Have you been invaded by spiders? Why you might see more in your house this year
Homeowners should brace themselves for the annual invasion of spiders this autumn, experts have warned.The arachnids have been thriving in the September warmth, with the mild temperatures coupled with...
View ArticleNik Nak's Weekly Teaser — 17th September, 2014: The Flying Circus
Today is the anniversary of Baron von Richthofen's first aerial combat victory. Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more …Q1)17th September saw Baron von Richthofen win his first aerial combat:...
View ArticleCox at the double as Braintree Town beat Aldershot Town
BRAINTREE Town comfortably 3-1 at Aldershot Town on Tuesday evening thanks to a fine attacking and passing game by their players from start to finish, plus some tactical nous by manager Alan...
View ArticleWhat time is The Great British Bake Off on tonight? Bakers set pastry...
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood will be looking out for leakage as the remaining Great British Bake-Off contestants prepare to launch headlong into pastry week.Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will set the...
View ArticleGalleywood Co-op fake gun and steak knife robber Robert Downey was captured...
A BUMBLING robber who stole £200 and used scratchcards from a Co-op store in Galleywood after threatening an assistant with an imaginary gun - while carrying a steak knife - has been jailed.Convicted...
View ArticleA students' guide to Chelmsford and Essex: What you need to know
Thousands of prospective students will be upping sticks and heading down from across the country and around the world to start their degrees in earnest at Anglia Ruskin and the University of Essex.The...
View ArticleWhat channel is Chelsea vs Schalke on tonight?
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is aiming to win his third Champions League title in as many weeks when his side start this year's campaign against Schalke at Stamford Bridge tonight.Striker Didier Drogba...
View ArticleWet Wet where's my money? Hylands Park ticket holder STILL awaiting refunds...
ANGRY ticket-holders to the cancelled Hylands Park concerts have still not got their money back – despite a promise by organiser UK Events and Production.People took to social media to vent their...
View ArticleHeybridge Swifts boss says side paid for poor first half
HEYBRIDGE Swifts boss Keith Wilson bemoaned a poor first half display during his team's 3-2 defeat to AFC Sudbury on Tuesday night.Neil Richmond's brace for Swifts were not enough as Ryan Hervel,...
View ArticleSpillane says negativity forced him to quit Maldon & Tiptree
TERRY SPILLANE believes he was a victim of his early success at Maldon & Tiptree after leaving the club in his third season in charge.The Jammers announced the departure of their manager after the...
View ArticleBraintree Town's Dan Sparkes delighted with England C call-up
BRAINTREE Town winger Dan Sparkes expressed his delight at being named in the England C squad this week.Sparkes will travel to St George's Park after the Iron's weekend game with Eastleigh for a...
View ArticleChelmsford City's second half starts need to be better says Lee Sawyer
MIDFIELDER Lee Sawyer says Chelmsford City must sort out their second half starts if they are to win games in the Conference South this season.The Clarets have given away penalties in back-to-back...
View ArticleWoman reported to police over Corporation Road car flip as Nando's man tells...
A NANDO'S chef heroically pulled a woman from her car after it overturned on Corporation Road in Chelmsford on Monday (September 15).Adam Sainsbury, 21, was walking back to his house in the same street...
View ArticleFootball-mad fans visit 92 grounds in 92 hours for Little Havens Hospices
FIVE football-mad friends raised more than £5,000 for Little Havens Hospices by travelling to all 92 football league stadiums in 92 hours.South Woodham Ferrers lads Nick Smith, Mike and Matt Crawston,...
View ArticleBrits' DNA doesn't match traces on murdered Thai backpackers Hannah...
Police investigating the murders of two English backpackers in Thailand say DNA sampled from two British men held for questioning doesn't match up with the traces found on the deceased.Officers also...
View ArticleCow 'struck dead' on A12 Hatfield Peverel leaving traffic queuing
A cow is believed to have been struck dead by a vehicle on the A12 in Hatfield Peverel.Commuters reported spotting the animal lying motionless on the hard shoulder of the southbound carriageway shortly...
View ArticleFirefighters extinguish Cold Norton van blaze
Firefighters extinguished a van which burst into flames this morning (Thursday, September 18).One crew from Wickford rushed to Lower Burnham Road, donned breathing apparatus and extinguished the...
View ArticleEnd of the car tax disc: Key questions answered amid fears it 'could cost...
The end of the paper tax disc is nigh, with little over one week to go until they are banished for good in favour of an electronic vehicle register. See below for DVLA video tutorialNew rules issued by...
View ArticleMother of two spared jail after second benefit fraud charge
A MOTHER of two has admitted fraudulently claiming benefits and council tax, three years after a conviction for a similar offence.Sarah Whale, of Turnpike Place, Braintree, pleaded guilty at Chelmsford...
View ArticleGiant spiders set to invade Chelmsford and Essex: Your creepy crawlie pictures
This autumn will see something of a spider infestation in homes, according to experts, and this is already in evidence if your pictures are anything to go by!It's a nightmare time for arachnophobes,...
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