECOND bid to build a new solar farm in Great Totham has been rejected by councillors.Lightsource Renewable Energy submitted plans for 39,606 panels on farmland south of Beckingham Road.Council...
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Simon Burns hails recovery as Chelmsford jobless falls by one third
UNEMPLOYMENT levels in Chelmsford have plummeted a third in the past year, new statistics reveal.Over the past month 173 people in the Chelmsford area found work, leaving 1,637 still jobless – the...
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'No risk to patients': NHS trust has 'deep rooted' financial problems
MID Essex Hospitals Trust has been referred to government ministers after it failed to break even or put in sufficient plans to balance the books.The Audit Commission made the move after reviewing the...
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Delays as train breaks down at Chelmsford station
A BROKEN down train at Chelmsford station is causing disruption this morning (Friday) for passengers. There are delays of up to 20 minutes on Greater Anglia services between Colchester and Liverpool...
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Pentney ready for new challenge at Braintree after leaving Chelmsford City
CARL PENTNEY says he's not too sure what happened at the end of the season at Chelmsford City, but he's delighted to have signed for Braintree Town. The 24-year-old goalkeeper was named the fans'...
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It's three in, three out at Maldon & Tiptree
MALDON and Tiptree have released defenders Michael Fitzgibbon, Bradley Vaughan and Spencer Harrison in a busy week for the club.But as manager Terry Spillane looks to carry on bolstering his squad, he...
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Bicknacre paedophile John Hanning used Facebook for trading child abuse material
A "BORED" man fell into an online Facebook paedophile ring and hoarded thousands of child sex abuse pictures and movies that included toddlers and ones of children and animals.John Hanning, of...
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Chelmsford farmer's 3,000 ducks may be killed if new homes cannot be found
A FREE range duck egg farmer will try to give away 3,000 of his ducks this weekend after a dispute with his supplier left him with crippling debt.Ian Chisholm, from the Fairtrade Egg Company, says if...
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People in Essex 'snapping up stabproof vests after streetlight switch off'
SCARED residents are snapping up stab proof vests and protective clothing to shield themselves from attacks during the street light switch-off, an Essex defence company boss claims.VestGuard, based in...
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A12 at Boreham closed after car overturns
The A12 has been closed after a car overturned on the southbound carriageway.The accident happened at around 4.30pm at junction 19 with the A138 with traffic is slow moving and backed up to junction 20...
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Three taken to hospital after car overturns on Coggeshall Road
TWO adults and a child were taken to hospital after a car overturned in Bradwell. The man, woman and a young girl were taken by ambulance to Broomfield in Chelmsford after a grey Citroen C1 and a blue...
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Burnham Ramblers name Bertie Brayley as new manager
BURNHAM Ramblers have wasted no time in finding a new boss, with Bertie Brayley replacing Lee Elliston, who resigned yesterday. The 32-year-old has been appointed player-manager at Leslie Field and...
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Commonwealth Games: Jessica Judd narrowly misses out on 800m medal
CHELMSFORD Athletic Club's Jessica Judd came agonisingly close to a medal in the final of the women's 800m at the Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old ran a good race and was third on the bend coming...
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Chelmer Village resident 'very afraid' as 'big cat' spotted in Chelmsford
THE latest sighting of a big cat in Essex as it darted through the undergrowth in rural Chelmsford left a woman terrified as she drove home on a summer's evening.The animal was spotted at 7.20pm in...
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Guinness World Record for the longest tennis match - one year late
TWO friends had to wait more than a year to get their 24-hour world record attempt at Real Tennis rubber stamped.Will Stephens and Richard Ramjane played 25 consecutive doubles matches in little over...
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