Chelmsford man jailed after pool cue attack at Red Beret pub in
A "REMORSEFUL" father has been jailed for more than six years for a brutal pool cue assault which left an army veteran with long-lasting brain damage.Lloyd Kenlen unscrewed a pool cue before striking...
View ArticlePICTURES New born lambs and goats at Marsh Farm South Woodham
Gallery created by Chris_Rushton
View ArticleTeenage girl thrown from horse by car on Coggeshall Road
An 18-year-old woman from Tolleshunt D'arcy was taken to hospital with a serious leg injury after a car overtook her and her horse on Coggeshall Road, Feering. She was on horseback with two other...
View Article11yearold Witham volunteer awarded national prize for
An 11-year-old who spent 250 hours helping others has been awarded a national youth achievement prize.Ethan Keys, a member of the Witham Boys' Brigade, has received the Jack Petchey Foundation...
View ArticlePolice charge man who drove into Braintree house
A man was charged in connection with an incident in which a car struck a house in Braintree. Richard Cain, 24, unemployed, of Great Oxcroft, Laindon, was arrested yesterday, Monday February 15, and...
View ArticleEssex village postmans fond farewell after 15 years on the job
VILLAGERS gave a popular postman a send-off to remember after 15 years of service to their community.Darren Tegg has been delivering post to the people of Woodham Ferrers for a decade and a half, but...
View ArticleUpper Bridge Road resident battling Chelmsford City Council to
A DISGRUNTLED driver slapped with a parking fine outside her house after unwittingly allowing her permit to expire is demanding the city council rescinds her ticket.Sue Cherington, 56, who has lived in...
View ArticleFamily and friends of former Chelmsford Royal Marine complete
A FORMER Royal Marines commando's life was celebrated at an emotional fun run, as his family joined hospital staff to race round a 10k course in his honour.Jonathon Scott, 50, died at his Chelmsford...
View ArticleReports of fatal fire in Bicknacre sees all emergency services
Emergency services are responding to reports of a fatal fire in Brockenhurst Way in Bicknacre. People on twitter were reporting seeing the Air Ambulance in the sky and hearing lots of sirens just...
View ArticleDVSA staff locked out of Chelmsford offices by Bailiffs driving
Learner drivers are among those expected to be hit as bailiffs have reportedly locked the staff of the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) out of their offices in Chelmsford.As a result, no...
View ArticleFatal fire in Bicknacre sees all emergency services descend on
Emergency services are responding to reports of a fatal fire in Brockenhurst Way in Bicknacre. People on twitter were reporting seeing the Air Ambulance in the sky and hearing lots of sirens just...
View ArticleDoctors still trying to revive Chelmsford dentist struck down by
Doctors are still trying to stimulate brain function in the Chelmsford dentist who was knocked down by an ambulance on a 999 call in Danbury.Dr Michael Daly, 77, remains in a coma at St George's...
View ArticleTwo men arrested in connection with Sible Hedingham shooting
Police have arrested two men in connection with an aggravated burglary in Sible Hedingham, where the victim was shot in the leg. The men, aged 27 and 23, and both from Sible Hedingham, were arrested...
View ArticlePetrolpowered toy cars stolen from Braintree shed
AN OVERNIGHT theft of two radio controlled petrol cars from a shed in Braintree has left police searching for the culprits.Suspects pushed the door on a small storage shed, causing the lock to pop out,...
View ArticleUpdate Learner drivers forced to do tests on unfamiliar roads
After Bailiffs reportedly closed down the Chelmsford office of the Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) this morning, in circumstances that are still unclear, learner drivers are being made to...
View ArticleOwner of shut garden centre says cash gone
THE owner of Ingatestone Garden Centre says he "simply could not afford to keep the doors open" before it shut suddenly two weeks ago.James Harding closed the doors to the site in Roman Road without...
View ArticleMarried at First Sight Essex volunteers wanted for Channel 4
Channel 4's marriage experiment programme is coming back to our screens later this year, and the producers are currently on the lookout for new singletons from Essex willing to walk down the aisle with...
View ArticlePolice appeal for lorry witness at Danbury 999 call ambulance
Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious accident in which an ambulance answering a 999 call in Danbury hit dentist, Dr Michael Daly. The collision happened at 5.20pm on Thursday, February 5,...
View ArticleTraffic at a standstill and delays of up to two hours expected
Delays of up to two hours are expected on the A12 this evening, after a pothole opened in the road, forcing a lane closure.One lane is blocked heading northbound near junction 25 for Marks Tey, with...
View ArticleSnow set to fall across Essex tonight
Essex is forecast to see flurries of snow across the county tonight, with decent accumulations possible in higher parts of the county according to the Essex Weather Centre.The Met Office have issued a...
View Article