81 per cent of Greater Anglia passengers satisfied according to
A total of 81 per cent of Greater Anglia passengers are now satisfied with the rail firm, according to a latest railway survey.The National Rail Passenger Survey, released today, showed that in autumn...
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We've had a number of stories that have got you clicking and viewing today. Our gallery of King Edward VI Grammar School students performing Les Miserables has proved very popular today... Our biggest...
View ArticleFive fun things you can do in Essex this weekend
There's all sorts of things happening around Essex this weekend - and we've rounded up five events that may tempt you.Horror film nights in SouthendIf you fancy a scare, then head along to the...
View ArticleMore than 1000 jobs up for grabs at Chelmsford Job Fair in the
JOB hunters are being urged to attend a "game-changing" careers fair that could wipe out unemployment in the city if more than 1,000 vacancies are snapped up.Chelmsford JobCentre Plus has teamed up...
View ArticleRaynetree housing plan would lead to village being swallowed up
RESIDENTS are outraged at plans unveiled for a 1,600-home housing estate that would effectively merge Rayne with Braintree.The Brook Green development, dubbed Raynetree, will spread north and south of...
View ArticleSecond plan for new Maldon hospital put forward for South Maldon
MALDON'S hospital saga has taken a new twist with a second developer putting forward a potential location for a replacement for St Peter's – weeks after a rival plan was rejected.Dartmouth Park...
View ArticleOwners plea to track down nineweek old puppy stolen from its
A concerned dog owner is appealing for help to trace her nine-week old puppy who remains missing after being stolen from her bed during a burglary.Pickle, a white Maltese terrier, was pinched from an...
View ArticleDelays of 15 minutes at Stratford station after passenger taken
Delays of up to 15 minutes are currently in place at Stratford station after a passenger was taken ill travelling from Chelmsford to London. The disruption is expected to last until at least 10am while...
View ArticleThree men use Land Rover to smash way into Essex CoOp store
A gang used a Land Rover to smash their way into a Co-Op store near Felsted to try and steal the cash machine.The ram raid burglary happened at around 2.20am this morning (Thursday, January 28), in...
View ArticleDrunk Latvian who threatened to blow up Stansted Airport after
A man who downed an entire bottle of brandy before shouting 'Allah, Allah' and threatening to blow up hundreds of passengers has been jailed for a year.Stepans Bereznojs, 31, was 'lucky not to be shot'...
View ArticleEssex house prices likely to be much higher on streets ending
Houses across Essex on roads that have a 'Warren' or 'Chase' in the name are far more likely to be expensive than those one other streets, according to new research.Property website Zoopla looked at...
View ArticleWorld Naked Bike Ride returns to Chelmsford for second year
Hundreds of cyclists will be baring their bottoms in Chelmsford once again this summer as the city gears up for its second World Naked Bike Ride.The event is part of a global environmental campaign...
View ArticleChelmsfords John Lewis development is one step closer to
A year to the day after work began on the £120m John Lewis development in Bond Street, department store bosses celebrated laying the final external stone block.The landmark 'topping out' ceremony...
View ArticleMan dies at Witham Leisure Centre
A man has collapsed and died at Witham's Leisure Centre.Paramedics and police attended the centre, on Spinks Lane, after receiving calls at 11.51am. Two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and two...
View ArticleDont Tell the Bride on the lookout for Essex couples ahead of
Hit show Don't Tell the Bride is searching for Essex couples happy to receive £14,000 towards their dream day - as long as the husband-to-be does all the work.The show, which will move from BBC Three...
View ArticleBraintree drug addict put behind bars after robbing Mountbatten
A drug-addict who robbed a convenience store and committed burglaries to fund his habit has been jailed for four years. Lee Brooker of Bocking End, Braintree, who pleaded guilty to all of the charges...
View ArticleBraintree takeaway faces up to 40k fine after immigration
A Braintree Asian takeaway faces a fine of up to £40,000 after two illegal workers were arrested by immigration staff. Officers visited the Jade Garden in Rayne Road shortly after 5pm on Friday...
View ArticleDrunk Latvian man and a ram raid what are the most shared
We've got a number of stories today that have got you clicking... Our story on an ex-Premier League manager giving his thoughts on the possibility of a Chelmsford City job is one of our most read of...
View ArticleBraintree man killed two men in crash after three day drug binge
Two men were killed after a man who had been on a three day drug binge slammed into their car head-on near Braintree.David Bradley, 30, from Braintree, who was also three times over the drink-drive...
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