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Student anger at unfinished sanctuary at Anglo European School in Ingatestone
STUDENTS are frustrated that a sanctuary is still under construction at their school six years after it was initially proposed.Work started on the building, just inside the entrance to Anglo European...
View ArticleBT customer reports phone and broadband lines down in Hutton, Brentwood
Phones lines are reportedly down in Hutton with customers unable to use their telephones or access the internet.Landlines ceased functioning in Storr Gardens and Queeswood Avenue at about 7.30pm last...
View ArticleCagefighter Jack 'The Stone' Mason wants tougher fights in 2013
JACK 'The Stone' Mason is looking to take less fights after dropping down to welterweight towards the end of the year.The Chelmsford-based cagefighter, 30, ended the last year with an impressive points...
View ArticleBillericay poet goes digital for sake of his reputation
AN AWARD-WINNING poet has ventured into a new market by releasing two compilations of his work in e-book form. Anthony Knight, 61, now offers poetry fans the chance to download electronic versions of...
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson pledging 100 new trees in Havering
THE quality of life in Havering has been given a boost after Boris Johnson revealed that 100 trees are to be planted around the borough.Paid for by City Hall funds, the Mayor of London announced the...
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Champion of 'Essex girls' Daphne Field is honoured by the Queen
A GRANDMOTHER who worked to change the image of the 'Essex Girl' has been honoured by the Queen.Daphne Field, 72, from Galleywood, wrote a book about the Essex girl stereotype and dedicated much of her...
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Recycling events in Chelmsford kick off a year of going green
WITH the post-Christmas clean-up now well and truly over, a series of recycling events were held in Chelmsford to encourage people to go green.At Hylands Park on Sunday, members of the council's green...
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Ingatestone vicar hit for six by generous response to Africa appeal
A VILLAGE vicar who was bowled over by the success of his church's African cricket festive appeal has decided to push the boundaries further, by extending the campaign into the New Year.Thankfully,...
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Chelmsford Chieftains set sights on first trophy of year
THIS weekend the Chelmsford Chieftains could clinch their first silverware of the season.Gary Clarke's side play the two-legged final of the South East Trophy against Wightlink Raiders.They travel to...
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The town where you're never too far away from Tolkien's world
MIDDLE Earth inspired road signs in South Woodham Ferrers have been captured by a local photographer as The Hobbit appears in cinemas across the country.Tracy Morter, 33, a professional photographer...
View ArticleJoin fight to beat cancer at North Weald Race for Life this year
REGISTRATION opens today for the North Weald Race for Life.The women-only run, which raised more than £1.5m in Essex for Cancer Research UK last year, will set off at North Weald Airfield on July...
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Bella the goat to star for Warescot Farm mobile petting zoo
A PET pygmy goat called Bella, who was separated from her owners for more than week after being stolen, is set to become the star of a new mobile urban farm.Twenty-month-old Bella will be appearing...
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On the street with police officers tackling drug crime in Essex
WAITING for the green light, specialist officers in riot gear sat in marked police cars on a quiet street, half a mile from their target. Then, at precisely 5pm on January 2, the convoy wound its way...
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Chelmsford deer rampage victim thanks those who helped her
THE woman hit by a rampaging deer in Chelmsford High Street wants to thank the people who came to her aid.Jenny Lang, 24, suffered a fractured skull, a torn ear, two black eyes and required stitches in...
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Trampolinist Joshua Newman's Olympic quest goes Down Under
BILLERICAY trampolinist Joshua Newman believes the Australian Youth Olympic Festival provides him with the perfect platform to prove Britain's worth in the sport as the road to Rio 2016 begins.Britain...
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Super slimmer to take the stage with Michael Jackson tribute act
TOURING the world and dancing on stage with one of the globe's top Michael Jackson tribute acts is a daunting task – and one that a once overweight Billericay resident never imagined he'd be part of.At...
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Trickster fooled pair out of a stallion and 15 guineas
"WELL, what are you doing, my man?"A voice boomed from above Stephen Bunce. Slyly Bunce looked up and saw a gentleman seated on a handsome horse, then suddenly he threw himself to the ground and lay...
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Ghostly figure at pub died doing his party trick
ONE of the most famous ghosts in Essex was that of a man nicknamed Spider, who worked as an ostler at a pub called The Bear at Stock.As usual, it's James Wentwoth Day who gives the most vivid picture...
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County escapes worst of snow
SNOW fell across the county this week and temperatures plunged, but Essex managed to escape the worst of the winter weather.Residents woke on Monday morning to icy windscreens and council gritters out...
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rail chaos: Greater Anglia put us in grave danger
ON SATURDAY thousands of people were shipped out to Shenfield station from Liverpool Street because of a signalling failure, and myself and my fellow Chelmsford City Councillor Mark Springett were...
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