Racist neighbour banned from returning to his home for two
Essex Police has placed an injunction on a Colchester man guilty of racially-aggravated assault, stopping him returning to his neighbourhood for the next two years.Under new anti-social behaviour...
View ArticleEssex Police to investigate allegations of historic sexual abuse
Essex Police is investigating historic allegations of sexual abuse against young boys in state and foster care, it announced today.Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh has revealed details of a recent...
View ArticleWARNING Essex dog owners warned following spate of pet
ESSEX dog owners are being warned following a spate of pet poisonings at popular walking spots across the county.A Chihuahua from Colchester was targeted after 30 balls of rat poison wrapped in pastry...
View ArticleChelmsford man dies after collapsing and going into cardiac
A 66-year-old man has collapsed and died outside a Chelmsford convenience store this morning. Three paramedic cars, one ambulance, air ambulance and one police car were called to the Nisa Local shop on...
View ArticleINSIDE EXCLUSIVE what Arla workers are saying about threatened
A worker who has been at the Hatfield Peverel dairy for more than ten years spoke out about the threat to his job at the company now that Arla Foods UK have made the decision to close the plant.He...
View ArticlePICTURES Explore Chelmsford Museums art from the comfort of
Chelmsford Museum is going digital with Art UK to give people around the world the opportunity to explore their unique artwork without having to get off the sofa.It isn't only the Oaklands Park site...
View ArticleEssex Police called to woman hanging over side of High Chelmer
Officers from Essex Police rushed to the city centre this afternoon, after reports of a person hanging over the railings at the top of High Chelmer car park.Passers-by had reported the incident to...
View ArticleDartford Crossing QEII Bridgeto be closed this weekend
Drivers in Essex hoping to head south of the Thames this weekend are being warned that the QEII Bridge will be closed overnight this Friday and Saturday (11 and 12 March) while vital routine...
View ArticleWhat Essex location is on list of UKs nine most haunted places
Whether you believe in ghosts or not it's undeniable that some places in Essex, for whatever reason, just give us the creeps. Whether it be the old fashioned décor, the eerie silence that hangs over...
View ArticleKnife point robbery of delivery driver in Braintree
Robbers threatened a delivery driver with a knife before making off with a three figure sum on a residential street in Braintree.The 20-year-old man was delivering food in Northumberland Close,...
View ArticleEssex County Council criticised over handling of cutting free
A SCATHING report has criticised Essex County Council for "misleading" parents after controversial changes to school transport policy were passed - despite major protests across the county.Councillors...
View ArticleMaldon trader shuts up shop after sweets business turns sour
THE owner of a traditional sweet shop says he has been forced to close his business due to a lack of interest.Tony Price, 52, opened The Candy Cabin in December last year, just in time for Christmas,...
View ArticleSchoolboy 17 starts up a blooming florist business
A 4am ALARM kick-starts the 19-hour day of a 17-year-old entrepreneurial Ingatestone schoolboy, who is juggling his A levels with the opening of his first shop.Jaymey McIvor drives to Covent Garden and...
View ArticleNew road cuts down congestion around New Hall School
CONGESTION around a school will decrease significantly thanks to a newly-opened access road.After months of discussions, planning, and hard work, the new route to New Hall School in Chelmsford was...
View ArticleWoman struggled with masked robber to keep her mobile phone in
A WOMAN in her 20s struggled with a man whose face was covered with a scarf as he tried to steal her mobile phone.Police are appealing for witnesses after a man made a grab at the phone as the woman...
View ArticleDartford Crossing QEII Bridge to be closed this weekend
Drivers in Essex hoping to head south of the Thames this weekend are being warned that the QEII Bridge will be closed overnight this Friday and Saturday (11 and 12 March) while vital routine...
View ArticleWhat do Arla workers say about their threatened jobs in Hatfield
A worker who has been at the Hatfield Peverel dairy for more than ten years spoke out about the threat to his job at the company now that Arla Foods UK have made the decision to close the plant.He...
View ArticleSerious crash closes road in Howe Green near Chelmsford
A serious collision has shut a road in Howe Green tonight (Tuesday, March 8).Police, ambulance crews and the air ambulance are at the scene, at Southend Road.Officers were contacted shortly before...
View ArticleThree critical after threevehicle crash in Howe Green near
Three people are in a critical condition tonight after a serious three-vehicle crash in Howe Green.Police, ambulance crews and the air ambulance were called to the scene, at Southend Road.Officers were...
View ArticleTwo die in Howe Green crash near Chelmsford
Two men have died following a serious crash in Howe Green. Emergency services were called shortly before 6.05pm yesterday (Tuesday March 8) to the crash, on Southend Road, involving a Volkswagen...
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