Transfer window updates: January 30 morning
Clubs have less than 48 hours to secure the signatures of their model players, as the transfer window will slam shut tomorrow at 11pm. We'll keep you up-to-date with the latest transfer news and gossip...
View ArticleThousands join indi card scheme
THOUSANDS of people in the district have applied to join an initiative aimed at boosting trade at independent stores.The indi card was set up by Braintree District Council in a bid to encourage...
View ArticleFamily angry at findings of inquest into mother's death
A GRIEVING family who have waited three years for an inquest into the death of a loved one who was not resuscitated at Broomfield hospital have labelled the system "a sham".Christine Shinwell, 63, died...
View ArticleWife pays tribute to husband killed in snow car crash
THE wife of a man killed in a car crash during the icy weather conditions has paid tribute to her "amazing" husband.Steve Bint, 59, died after his Ford Mondeo careered off the A12 and smashed into a...
View ArticleMissing possessions
The items taken during the burglary at the Millingtons' home in Conifer Drive, Brentwood:A gold baby bracelet which is engraved with "Lauren" and "5/10/90"A nine-carat gold and blue sapphire ring which...
View ArticleReward of £20k offered in Dagenham doorman's disappearance
A REWARD of up to £20,000 is being offered for information into the disappearance and murder of a doorman who went missing 15 years ago while visiting his girlfriend's house.Jimmy Harmon was last seen...
View ArticleConstituency safe from boundary change until 2018
THE Witham parliamentary constituency has survived until at least the next general election after plans to redraw electoral boundaries before 2015 were defeated in the Commons.MPs voted 334 to 292 to...
View ArticleReport your concerns to the council via mobile
residents can now report fly-tipping, missed bin collections and noisy neighbours to the council through their mobiles.As about one third of visitors access Epping Forest District Council's website...
View ArticleLucky Diane drives off with hospice raffle motor
A WOMAN from Hornchurch picked up the keys to a new Volkswagen car after winning the top prize in the Saint Francis Hospice's Winter Raffle.Diane Cole was all smiles as she was presented with the keys...
View ArticleWickham Bishops Tennis Club nets a £50k legacy grant
A TENNIS group has scored a £50,000 grant to boost its facilities.Wickham Bishops Tennis Club is celebrating after learning it has been chosen by Sport England to receive the money as part of the 2012...
View ArticleEssex is not all footballers' wives and fake tans
NOWHERE in the country has suffered more from lazy stereotyping than Essex.To the uninformed, the county is filled exclusively with footballers' wives, brain-dead reality TV stars and fake tans. A...
View ArticleHorse neglect pair are given a five-year ban
A FATHER of nine has been banned from owning horses for five years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid community work after mistreating a five-year-old stallion.Dereck Boyce, 65, from Rectory...
View Article'I knew that if I threw a punch like that it was going to hurt'
THE man accused of murdering a fellow partygoer after attending the V Festival said he threw the deadly punch because he was standing up for a friend.Sam Martin, 26, is on trial for the murder of...
View ArticlePair rescued after canal bursts banks in Little Baddow
IT TOOK nine firefighters and a small yellow dinghy to rescue two workers stranded in just one foot of water.Window fitters Michael Goldhawk and his colleague, called Josh, were left marooned when the...
View ArticlePrincess Royal is back in Chelmsford for service at cathedral
HRH The Princess Royal will visit Chelmsford today for a special service to mark the 60th anniversary of the Great Flood.The service will be held at Chelmsford Cathedral and will even include a reading...
View ArticleBraintree Town victory a tonic for ill manager Alan Devonshire
THIS was a fine and fully deserved away win for Braintree and was just the tonic for absent manager Alan Devonshire who was forced to miss his first game of the season ill in bed.Devonshire though...
View ArticleThousands of fishermen converge on Brentwood carp show
FIFTEEN thousand fishermen converged on Brentwood for the biggest carp show in the country.The Brentwood Centre, in Doddinghurst Road, hosted the annual angling extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday.Paul...
View ArticleOpposition councillors left in charge of heated meeting after Tories walk out
A HEATED debate turned sour after Tory administration members walked out of a council meeting, leaving opposition councillors to continue by themselves.Phil Mynott, (Brentwood North) had asked the...
View ArticleTransfer window deadline day: morning updates
The race is on to complete last-minute signings and against-the-clock deals, as the transfer window will close in just 13 hours. Fans are hoping for a flurry of activity at the end of what has been, in...
View ArticleTransfer window deadline day: evening updates
The race is on to complete last-minute signings and against-the-clock deals, as the transfer window will close in less than 11 hours. Rumours are abound and there has been a flurry of activity this...
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