Essex bouncers fail in appeal to have prison terms cut for
TWO bouncers imprisoned for kidnapping and cuffing a drugged-up festivalgoer, then dumping him half-naked on a busy road, have failed in an attempt to get their sentences cut.Geologist Paul Wickerson,...
View ArticleCampaigners insist Chelmsford city planners are wrong over plans
CHELMSFORD'S most-loved tree is due to be cut down within days to make way for a new £3 million dining quarter.The large London plane that has guarded High Chelmer's Exchange Way entrance since the...
View ArticleUPDATE Missing Ingatesone girl found
Sarah Parrott, who went missing on Saturday, has returned to her home in Ingatestone.The 17-year-old was thought to have been heading to Chelmsford on Saturday 13 February and was not seen again until...
View ArticleMet Office issue yellow snow warning for Essex
The Met Office predict up to 5cm of snow for Essex this morning after after showers of sleet and snow brought the county into Monday morning.Accumulations of 0-2 cm of snow are likely in places at low...
View ArticleMore support for Essex rape victims in police cash sum
Rape crisis centres have been awarded £1.3 million to provide specialist medical services to adult and child victims of sexual assault.Nick Alston, Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, has awarded...
View ArticleWill transgender singer Jordan Gray return to The Voice in a
FANS of The Voice are waiting with bated breath to find out what happens to transgender singer Jordan Gray.On Saturday, viewers watched as the Essex performer seemingly crashed out of the contest when...
View ArticleActivities for all the family across Essex this half term
From Harry potter events to splashing through puddles at Danbury Park, there are plenty of activities for families to enjoy in Essex this February half-term. Many of the activities organised by Essex...
View Article5000 reward for Sible Hedingham shooters
A REWARD of up to £5,000 is being offered by Crimestoppers for information after a man was shot in his home by intruders during an aggressive burglary.The charity is today offering the reward for...
View ArticleBraintree phone box fireworks attack
FIREWORKS were set off in a road side phone box in the Braintree area causing smoke damage.Various fireworks from a box found discarded near the scene of the crime exploded inside the booth between...
View ArticlePICTURES Housing Minister visited Beaulieu Park Chelmsford
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View ArticleMarsh Farm lambs give Essex children something different to do
Children of Essex are being given the opportunity to spend their half term in company of newborn lambs at Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers.Lambing season runs from early February through to the end...
View ArticleLineup for Chelmsfords V Festival 2016 to be released next week
Excited fans have less than a week to wait to find out who will be headlining V Festival 2016, taking place in Chelmsford's Hylands Park on August 20 and 21.Rumours have been circulating that Canadian...
View ArticleMap of Mars created by Ordnance Survey with help of sensors
The Ordnance Survey (OS) have created a map that is unlikely to ever be used for finding your way to the shops on holiday, by compiling open source data from NASA's Curiosity and Opportunity rovers to...
View ArticleChelmsford council refuse bid to transform Springfield newsagents
Chelmsford City Council has refused an application to transform a newsagents into a fish and chip shop.Gerardo Falcone had applied for permission to open a chippy in Meon Close, Springfield, from noon...
View ArticleLittle Baddow neighbours end 18month dispute over noisy pond
A MARRIED couple desperate to silence their next door neighbour's "noisy" pond have lost their court battle after magistrates found their prosecution bid unnecessary.Sarah Smith, of The Ridge, in...
View ArticleChelmsford City councillor makes shock discovery of greatgranda
ONE Chelmsford councillor spent years walking past a war memorial carrying his great-grandfather's name without realising.Councillor Mark Springett discovered that the fate of Arthur Frederick Juniper...
View ArticleBellway submit plans for 16storey residential tower at
WORK on what would be Chelmsford's tallest building could soon be under way if council chiefs give the green light to the controversial plans.Developer Bellway Homes has applied to Chelmsford City...
View ArticleGreater Anglia trains through Essex delayed or cancelled this
Greater Anglia trains into London Liverpool Street this morning are facing delays and, in one case, cancellations thanks to an issue at Ipswich station.The 0738 train from Ipswich to London Liverpool...
View ArticleCommuters facing delays on A120 at Braintree
Commuters on the A120 are once again facing delays westbound between the junctions with the A131 North and the A131 South, with Traffic England reporting that traffic is 'not moving', and hasn't been...
View ArticleWeek in pictures around Essex by Photographer Chris Rushton
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