"Suspicious" car spotted off-road by police helicopter was legal...
Essex police arrived at the scene of a legal rabbit hunt after spotting a car acting suspiciously from the skies.The NPAS police helicopter spotted a car lights go off on a vehicle last night...
View ArticleCould Maldon home scheme solve St Peter's Hospital woes?
MALDON'S MP has backed a development that would include a replacement for ailing St Peter's Hospital.John Whittingdale showed support for the proposals during a Commons debate on September 3.Kensington...
View ArticleMore than half of Chelmsford Prison inmates go on to re-offend
Chelmsford Prison will see more than half of its inmates re-offend, according to recent statistics released by the Ministry of Justice.Official MOJ numbers put re-offending rates at 62.4 per cent for...
View ArticlePictures and video: Chelmsford's latest development on the Anglia Ruskin site
ONE of Chelmsford's largest developments could provide more than 600 homes when it is finished, if new plans are given the go ahead.A revised blueprint for the second phase of the City Park West...
View ArticleBishop Stortford man charged with GBH over assault at The Lounge, Braintree
A man will appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court at the end of the month in connection with an alleged assault outside The Lounge bar in Braintree.The 22-year-old, from The Street in Takeley, has...
View ArticlePhones 4u stores close after company collapses into administration
Mobile phone retailer Phones 4U, which has stores in Chelmsford, Braintree, and Brentwood, has gone into administration this morning (September 15).The chain, which is owned by private equity firm BC...
View ArticleWitham cruise into next round of FA Cup
WITHAM Town cruised into the FA Cup second round qualifying with a comfortable 4-0 win at Bowers and Pitsea.The hosts were also reduced to nine-men as Garry Kimble's men added to their decent start to...
View ArticleInquest into murdered Maria Stubbings to start in Chelmsford today
AN inquest into the murder of a mother-of-two at the hands of her convicted killer ex-boyfriend is set to begin at Chelmsford Coroner's Court today (September 15).The hearing is expected to last up to...
View ArticleRyan ten Doeschate to join up with Kolkata Knight Riders in Champions League
ESSEX all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate has ruled himself out of the Eagles' final two County Championship games, instead choosing to join up with Kolkata Knight Riders in the Champions League.The...
View ArticleBraintree back to winning ways after Kidderminster Harriers victory
THE Iron made it four 2-0 wins out of their last five games on Saturday as they overcame a strong full-time Harriers side who were three times denied a goal by the woodwork and twice saw home keeper...
View ArticleKevin Bryan's record reviews
New Model Army, "Between Wine And Blood" (Attack Attack Records)-The latest offering from this uncompromising rock institution couples a powerful live set recorded during the first half of the...
View ArticleHealth and Care Professions Council hears social worker Siobhan Condon...
A former Essex County Council social worker reportedly boasted on Facebook about a case involving the removal of three children from their parents.Siobhan Condon, 41, attended a hearing at Chelmsford...
View ArticleChelmsford start new season with convincing Rochford Hundred victory
Rochford Hundred 17 Chelmsford 29 - London Two North EastCHELMSFORD Rugby Club won their opening league encounter at Rochford last weekend with an ultimately convincing victory, scoring 4 excellent...
View ArticleChelmsford and Witham handed home FA Cup ties
BOTH Chelmsford City and Witham Town have been handed home ties in the FA Cup second qualifying round.The Clarets will host Ryman One South side Wothing, who beat Dulwich Hamlet 3-0 in the last round...
View ArticleUK Power Networks: Homes left without power after lorry crashes into...
Power cables were left overhanging a key route through Cressing after a lorry collision this morning.The fire service was called to Long Green, in Cressing, near Braintree, at about 10am today...
View ArticleCar flips onto roof after collision in Corporation Road, Chelmsford
A motorist escaped serious injury after a collision in Chelmsford ended up with this car on its roof.The incident, on Corporation Road, saw a woman pulled from an upturned Vauxhall Astra after it is...
View ArticleSkipper Andrew Joslin leaves Heybridge Swifts
HEYBRIDGE Swifts have confirmed that captain Andrew Joslin has departed from the Scraley Road club. Joslin who was part of the side last season that reached the Ryman One North play-off semi -final...
View ArticleDuchess of York Sarah Ferguson lends support to family at inquest into death...
DUCHESS of York Sarah Ferguson has arrived in Chelmsford today (September 15) to lend support to the family of Maria Stubbings on the first day of an inquest into her death.The former wife of Prince...
View ArticleArmed police called to Travelodge at Army & Navy, Chelmsford over concerns...
Essex Police firearms officers rushed to the Travelodge hotel in Chelmsford yesterday over concerns for the safety of one of its guests.A concerned member of staff at the premises in Parkway, at the...
View ArticleJesse Ryder inspires Essex to dominate opening day in Championship clash...
JESSE Ryder inspired Essex as they dominated the first day of their County Championship clash with Leicestershire at Grace Road.With the Eagles still pushing for promotion from Division Two, Ryder...
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