Tesco staff raise £2,000 for Cancer Research with wild west day
STAFF at Tesco went back to the Wild Wild West to raise money for charity.Maggs Morrad was the lucky victim, who was covered in custard to mark a weekend which raised £2,000 for the Tesco Charity...
View ArticleNew book exposes Chelmsford's gruesome past
ROMAN armies, royal palaces, body snatchers, mammoths and witches: Chelmsford has seen it all.A new book, the Bloody British History of Chelmsford, has been published, detailing the facts and the fate...
View ArticleElection candidate Benjamin Sherman spared jail after child porn found by police
A FORMER General Election candidate has been caught with over 200 indecent images of children.Benjamin Sherman, 37, who works as a deputy car parks supervisor for Chelmsford City Council, pleaded...
View ArticleProperty firm boss left in coma after attack in Chelmsford bar
A MAN is fighting for his life in a coma after a violent attack in a city centre bar.Kiran Vadnagra, who owns Chelmsford Property Management, still lies unconscious in Broomfield Hospital nearly four...
View ArticleDrunk vandals flatten flowers in Billericay town centre
VANDALS have targeted flower planters in Billericay High Street in what appears to be a drunken prank.Flowers in the two planters, near the former Somerfield premises, were damaged when yobs took it...
View ArticleCliff Akurang demands apology from Chelmsford City chairman Mansell Wallace
CLIFF Akurang is demanding an apology from Chelmsford City supremo Mansell Wallace after a bitter war of words broke out between the pair.Akurang looked set to re-join the Clarets two weeks ago in a...
View ArticleChanges make the difference for Brentwood Town
BRENTWOOD Town manager Steve Witherspoon had called upon his players to maintain their good FA Cup form when it came to their next league game and they duly obliged with this satisfying win at the...
View ArticleDad died trying to rescue son in holiday tragedy
A FATHER-OF-THREE drowned off the coast of Majorca while trying to save his seven-year-old son, who was also killed.George Selby died after leaping in to the stormy water – despite not being able to...
View ArticleCouncillors keen for a sit-down chat
COUCH politics will be coming to Billericay and Wickford in the coming weeks as the council tries a new form of engagement with the populace.Basildon Borough Council is holding a series of Let's Talk...
View ArticlePolice swoop on Chelmsford park as travellers stop for lunch
IRISH travellers caused a stir when they parked their caravans and trucks on a Chelmsford park.Police and the city council swung into action when the travellers parked their two caravans, three camper...
View ArticleMurder charge millionaire Clint Spearpoint gets bail to help firm
A MILLIONAIRE charged with murder has been bailed so that he can complete a £12 million business contract.Clint Spearpoint, 34, was charged with the murder of 39-year-old Anton Jardin, at a house party...
View ArticleAlex Dowsett defends his time trial title in style
ALEX Dowsett has celebrated the defence of his British Time Trial Championship with a call-up to Great Britain's squad for next month's UCI Road World Championships.The former Glendene Cycling Club...
View ArticleWoman charged with death by careless driving following Tiptree crash
A woman has been charged with causing death by careless driving following a collision in which a man was killed in Tiptree. Charlie Punter, 25, of Vicarage Road, Colchester, died when the Ford Ka in...
View ArticleMum found dead with gun wounds was a "loving caring person"
A MOTHER shot dead by her son in Crays Hill has been described as a "loving caring person" by her family. The body of Maureen Tyler, 79, was found alongside that of her son, Mark Tyler, 37, by police...
View ArticleMedal haul for Andy shows he's fit again
IT MAY have been a summer of medals and sporting personal bests, but for Andy Strachan just getting on the track has been a private victory.Just 18 months ago, the 56-year-old was on a...
View ArticleWhich Brentwood pothole is your No 1?
POTHOLE spotting is becoming so popular in Brentwood that the Gazette is launching its very own Top of the Pots.We want you to tell us about the borough's biggest and best craters which will find...
View ArticleHistoric Ingatestone Hall to host first ever flower festival
A TUDOR stately home will be transformed into a "riot of colour" when it stages its first flower festival later this month.Roses, lilies, orchids and eustoma will be among the flowers on display...
View ArticleSpringfield power to the premier title
SPRINGFIELD are the new Premier Division champions after an exciting one wicket win over second placed High Roding on Saturday.It's the first time Springfield have won the coveted title since 2001 and...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after 'suspicious death' in High Ongar
TWO men are being questioned by police in connection with the death of a man in High Ongar on Friday night. Police were called shortly before 9.30pm following reports that a man had been assaulted on a...
View ArticleMacclesfield vs Braintree Town: Silkmen leave it late
Matthew Barnes-Homer's scored an 85th-minute penalty as Macclesfield came from behind to beat Braintree 2-1 at Moss Rose.Silkmen midfielder Arnaud Mendy grazed the bar with two shots from distance...
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