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Pedestrian in her 90s dies after East Hill bus crash in Colchester
A pedestrian in her 90s has died following a collision involving a bus.Officers were called to East Hill shortly before 5pm tonight, Friday, January 16, following reports of the collision involving a...
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Writtle residents stand behind exiled Godfrey the Goose as 'aggressive' ducks...
WRITTLE'S exiled goose Godfrey was this week joined in hospital by the same gang of Indian runner ducks who put him there in the first place.After reading of Godfrey's plight at the hands of four...
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Chelmsford dad Ben Jolly: Police chase probably the most stupid thing I have...
A REMORSEFUL father-of-three is turning his life around after admitting he could have killed someone in a high-speed drunken police chase.Ben Jolly pleaded guilty to seven charges at Chelmsford...
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Anti-knife workshops to set up in schools by mum of Jay Whiston
CAROLINE Shearer started the anti-weapons charity Only Cowards Carry after her son, Jay Whiston, was stabbed to death at a party in Colchester in 2012, aged just 17.Edward Redman, now 18, of Stanway,...
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Wasteful Braintree Town are beaten at home by Forest Green Rovers
BRAINTREE Town paid for their profligacy as they went down 2-1 at home to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday.In an entertaining game against a vastly more experienced and expensively gathered visiting...
View ArticleWitham Town fightback falls short in defeat at Wingate & Finchley
WITHAM Town put in a Jekyll and Hyde performance in their 3-2 defeat at Wingate & Finchley on Saturday.The Whites were 3-0 down at the break against the Ryman Premier promotion hopefuls but fought...
View ArticleCliff Akurang continues squad building including Republic of Ireland...
NO MORE than four players made their debut for Heybridge Swifts in their 4-3 win over Aveley on Saturday.Manager Cliff Akurang was appointed manager of Heybridge halfway through December and has...
View ArticleVideo: Celebrating two years of Chelmsford's parkrun
Chelmsford's parkrun celebrated its second anniversary in style with a fancy dress theme on Saturday as 485 runners jogged the 5km course around Central Park.Edward Starr of Chelmsford caught all the...
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Duo charged over alleged attack on grieving family in Highwoods Country Park
Two people have been charged in connection with an incident where a grieving family of five were allegedly assaulted in a park in Colchester.A 14-year-old boy, from Colchester, has been charged with...
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Chelmsford RFC run in eight tries to beat Norwich
CHELMSFORD maintained their hold at the top London Two North East with a thumping 54-20 at Norwich.This was a game that should have tested Chelmsford's resolve to the full, but despite missing some key...
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Worker threatened at Tesco Express in Chelmsford and steak stolen: Do you...
Police would like to trace this man in connection with an alleged theft of meat and threats made to a woman who worked in a Chelmsford shop. It is alleged the man went into the Tesco Express store in...
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Boy, 15, denies throwing acid in face of Wayne Ingold
A teenager has appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court in connection with an incident in which a chemical was thrown over a man in Witham, leaving him with life changing injuries.The 15-year-old, of...
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Air ambulance scrambled and four people taken to hospital after two-car crash...
FOUR people were taken to hospital and an air ambulance was scrambled after a two-car crash in Braintree this morning that left one person trapped in their vehicle for over an hour.Paramedics were...
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Kelvedon high street blocked after pedestrian hit by van
Kelvedon high street is blocked in both directions after a pedestrian was hit by a van.St Mary's Road is partially after the accident that happened at about 5.15pm today (January 19).Traffic is queuing...
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Essex County Council proposes council tax freeze for 2015
Essex County Council will seek to freeze council tax for the fifth financial year in a row.Councillors will also discuss at the next cabinet meeting the need to make £180million in savings by April...
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Plans for bronze statue of Godfrey the Goose beaten up and driven out of...
A goose which has not been able to return to its favoured pond in Writtle after being roughed up by rival birds, could have a permanent memorial built in his place.Residents, most notably regulars in...
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Cuts in Chelmsford Prison officers 'putting safety and welfare of inmates at...
CHELMSFORD Prison is not doing enough to rehabilitate offenders sent to the institution for reform, according to the latest Independent Monitoring Board's annual report.The prison's IMB chairman Nick...
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New website aims to offer help to domestic abuse victims
A NEW website has been launched designed to give help to victims of domestic abuse across Essex.The site, called Victims Gateway and launched by Nick Alston, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex...
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10,000 pairs of fake Nike trainers worth £250,000 seized at Harwich
10,000 pairs of fake Nike trainers worth £250,000 have bee seized by Essex Trading Standards.The counterfeit footwear was discovered in a trailer from Latvia at Harwich by the UK Border Force, who then...
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British Gas cuts bills as Government demands further price drops
British Gas has cut its bills by five per cent but the treasury has demanded that energy bills must be cut further and faster because of falling wholesale prices.Chancellor George Osborne and chief...
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