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Maldon Little Ship Club's sponsored row raises £9,000 for charity
A SPONSORED row has raised thousands for a lifeboat crew in Essex.Maldon Little Ship Club's sponsored row raised £9,000 which was presented to representatives from the West Mersea Lifeboat at the...
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Pupils welcome two reality TV stars
MOULSHAM High School pupils were overjoyed to welcome a couple of reality TV stars to their school talent show.Stevie Johnson and Andy Jordan better known as the new boys on hit E4 show, Made in...
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Hylands School pupils dazzle judges in foreign language contest
A TEAM of four pupils from Hylands School in Chelmsford has made it through to the regional finals of a foreign language contest.Eloise Berry, 12, Beth Walker, 12, Will Ireton, 13, and 13-year-old Jack...
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Greater Anglia records best ever punctuality figures
GREATER Anglia has experienced its best ever month for train punctuality.More than 93 per cent of all trains were on time in March, according to bosses of the service, which was taken over by Dutch...
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Vision Express manager steps in to replace Braintree family's stolen tools
A KIND-HEARTED businessman has replaced the tools used by a family and a community group after they were stolen from their allotment.Tarnia Riches, 32, and her family were left devastated last November...
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Chelmsford's point-to-point brings in the crowds
GALLOPING horses with fearless jockeys raced in front of thousands of spectators on the warmest day of the year so far.The annual point-to-point in High Easter, near Chelmsford – held on the same day...
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Four hurt as bus crashes into block of Braintree flats
FOUR people were hurt when a bus collided with a car before ploughing into a block of flats.Hazel Stonehouse, 71, who lives in a ground floor flat in St Michael's Court, Braintree, was at home on...
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Plans in place to transform Brentwood's 'eyesore' gateway
PLANS are afoot to transform Brentwood's ugly gateway into an enticing entrance to the borough's leafy streets and roads.Ever since the M25 was completed in 1986 the most westerly part of the borough...
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Student hacked woman's emails and put her naked pictures on Facebook
A UNIVERSITY student who hacked a woman's e-mails and posted naked photos of her on her Facebook page has escaped a prison sentence.William Wooles, 20, of The Close, in Great Dunmow, was studying at...
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Man with Chelmsford connections wanted over house burglary in Braintree
A MAN from Braintree is being sought by police for a suspected break-in at a house.James Zammutt-Cook, 21, is also known as James Zammutt, James Cook and Cookie.Police are trying to trace Mr...
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Anti-racing campaigners mount protest at Chelmsford Ladbrokes
Animal rights campaigners crowded the entrance to Chelmsford city centre's Ladbrokes.Staff at the betting shop called police, but they told Ladbrokes "everyone has the right to a peaceful protest".The...
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Pupils' road safety 'at risk' at Ongar primary school
PARENTS and governors are campaigning for a 20mph speed limit outside the gates of their school – before a child gets killed.Campaigners also want a footpath built near Chipping Ongar Primary School to...
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Celebrity rehab centre boss faces tribunal centre wait
A CELEBRITY rehab boss now faces an anxious wait over his career after a tribunal considering his place in the nursing profession has been postponed for the second time.Brendan Quinn, 37, who is...
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Two arrested after man stabbed in Clacton shop
A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing incident at Clacton last night.Police were called after a man suffered puncture wounds to his buttocks, leg and arm during an altercation at a shop...
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Two hurt following road traffic accident in Burnham
Police are appealing for information following a traffic collision in Burnham on Crouch. Officers were called to the scene after two cars, a silver Ford Focus and a grey VW Polo, were involved in a...
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Liverpool Street train delays infuriate Essex commuters
Rush hour commuters travelling through Essex by train were delayed this morning (Thursday) because of a signalling fault at London's Liverpool Street Station.Faults between 9.30am and 10.50am caused...
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Mad Hatters Tea Party for Bailey
A LOCAL zoo teamed up with Chelmsford residents to raise vital funds for a little boy who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of one.Six-year-old Bailey Holden is a popular child who never...
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Blackmore pub plans revealed
Plans for a disused historic pub do not include those it to be kept as a drinking establishment – according to plans submitted to Brentwood Borough Council.The Bull, a Grade II-listed building in...
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Brentwood hotel adopts Saint Francis Hospice as its charity of the year
One of Essex's largest family owned and managed hotels has announced that it has adopted the local Saint Francis Hospice as its charity of the year.The announcement came at the launch of a new...
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County Championship: Essex lose early wickets
Essex will be hoping their batsmen can impress on day three of their LV= Championship clash with Gloucestershire after another difficult day in Chelmsford. The rain meant play was not able to resume...
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