Alan seen off in style by happy customers
A DEDICATED railway worker at Ingatestone station was applauded by more than 50 of his regular customers after buying a one-way ticket to retirement.Alan Dowdall, 61, of Cheviot Drive, Chelmsford, has...
View ArticleFunding crisis forces Burnham information centre to shut
A KEY tourist information centre and community hub in Burnham-on-Crouch will close its doors later this year after a funding cut.The Dengie Project Trust, which runs One Place, announced last week that...
View ArticleDeveloper Gladman stymied in appeal for 200 New Moor Farm homes
A DUAL appeal to bring more than 200 homes to Southminster has been rejected by the Planning Inspectorate.The first application, originally refused by Maldon District Council in July 2014, was for 240...
View ArticleGalleywood nursery Little Chums celebrates getting own home
A NURSERY will finally have its own home after ten years of renting a small primary school classroom.Construction work began last month on Little Chums Nursery's own £115,000 building in the Beehive...
View ArticleFarmer Simon Brice fights corner over controversial Witham quarry
THE farmer behind the controversial 2.5 million tonne Coleman's Farm gravel pit for Witham insists the proposal will not blight the area.Last week, the Chronicle revealed a decision over the proposed...
View ArticleChelmsford council waiting for dementia sufferer Lillie 94 to
A DESPERATE family stuck on the housing waiting list for more than three years say council bosses are just waiting for their 94-year-old relative to die.Nicholas and Sue Lee have applied for 70 homes...
View ArticleTory hopeful Matt Lewis was talked out of standing as South
A TOWN council has been accused of "immorality" and of orchestrating a "massive injustice" after it avoided a by-election by co-opting a new councillor instead.As a result of the surprise resignation...
View ArticleGreat Baddow Afghanistan war veteran Daniel Blowes seven races
AN AFGHANISTAN war veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder will run seven races over eight weeks.Father-of-two Daniel Blowes, 28, of Vicarage lane, Great Baddow, who also suffers from...
View ArticleBroken down lorry leads to A12 delays near Chelmsford
A broken down lorry is causing delays for drivers near Galleywood on the A12 this morning.The lorry, which is in the slow lane of the Chelmsford-bound carriageway between the Galleywood and Howe Green...
View ArticleThe top things to do in Essex this week
Deadly Creatures Monday, August 17 to 21 Barleylands Farm Park, Barleylands Road, Billericay, CM11 2UDCreep down to Barleylands and come face to face with some scary snakes and spiders followed by some...
View ArticleTrains delayed by points failure at Liverpool Street
Trains are being delayed to and from Liverpool Street this morning because of a points failure.The problem, which is causing delays of around 10 minutes, is currently being assessed by engineers....
View ArticleTaxi driver punched in Duke Street Chelmsford assault
A taxi driver was punched in Duke Street after an altercation with youths last night (Tuesday, August 11).Police officers from Essex Police and the British Transport Police were called just before...
View ArticleWrittle College ranked second worst in the country for student
Writtle College has come under fire in a national survey which shows it has one of the worst student satisfaction rates in the country. The National Student Survey 2015, which ranks universities and...
View ArticleMass grave of plague victims discovered at Liverpool Street
A mass burial site suspected of containing 30 victims of The Great Plague of 1665 has been unearthed at Crossrail's Liverpool Street site in the City of London.The discovery was found during excavation...
View ArticleIncredible work of groups and individuals praised
THE county's most deserving charity groups, community-spirited volunteers and action projects were honoured at the Chronicle's illustrious Heart of Essex Awards.Monday's ceremony, at Hylands House in...
View ArticleVIDEO Former Anglia Ruskin student and TV zoologist Ben Garrod
Zoologist and former Anglia Ruskin student Ben Garrod has passed on his ten top tips for those students going through clearing today.Anglia Ruskin University's dedicated Clearing Centre will open at...
View ArticlePerseid meteor shower set to light up the skies of Essex
If you gaze up at the sky tonight you may be able to spot the Perseid meteor shower expected to light up our skies from 11pm into tomorrow morning.It is the first time since 2007 that the shower has...
View ArticleFear Maldon high street has become a race track after boy racer
MALDON High Street has been transformed into a "race track", councillors have warned, as they launch a campaign to introduce a 20 mile per hour speed limit.A total of 71 drivers were caught by police...
View ArticleKnife amnesty bins rolled out in Chelmsford two months after
THE father of murdered teenager Ashley Woolley has thanked the Chronicle after a long-awaited knife amnesty finally came into force in the city this week.Trevor Woolley, 45, from Witham, said driving...
View ArticleHouse prices in Essex soaring as survey reveals properties in
House prices in Essex are accelerating at a speed of knots, according to new research.As part of a national survey which ranked the average cost of a home in every county, Essex was placed as high as...
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