Rain will never stop play again as city school is to protect pitch
A CHELMSFORD school will become the first in the region to have a giant "air dome" installed to shield players from the elements on a new 3G AstroTurf pitch.The £325,000 facility will have lights and...
View ArticleStudents get into a new sport for winter
YOU could be forgiven for thinking that curling without ice would be a non-starter. However, an ambitious Maldon PE teacher has brought the spirit of Sochi to the town.Daniel Rose, who teaches at the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Burglar caught stealing pensioner's purse while she slept in next room
THIS is the man caught breaking into a frail pensioner's home and stealing a memento from her late husband as she lay sleeping in the front room. The gold Parker pen was among two handbags, a pair of...
View ArticleFatal Roxwell Road crash victim named as Latvian Anglia Ruskin student Pavels...
A university lecturer has paid tribute to her student who was struck dead while walking along the A1060 Roxwell Road on Monday, December 1.Third-year Anglia Ruskin University civil engineering student...
View ArticleThief chased by Chinese restaurant staff in Chelmsford after snatching cash...
STAFF at a Chinese restaurant chased after thief who snatched cash from the till while ordering food. A three-figure sum of money was taken from the till of Tasty Chinese in Springfield Road at around...
View ArticleNew Appointment for The Survey Initiative
NEW APPOINTMENT FOR THE SURVEY INITIATIVEAward winning Frinton-based staff survey and employee engagement specialist, The Survey Initiative, has appointed the services of a highly experienced senior...
View ArticleThe Survey Initiative Becomes East of England Business Champions Award
Leading staff survey and employee engagement specialists, The Survey Initiative, has won an impressive East of England Business Champions Award. The Frinton-based company fought off stiff competition...
View ArticleTWINS WINNING CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGNS AT TUTTI GRILLE
Twins Evie and Ethan Skubich aged 8 from Silver End, Witham, have become joint winners of a Christmas card designing competition at Italian restaurant Tutti Grille, Freeport Braintree. Hundreds of...
View ArticleEvolving habits and everyday conveniences
Advertisement FeaturePlaylottery.comEvolving habits and everyday conveniences The world is constantly changing and evolving and the habits of people are adapting to the demands of modern life. Who...
View ArticleEvolving habits and everyday conveniences
Advertisement FeaturePlaylottery.comEvolving habits and everyday conveniencesThe world is constantly changing and evolving and the habits of people are adapting to the demands of modern life. Who would...
View ArticlePrince Charles pays charitable visit to West Hanningfield - pictures and video
People in West Hanningfield enjoyed a pre-Christmas treat today (December 16), when the heir to the throne dropped by. Prince Charles visited Pandan Close, meeting residents and planting a tree, as...
View ArticleDazzling displays for charity: Christmas decorations light up Essex street
Neighbours in Rayne have come together once again to light up their road for Christmas with some colourful displays.A group of householders in Nayling Road pitched in and decorated their homes,...
View ArticlePictured: Hooded gunman points weapon at Ladbrokes worker during armed...
Terrifying images of a gunman have been released by police hoping to track down an armed robber who left a female Ladbrokes worker "scarred for life."The man walked into the store at around 8.25pm on...
View Article20k shoe boxes sent from Chelmsford for Operation Christmas Child
THE kindhearted people of Essex are sending a little love over to children in developing countries this year as part of Operation Christmas Child.More than 22,000 shoe boxes filled with everything from...
View ArticleNick Alston: Domestic violence a focus for Essex Police in 2015
AS HE marks two years in the job, Essex Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston believes local people have a better deal with him than they did under the old system.The former Royal Navy officer took...
View ArticleBoy, 16, robbed in Central Park, Chelmsford: CCTV images released of 5 suspects
Images have been released of people wanted by police for questioning in connection with the robbery of a 16-year-old boy in Central Park in Chelmsford.The victim was assaulted and had his mobile phone...
View ArticleRestaurant workers deny sex attacks on girls at Indian restaurant
Two men have denied sex attacks on a pair of 14-year-old schoolgirls at an Indian restaurant where they worked.Sumon Ahmed, 25, and Muhammad Ali, 19, are accused of sexually assaulting the girls at the...
View ArticleAmazon and John Lewis: What are the last delivery dates for Christmas?
Hoping to make any last minute purchases from Amazon for Christmas? Well you have until the end of the week to do so!Buyers have until midnight on Friday (December 19) to make their orders via the...
View ArticleProspect of white Christmas in Essex is frozen out for 2014
Forecasters have dashed hopes of white Christmas in Essex this year, with temperatures forecast to be above average this time next week. Milder air has been creeping in this week, and the warm...
View ArticleNational Lottery, Wednesday December 17: What is the Lotto jackpot and when...
One lucky National Lottery player will get the chance to make it a Christmas to remember this year - by scooping tonight's quadruple rollover.Tonight's jackpot is a massive £14.7million after there...
View Article