Essex weather: 6 ways to keep your car safe when de-icing
With a Met Office 'sever cold weather action' warning in place until at least Thursday (January 22), the freezing temperatures we are seeing don't look like they are going to go away fast. That means...
View ArticleArgentine defender on Arsenal radar
Arsenal are keeping their options open ahead of any potential defensive cover to come in this month and Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi has emerged as a potential target.Winston Reid and Gabriel...
View ArticleDuo in grey Ford Transit van wanted by police after boy, 15, attacked in...
A police investigation is under way after a teenager was attacked by two men in Colchester, after they made a move to grab his friend.The 15-year-old victim was walking along Affleck Road with a...
View ArticleAlex Lynn secures role with Formula 1 team
Alex Lynn has announced that not only will he be racing for DAMS Racing in the GP2 for 2015 he will also have a role for a big Formula 1 team.The 21-year-old was handed his Formula 1 test debut by...
View ArticleClassic Volkswagen Karmann car stolen from Braintree Sainsbury's car park
Police are appealing for the public's help in finding a classic car stolen from the Sainsburys car park in Braintree.The black Volkswagen Karmann, which is around 50-years-old, was stolen between...
View ArticleNo jail for drunken Chelmsford New Year's Eve police chase man Ben Jolly
A father-of-three has thanked a judge for not sending him to jail after he admitted leading police on a drunken New Year's Eve car chase through Chelmsford.Ben Jolly, 27, of Hillary Close, Springfield,...
View ArticleWeekend trains from Essex to London via Chelmsford and Colchester cancelled...
A 15million rail upgrade on the mainline from Norwich to London will cause the weekend cancellation of services via Essex for two months.Engineering work will start on Saturday, January 31, and Sunday...
View ArticleNamed and shamed: The Essex restaurants and food outlets with the worst...
The food sellers and eateries in Essex with the worst Food Standards Agency ratings have been published.A total of 23 businesses in the county were given a zero rating by inspectors from its local...
View Article'Incredibly stressed' Daniel McDonald vows to fight extradition over...
A MAN convicted of drugs smuggling in the Czech Republic, despite protesting his innocence, is fighting the latest attempts to extradite him there.Daniel Macdonald was arrested at an address in South...
View ArticleBusinessman 'had no idea' he could be laundering drug money, court told
A FAILED businessman has denied knowingly gambling thousands of pounds in drug money into financial markets during the "worst year of his life".Paul Hooper, 39, took to the dock in Chelmsford Crown...
View ArticleA12 closed near Galleywood after lorry overturns
An overturned lorry has forced the closure of the London-bound A12 between Howe Green and Galleywood.Police say that two lorries collided shortly before 6.20am near junction 17 (Howe Green), but that...
View ArticleVideo: See Chelmsford's old Baddow Road Odeon cinema in all its glory
What better way to relax than going to the cinema?Well, now you can see the old Odeon picturehouse on Baddow Road thanks to a YouTube video. The historical video talks of the appearance of the cinema,...
View ArticleVideo: Chelmsford man Ben Jolly handed three-year driving ban after speeding...
A Chelmsford man has received a three-year driving ban having admitted a catalogue of driving offences committed in the early hours of New Year's Day – while at nearly twice the drink drive limit. Ben...
View ArticleEssex weather: snow falls across the county this morning
Essex is bracing itself for the onset of wintry weather as snow begins to fall across parts of the county this morning.Forecasters predict most of the sleet and snow hitting Chelmsford will be light,...
View ArticleNik Nak's Weekly Teaser — 21st January, 2015: Monte Carlo Or Bust …
21st January was the date of the first Monte Carlo Rally. Vroooom … !Q1)21st January was the date of the very first Monte Carlo Rally. In which year: 1910, 1911 or 1912?Q2)The rally starts in...
View ArticlePassenger taken ill at Witham station travelling towards Liverpool Street
A train on the Norwich to Liverpool Street line has come to a standstill at Witham after a passenger was taken ill on board.The 11am train stopped at about 12.40 after the passenger became ill.An...
View ArticleClubber loses tooth following brawl in Chelmsford near Evoke
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after 18-year-old woman was assaulted following a night out in Chelmsford.She had been to Evoke with her friends celebrating New Year's Eve. On their way home...
View ArticleEssex Muslims say Communities Secretary Eric Pickle's mosque letter is...
MUSLIM faith leaders have labelled a senior government minister's letter to them as "patronising" and "unfair" after it asked them to do more to tackle extremism.The 677-word text was sent to over...
View ArticleCall for people to have their photo taken in aid of charity
PEOPLE are being called on to have their photograph taken this Saturday [January 24] as part of a charity project.Photographer Gavin King has teamed up with a Kerseys Solicitors and Colchester United...
View ArticleCritics fear £15m weekend rail engineering works in Essex will overrun
CRITICS have branded the two-month cancellation of weekend trains in Essex to make way for a £15 million rail upgrade as a "disgrace" and a "blockade".Buses will replace all trains between Colchester...
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