Fish, dogs and children in Chelmsford 'at risk' from pollution caused by...
Environment experts have warned vulnerable children to stay away from the River Can in Chelmsford this evening because of the risks presented by water polluted by an ongoing woodchip pile fire in...
View ArticleStansted airport border force officers seize £10,000 of fake Disney Frozen...
BORDER Force officers at Stansted Airport have seized £10,000 of counterfeit Disney Frozen-branded children's clothes and accessories.Officers discovered 490 dresses and three bags carrying images of...
View Article'She put her heart and soul into the family': Tribute to tragic kitchen fire...
THE daughter of an Italian expatriate who accidentally set herself on fire while cooking pasta has paid tribute to her "loving" and selfless mother.Grandmother Valeria Bohannan, 81, of Skerry Rise,...
View ArticleEssex will be out for revenge after drawing Warwickshire in One-Day Cup...
ESSEX will have revenge on their mind when they face Warwickshire in the quarter-finals of the Royal London One-Day Cup on Thursday next week.The Bears knocked the Eagles out of the NatWest T20 Blast...
View ArticleChipping Hill School to double size to meet high demand
CHIPPING Hill School will double in size after Essex County Council approved plans to build a new school - just a few years after it opened.The new school, in Owers Road, will be built on the current...
View ArticleWork on Chelmsford's Waitrose to start soon as Royal Mail confirms Victoria...
THE long-awaited arrival of Waitrose in Chelmsford is fast becoming a reality, after Royal Mail announced its imminent departure from the supermarket's future site in Victoria Road.The Royal Mail...
View ArticleDelays on M25 in Essex after overnight lorry fire
A burnt out HGV has caused delays for motorists using the anti-clockwise M25 in Essex this morning (August 22).UPDATE: The road has now re-opened but long delays remain on the M25 and M11:#M25 ACW:...
View ArticleChelmsford City have cleared last season's debt and are hoping to attract new...
NEW Chelmsford City chairman Trevor Smith says the club has cleared last season's debt and is working on chipping away at what the company owes in a bid to attract new investment.Smith admitted there...
View ArticleWilson says two will sign for Heybridge Swifts before Saturday
HEYBRIDGE Swifts will have two new faces in their squad for Saturday's trip to Brightlingsea Regent.Swifts are without a win in their first four games and sit second bottom of the Ryman League Division...
View ArticleMaldon & Tiptree manager hopes his side's luck will change
MALDON & Tiptree manager Terry Spillane says he is hoping his team's will luck will change after seeing a few decisions go against them in their first four matches.On Tuesday night the Jammers were...
View ArticleChelmsford media boss joins David Beckham and José Mourinho in braving Ice...
A company chief executive from Chelmsford has become one of the latest brave souls to attempt the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Ben Austin, of New Street-based Absolute Digital Media, reeled in shock as...
View ArticleBurglary at Mimosa Salon in Chelmsford: Do you recognise this man?
Police in Chelmsford have released CCTV footage of a man they are looking for in connection to a burglary at a hairdresser.Mimosa Salon, on Broomfield Road, was broken into Sunday (August 3) at around...
View ArticleChelmsford man remanded in custody after staring at woman for 7 hours
A man has been remanded in custody after allegedly staring at a woman for a total of seven hours. Cumani Turhan, 35, of Linnet Drive, Tile Kiln, is charged with breaking a non-molestation order by...
View Article10 other celebrity ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dares
People in Essex have now jumped on the bandwagon by braving the Ice Bucket Challenge, but some more familiar faces tried it first.Here we take a look at 10 big names who have taken the plunge to raise...
View ArticleGCSE results 2014: Plume and Ormiston Rivers pupils celebrate after...
PLUME and Ormiston Rivers school pupils were celebrating after yesterday's GCSE results were released. Almost every student at the Plume school, 97%, gained at least one GCSE with A* to G grades with...
View ArticleLorry overturns on A12 in Margaretting
A lorry has overturned on the A12 in Margaretting south of Chelmsford.At about 2.45pm a lorry was reported to have flipped over on the southbound carriageway near junction 14 of the road, also just...
View ArticleDoctor Who returns on BBC One with Peter Capaldi: Cinemas in Chelmsford and...
The highly-anticipated eighth series of Doctor Who starts on Saturday, cinemas around Essex – including Chelmsford – will screen the feature length premiere episode, Deep Breath.Tickets were released...
View ArticleThree-legged Broomfield pair ready for 48-mile Trafalgar to Chelmsford walk
TWO friends will walk 48 miles three-legged from Trafalgar Square to Chelmsford High Street tomorrow (Saturday, August 23).Andy Poole and Christian Kay, both from Broomfield, will start hopping out of...
View ArticleSix years jail for 58 home burglar and heroin addict David Howard
A CAREER burglar who targeted 58 homes in the Braintree area to fund a £200-a-day drug habit and nearly ran over a police officer while trying to escape has been jailed for more than six years.Whilst...
View ArticleTragedy drives friends to take on Three Peaks Challenge for the J's Hospice
FOUR school friends walked 27 miles and climbed 9,800ft up Britain's three tallest mountains in memory of their close friend and brother who died aged 23.Carlton Brailey, Nikki Earl, Lisa Williamson...
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