Three women admit assaulting resident at Braintree care home
Three women have admitted assaulting a resident at a Braintree care home.Anita Ray, of Challis Lane, Braintree, Lorna Clark, of Clockhouse Way, Braintree, and Adeshola Adediwura, of Hammond Place,...
View ArticleBirketts reveal Race4Business charity partner
IT'S been five years since The J's Hospice charity began its unique service supporting young adults with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions.The charity has a dedicated team of nurses which...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses following Christmas day attack on
A 25-year-old woman suffered injuries to her face and lost a tooth after being attacked in The Swan Pub on Maldon High Street on Christmas Day.The woman was shoved from behind by a group of people and...
View ArticlePothole numbers are falling in Chelmsford and across Essex
Essex County Council has today claimed that the number of potholes on the roads of Chelmsford and other Essex towns has fallen in the last three months. On the main roads through the county there were...
View ArticleSkills gap is top challenge for Essex business leaders
THE skills gap is the biggest barrier to growth for Essex businesses in the coming year, according to a survey from Grant Thornton.More than 100 leading Essex companies were quizzed by the leading...
View ArticleEssex plan to care for children with mental health problems among
A plan to transform the way children and young people's emotional wellbeing and mental health are cared for in Essex has been singled out for praise by NHS England.Ten authorities across our county...
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View ArticleBillericay man Neville Payne appears at Chelmsford Magistrates
A man has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder another man in Chelmsford on Wednesday night (January 13).Neville Payne, 41, of Crown Road, Billericay, stood in the dock at Chelmsford...
View ArticleMissing Braintree man sparks police search
Police are appealing for help to trace Jai Stead, who is missing from Braintree.He was last seen at 8.15am yesterday, Friday January 15.Jai, 35, is described as being 5ft 11in tall, of slim build, with...
View ArticleOPINION Im shocked at how much bad feeling there is for
YOU only need to do a quick Google search these days to see what people are saying about any given subject.I had reason to talk about my local MP, Sir Simon Burns, during the week and was surprised at...
View ArticlePictures Essex man taken to hospital after BMW crashes through
THIS was the wreckage left after a BMW smashed through a roundabout's railings following an early morning crash.The £25,000 three series was left wedged at a 45 degree angle after a collision with a...
View ArticleEssex braced for snow and ice following cold snap
Chelmsford has been warned to expect snow after a week of bitterly cold temperatures. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for snow and ice for the entire East of England region including...
View ArticleEssex pizza restaurant workers threatened in night time robbery
Police are investigating a robbery at Perfect Pizza in London Road, Benfleet.A man entered the shop and demanded money at about 10.45pm yesterday, Friday January 15.He threatened staff members and ran...
View ArticleEssex man swallowed 40000 worth of cocaine in British
A BASILDON man who bombed 311 grams of cocaine in a bid to smuggle £40,000 worth of the drug into Britain has been jailed.Preston Rogers, 23, of no fixed address but previously of Waterville Drive,...
View ArticleRevealed Essexs top dogging spots
Essex's top dogging spots have been revealed in an online blog dedicated to the social activity.The list of 13 sites, found on 'doggingsites' includes the woods by the old public toilets in the west of...
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View ArticleTwocar crash in Chelmsford leaves man with facial injuries
A COUNCIL worker suffered a facial injury in a two-car crash in Great Waltham yesterday (Wednesday).The 56-year-old man and a 33-year-old female driver, suffering from neck pain, were taken to...
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