Snow halts football fixtures
Football matches involving Chelmsford City and Billericay will be played despite the weather, but Brentwood's home tie against Maldon has been called off.Chelmsford home tie against Maidenhead will be...
View ArticleSnow halts football fixtures
Football matches involving Chelmsford City and Billericay will be played, but Brentwood's home tie against Maldon has been called off.Chelmsford home tie against Maidenhead will be played as will...
View ArticlePolice search for woman who 'attacked' driver in Braintree McDonald's carpark
POLICE are appealing for anyone to get in touch who recognises an e-fit of this woman - who is a suspect in an assault. The victim was sat in her car in the car park of McDonalds at Galleys Corner, in...
View ArticleBraintree Town vs Nuneaton: Honours even at Cressing Road
Nuneaton moved three points clear of the Blue Square Bet Premier relegation zone with a 2-2 draw at Braintree.The mid-table hosts needed just 16 minutes to break the deadlock as Daniel Sparkes...
View ArticleGlenn Pennyfather praises Chelmsford City's volunteer army
GLENN PENNYFATHER was delighted after his side rewarded a hardy band of volunteers who got the game on with a demolition of Farnborough.A call went out to supporters to help rid the pitch of surface...
View ArticleBrentwood Half Marathon is a hit despite the wintry weather
Snow and bitterly cold temperatures did not deter the thousands of runners who pushed themselves to take part in the Brentwood Half Marathon on Sunday.More than 4,500 people signed up to take part in...
View ArticlePlans for ambitious new football complex in North Weald submitted
PLANS for an ambitious new football complex in North Weald boasting five floodlit pitches and a clubhouse have been submitted to the district council.With the nearest five-a-side football centre of...
View ArticleChelmsford's new £3.5m fleet of buses to 'eliminate' reliability problems
FIRST Buses has invested more than £3.5 million on 19 new vehicles for its Chelmsford fleet to improve reliability.Fifteen shiny "Chelmsford City" buses mean many of First's older vehicles, which are...
View ArticleLate licence fight as Maldon Wetherspoon's pub gets go-ahead
A COUNCILLOR has vowed to stop a new JD Wetherspoon pub in Maldon getting a late licence.The pub chain has been given the go-ahead to move into the old post office building in the town centre.But a...
View ArticleChelmsford Volleyball Club edge epic match to make semis
CHELMSFORD Volleyball Club moved into the semi-finals of the Essex Handicap Cup with a thrilling 3-2 win over Harlow at the Mildmay Hall at Anglia Ruskin University.Pete Guernari picked an experienced...
View ArticleWest Horndon Primary School kicks off 50th year with good inspection
STAFF and pupils are celebrating after their school was judged good overall with some outstanding features by the UK's education watchdog.Ofsted upped its previous judgement of satisfactory to good...
View ArticleChelmsford City make pitch plea
Chelmsford City have issued a call to arms for volunteers to help clear the pitch of snow ahead of Monday night's game with Eastbourne Borough. Saturday's game with Maidenhead was called off due to the...
View ArticleEssex school bans "dangerous" triangular flapjacks after food fight
DINNER ladies have been banned from baking triangular flapjacks after a school branded them dangerous.Kitchen staff were ordered to cook rectangular or square snacks instead after a pupil was hit in...
View ArticleChelmsford City game gets go-ahead
The efforts of an army of volunteers has paid dividends after Chelmsford City's home game with Eastbourne Borough passed a pitch inspection. The club sent out an appeal to help clear the pitch of snow,...
View ArticleOffice worker dies after collapsing in snow near Cherry Tree pub in Witham
A YOUNG office worker died after he collapsed in the snow just yards from the pub he had been in. Jamie Bell, 33, was found unconscious in a lane near the Cherry Tree, on Cressing Road, Witham, by...
View ArticleBacheta on podium in opening weekend
LUCIANO BACHETA enjoyed a successful start to his Auto GP career by getting on to the podium in his second race at Monza.The 22-year-old was making his debut in the series after agreeing a deal with...
View ArticleCappeart on form with four tries for U13s
BRENTWOOD U13s ensured a 100 per cent record for the whole season with a comfortable 38-0 win over South Woodham Ferrers.Sam Cappeart was the star of the first half, scoring a hat-trick of tries, and...
View ArticlePopularity of Brentwood cycling club soars
A CYCLING club is enjoying a post-Olympic surge in pedal power in its 93rd year.Glendene cycling club has seen membership rise and its existing riders putting in more training hours following Britain's...
View ArticleBusiness on the menu at women only luncheons
FEMALE entrepreneurs have a new outlet to share what their business has to offer with networking events starting in Billericay.Jo Curtis, 49, who already runs networking events for women in Brentwood...
View ArticleChelmsford choir sing for Samaritan concert in Billericay
HARMONIES filled the aisles of a Billericay church as a 60-piece choir sang their hearts out in aid of the Samaritans.The Chelmsford Male Voice Choir performed at the Emmanuel Church, Laindon Road, at...
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