Christmas and New Year opening times for Tesco, Asda, Sainsburys, Morrisons,...
It's the time of year when you'll need to know when the doors slam shut on the supermarkets, if you're rushing to get some goods for the New Year.See below for all the opening times for the main...
View ArticleChelmsford council leader defends £6million parking profit
CRITICS have stoked fears Chelmsford City Council is running its car park portfolio like a business after generating £6 million revenue from car parks last year.The 2013/14 revenue was eight per cent...
View ArticleMarylou's Christmas treat for the homeless one year after burglary heartbreak
A CAFE owner who fed her lonely customers Christmas lunch free-of-charge last year opened her doors to the homeless too.Marylou's Cafe & Sandwich Bar in Byron Road, Chelmsford, expects a huge...
View ArticleCalls for knife amnesty in Chelmsford after death of Ashley Woolley
CHELMSFORD MP Simon Burns is acting on calls to introduce a knife amnesty in the city.Following the death of Ashley Woolley in Oaklands Park on December 18, parents and friends of the former Boswells...
View ArticleBicknacre home proposals 'would change village's character'
A PLAN to build 110 homes and a doctor's surgery in a village is "the wrong development in the wrong place", according to residents.The application by Gladman Homes, in the consultation stage, is...
View ArticlePolice probe woman's unexplained death in Galleywood
The death of a woman found seriously ill at a property in Galleywood today is under investigation by police.Officers, the air ambulance and paramedics in three ambulances and one rapid response car...
View ArticleEbbsfleet pain for Chelmsford City
THERE was little Boxing Day cheer as Chelmsford City were humbled 5-1 at Ebbsfleet United on Friday.Former Claret Kenny Clark powered home a header after just ten minutes following a corner kick...
View ArticleFestive delight as Braintree down Dartford
BRAINTREE Town recorded their third successive victory without conceding, winning 2-0 on a heavy pitch in the rain at Dartford on Boxing Day. Iron took the lead from the penalty spot after home...
View ArticleNATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS: Lotto and Thunderball draw numbers on Saturday...
Still nursing those post-Christmas blues? What better pick me up than a National Lottery win just before the New Year?The draw has been completed for this weekend's contest and somebody is about to...
View ArticleSnowfall reported in Essex!
Twitter users in Clacton have been quick to report the first flakes of snow falling of the season tonight.Forecasters at the Essex Weather Centre this afternoon said that snow showers could clip the...
View ArticleNamed and shamed: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates
CASES heard by Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates from Monday, December 1 to Monday, December 8.Sent to prisonKEITH OWEN YOUNG, 24, of Heritage Way, Latchingdon, was sent to prison for 22 weeks. He...
View ArticleFree breast reduction op for Chelmsford mum Kim Mills after NHS refusal
A PLASTIC surgeon has reduced a mother-of-two's breasts by five cup sizes for free after the NHS refused.Kim Mills, 32, from Trenchard Crescent in Springfield, Chelmsford, lost consecutive appeals for...
View ArticleNew carpets and tables part of Greater Anglia train carriage revamp
WORK has started on the refurbishment of train carriages on the Norwich to London line.Monday (December 22) saw the start of Abellio Greater Anglia's programme to upgrade its intercity MkIII carriages...
View ArticleCalls for safety action on A131 after fatal crashes
RESIDENTS living along the A131 High Garrett plan to sign a petition, or even build a makeshift sign, to improve safety precautions in their road.Ingrid Payne and neighbours plan to meet after...
View ArticleWoman's death in Galleywood is 'non-suspicious'
The death of a woman discovered at a property in Galleywood is not being treated as suspicious by police.The seriously ill victim, in her 50s, was found by police and paramedics in Arnold Way shortly...
View ArticleCheek hits four and West Ham striker nets as Chelmsford roar back at...
Staines Town 3, Chelmsford City 5(Vanarama Conference South)FOUR goals from Michael Cheek and a super solo effort from West Ham loanee Jaanai Gordon completed a wonderful comeback for Chelmsford City...
View ArticleMissing AirAsia flight: British passenger 'is University of Essex graduate...
A British national on board the missing Air Asia flight is reportedly a University of Essex graduate.Chi Man Choi, who is believed to have been on the QZ8501 flight with his two-year-old daughter, were...
View ArticleLast minute bid to preserve Chelmsford's Marconi heritage
COMMUNITY figures will make a last-ditch attempt to stop part of the world's first wireless factory falling into private hands.Chelmsford city councillors gave planning permission to transform...
View ArticleStudents deck the High Chelmer stalls with home made goods
SELLING their wares to a captive market were enterprising Essex teenagers who descended on Chelmsford city centre.After setting up eye-catching stands in High Chelmer shopping centre, the youngsters...
View ArticleCity Link staff in Chelmsford 'to be made redundant on New Year's Eve'
Workers at the collapsed City Link parcel delivery service face losing their jobs on New Year's Eve, according to the RMT union.Staff at the firm, which employed 48 people at a depot close in the Dukes...
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