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Meet the Essex Chronicle team in Chelmsford
READERS can quiz the Chronicle team, win fantastic prizes and take home a whole host of High Street goodies at a special event this weekend.As part of our 250th anniversary celebrations, members of our...
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Man seriously injured after being hit by car in Parkway, Chelmsford
A man suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car in Chelmsford last night.The pedestrian was in collision with a black Ford Fiesta in Parkway at around 10.30pm.He was taken to hospital by...
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Essex knocked out of T20 Blast after defeat to Birmingham in Chelmsford
ESSEX bowed out of the T20 Blast competition after a 19 run quarter-final defeat to the Birmingham Bears at Chelmsford. It was a disappointing result for the Eagles who would have gone into the contest...
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Named and shamed: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates
CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Tuesday, July 8 to Tuesday, July 15.Sent to prisonPAUL DANIEL ROBINSON, 57, of Cromwell Close, Boreham, was sent to prison for a total of six...
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Trapped in debt? Essex Savers at Barclays in Chelmsford offers alternative to...
DEBT-RIDDEN people in Essex have a new alternative to payday lenders and loan sharks after a credit union launched a new branch in a high street bank.Ethical credit union Essex Savers opened in...
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Charity boss joins Stephen Fry and Ellie Simmonds on influential disabled...
SEVEN years after taking the top job at the Essex Coalition of Disabled People Mike Adams has been named as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK.Taking second place in the activism and...
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Tributes to 'Marconi man' Stan Church after packed send-off
A CONSERVATIONIST appointed an MBE for his efforts and who spent nearly 50 years' service in Chelmsford's most iconic company has died aged 96.A celebration of Stan Church's life was held at St...
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Former Chelmsford schoolboy and RADIO 1 DJ Mike Smith dies
RADIO DJ Mike Smith, who started his career at Chelmsford hospital radio, has died from complications connected to his recent major heart surgery..The 59-year-old was born in Chelmsford and educated at...
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Sandwiches and crates of beer stolen from Co-Op in Chelmsford
Police would like to identify this man in connection with the theft of beer and sandwiches from the Chelmsford Star Co-Op store in Kings Road.It is alleged he went into the shop, selected £50 worth of...
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M11 closed after serious accident
Motorists are advised there will be delays on the M11 northbound following a road collision between junctions seven for Harlow and eight for Stansted AirportEmergency services are dealing with a...
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Woman remains in hospital after M11 collision
A woman is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after she was injured in yesterday's collision on the northbound M11.The 26-year-old victim, from Margate, was flown to the Royal London...
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Commonwealth Games: Chelmsford AC's Judd 'devastated' by fourth place
THE tears that flowed down Chelmsford Athletic Club's Jess Judd's cheeks told their own story after she agonisingly missed out on a Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow. The 19-year-old faded in the...
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Thousands come forward to save ducks from death after Chelmsford farmer's plea
Thousands of people rallied this weekend in a bid to save 3,000 ducks threatened with near certain death after their owner's dispute with a supplier left him in debt.Animal lovers on social media...
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Essex skipper calls for calm after T20 Blast defeat
RYAN ten Doeschate has insisted that his player's must not panic after being knocked out of the T20 Blast. The 19 run defeat to the Birmingham Bears on Saturday was the Eagles' fifth defeat from six...
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Lights Out as events take place to commemorate WWI
People in Essex are expected to join hundreds of thousands across Europe in switching off their lights to mark the moment Britain declared war on Germany 100 years ago.The Royal British Legion's Light...
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COMMENT: Is taking the bus worth the trouble?
JUST a few weeks after First Essex bosses received an official warning for their punctuality resident Michael Catchpole is yet to see any improvement. STILL no improvement from First Essex.Regular bus...
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Chelmsford City hope to appoint new chairman before start of season
CHELMSFORD City are hoping to confirm their new chairman before the start of the 2014/15 Conference South season. The Clarets were shocked in June with the sudden resignation of Mansell Wallace, but...
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WWI centenary: The Essex man who made some unusual arrests in 1916
COURAGEOUS beat bobby Charles Smith of Dunmow earned the nickname "Zepp" when he arrested the stranded pilot of a German zeppelin that crash-landed in Essex – along with his 21-strong crew. See the...
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Adam and Greenwood boss defends funeral parlour proposals as unhappy...
A funeral director has defended his plans to open a new parlour in Maldon - metres from flats occupied by pensioners.Chelmsford-based Adam and Greenwood funeral directors wants to convert a former...
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Grieving family attacked in Highwoods Country Park while mourning stillborn...
A family of five was assaulted in Highwoods Country Park in Colchester while performing a ceremony to mark the death of their stillborn daughter.The victims, a local man and woman and three children...
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