No Nintendo for Christmas? 10 'gaming-related injuries'
From sore thumbs to "Nintendo epilepsy", a team of Dutch researchers have revealed a long list of ailments caused by playing Nintendo Wii.The findings, gathered after the researchers looked into...
View ArticleA131 closed after smash involving pedestrian, motorbike and vehicle
A Braintree road has been closed by police after a crash involving a motorbike, another vehicle and a pedestrian.The collision happened just before 8am on the A131 High Garrett in the town near its...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies and girl, 16, flown to hospital after A131 smash in Braintree
A motorcyclist has died and a teenage pedestrian seriously injured after a head on rush hour collision on the northbound A131 in Braintree.The crash, which took place shortly before 8am, happened when...
View ArticleInvestigation ongoing into stabbing of 18-year-old in Chelmsford
Police officers remain at the scene of a suspected stabbing in Chelmsford, two days after a teenager is thought to have been stabbed in the legs.The 18-year-old victim was taken to hospital at around...
View ArticleHow getting a good night's sleep can help you lose weight
IN THE latest fitness column from BlitzFitMe, Dan Reeve writes about sleep and why it is essential for weight loss and more importantly long term health.Would you believe me if I told you that you can...
View ArticleArmy and Navy work in Chelmsford to halt for Christmas
Roadworks programmes in Essex are being suspended over the Christmas period, including work on the Army and Navy roundabout in Chelmsford.Essex highways will be stopping the work on the notorious...
View ArticleAir ambulance lands at Chelmsford Museum after police activity at Miami...
Emergency services have landed at Oakland Park in Chelmsford and the area has been cordoned off.Paramedics were seen rushing into the building in Moulsham Street after the police helicopter and the air...
View ArticleManhunt after stabbing at Oaklands Park, Chelmsford
A SEARCH is under way after a man was seriously injured after being stabbed in Chelmsford this afternoon (December 18). Parts of Oaklands Park, where Chelmsford Museum is based off Moulsham Street, has...
View ArticleMurder probe after man fatally stabbed in Oaklands Park in Chelmsford: Police...
A murder investigation is now under way after a young man found stabbed in Oaklands Park in Chelmsford this afternoon (December 18) died in hospital.The victim, thought be in his late teens and from...
View ArticlePromise to invest in Essex's 'underfunded' railways
IMPROVEMENTS to the region's rail network could bring an extra £4.1 billion into the economy by 2026 and a further £1.3 billion of capital investment with the creation of 48,000 jobs.In Chancellor...
View ArticleTwitter troll Old Holborn leaves town...and moves to Chelmsford
A TWITTER troll who has posted distasteful tweets about the Hillsborough stadium disaster and murdered children is now living in Chelmsford.Robert Ambridge, 52, formerly of London Road, Braintree and...
View ArticleArgos in Chelmsford to sell Amazon Kindles for £99: Shops primed for...
Stores in Chelmsford are primed for their busiest shopping weekend of the year this weekend, as gift buyers rush to collect gifts before Christmas. Thousands will descend on town centres to take...
View ArticleTopping out ceremony marks Essex County Cricket Ground transformation
SEVEN years after planning began to bring a multi-million pound transformation to Essex Cricket Ground, developers have marked their progress with a 'topping out' ceremony.Held at the top of Tower A,...
View ArticleOAKLANDS PARK MURDER PROBE: Two arrested
Detectives investigating the suspected murder of a man in a Chelmsford park yesterday, Thursday, December 18, have made two arrests.A 17-year-old boy from Chelmsford and a 19-year-old man from Maldon...
View ArticleYoung man stabbed to death in Oaklands Park, Chelmsford is named by friends...
A young man killed in Oaklands Park in Chelmsford this afternoon has tonight been named by friends. Ash Woolley, from Chelmsford, died after he was stabbed in the grounds of the park in Moulsham...
View ArticleGooby proud of his young Chelmsford side's response
CHELMSFORD Rugby Club's Eddie Gooby was delighted his youngsters didn't let their heads drop after their Diss defeat as they impressed against Basildon.Two weeks ago Gooby took an understrength team to...
View ArticleEssex County Council faces £49million CUT in government funding
Essex County Council is braced for a tough year balancing the books after the government announced it would cut its grant to the authority by £49million this year.County Hall's early assessments of the...
View ArticleChelmsford Museum to stay shut over the weekend after death of Ash Woolley in...
Oaklands Park remains closed to the public today as police continue to investigate the circumstances behind the fatal stabbing of a popular Chelmsford man yesterday.The museum will also remain closed...
View ArticleChristmas 2014: What time do Lakeside and Bluewater close after late night...
Have you been really organised and bought all your gifts? Or are you planning on getting them all this weekend?With only two weeks to go it's time to finish off that last minute shopping! Take a look...
View ArticleTwo dogs rescued from Pelly Avenue bungalow blaze in Witham
Firefighters rescued two dogs from a burning bungalow in Witham this afternoon.Crews were called to the home in Pelly Avenue at 1.30pm today (December 19) and found the building 25 per cent alight.No...
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