Essex commuters to not find out whether Tuesdays Tube strikes
London Underground users in Essex will not find out until tomorrow whether there will be a full tube service next week.The RMT – the largest of the tube unions – will not decide until Monday...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of abusing staff at Chelmsford Premier
A MAN was arrested at Premier Inn in Victoria Road, Chelmsford, after being 'threatening and abusive' towards staff.Staff at the hotel called police at 9.30am yesterday (January 23) morning and the man...
View ArticleRENEWED APPEAL Police still searching for 13yearold boy
Police are still seaching for a 13-year-old boy, missing from his home in Westcliff.Damien Howes was last seen leaving his home at about 2.40pm on Thursday, January 21, heading towards Southend town...
View ArticleM11 in Essex to be closed overnight next week
Essex motorists and people travelling to and from Stansted Airport are advised that overnight closures will be in place on the M11 next week.The work is due to be carried out overnight, subject to...
View ArticleLangford 700AD Archaeologists reveal how Saxon settlement near
THIS is how a Saxon settlement, built on what is believed to be the oldest cremation site in the UK, might have looked more than 1,300 years ago.Archaeological artist Jon Cane was commissioned to...
View ArticleColchester Hospital trust to stay in special measures after
THE trust that runs Colchester Hospital has been rated as 'inadequate' and should remain in special measures, the chief inspector of hospitals has said.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection, in...
View ArticleCouncillor Ron Alcock successfully campaigns for return of
AN evening bus service will return to one of Chelmsford's major residential estates after a city councillor set the wheels in motion for a new route.Councillor Ron Alcock has struck a deal with Essex...
View ArticleA 16yearold girl has gone missing from her Essex home
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a 16-year-old girl missing from her home in Ingatestone.Shanique Pennant was reported missing at around 12.15am this morning, (Monday January 25) when she failed...
View ArticlePublic appeal for missing 22yearold man from Harlow
POLICE are appealing for any information about the whereabouts of a 22-year-old man who has gone missing from his home in Harlow.Jordan Adams was last seen at 6.30pm on Sunday January 24 when he left...
View ArticleEssex farmer ordered to pay almost 4k after bull left with
A farmer has to pay almost £4,000 after he left a bull's ingrowing horn form behind its eye.Philip Coulson, 54, of The Street, Black Notley, was charged in November 2014 with causing unnecessary...
View ArticleCould 24hour Tube strike be called off
A 24-hour Tube strike that would have caused misery for thousands of Essex commuters tomorrow could be called off. The strike, which would have started at 6.30pm tomorrow night at the height of the...
View ArticleDo you want to take part in Chelmsford free swimming sessions
You could go swimming for free in Chelmsford – but only if you apply now.A scheme set up by Chelmsford City Council and Sport England will offer 100 young people in the city a chance to take part in...
View ArticleTwo men jailed for 13 years after conspiring to rob Colchester
Two men have been jailed for a total of 13 years for conspiring to rob two betting shops in Colchester.Jay Connelly, 20, of the town's Magdalen Street and Sheldon Dodge, 25, of Stanfield Close,...
View ArticleEssex would be vulnerable if another Ebola outbreak struck say
Essex and the rest of the UK would be vulnerable if there is another Ebola outbreak due to an inability to manufacture enough vaccines, a group of MPs has warned.The Government's science and technology...
View ArticleEssex Police appeal for help after burglars smash French windows
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after would-be burglars smashed through French doors at a house in Braxted Road, Rivenhall - but did not take anything.The incident happened sometime between 9am...
View ArticleEssex Police release CCTV of suspected Maldon window frame thief
Police would like to identify this man in connection with the theft of window frames from a Maldon DIY store. The dorma windows were placed into a trolley and then removed from Wickes, in Wycke Hill...
View ArticleCCTV issued as Essex Police search for Chelmsfords Marks and
Police would like to identify this woman in connection with the theft of clothing from Marks and Spencer in Chelmsford High Street.The theft happened at 2.45pm on Friday, January 8, and anybody that...
View Article300 of booze and crisps stolen from Chelmsfords Morrisons
Police would like to identify the man and woman pictured after £300 worth of alcohol and crisps were stolen from a Chelmsford supermarket. The theft took place in Morrisons in Dickens Place,...
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