London wine experts target community pub in Cold Norton for
A PUB saved from extinction by its community will become an upmarket wine bar after being taken over by two wine experts.Experienced sommeliers Boris Poliakov, 35, and his partner Nora FitzGerald, 37,...
View ArticleRenovation of former Anglia Ruskin University site makes way for
WITH the home of Essex cricket gearing up for a multimillion-pound makeover this autumn, another game-changing development is taking shape across the River Can.The former Anglia Ruskin University site...
View ArticleEssex ambulance crew reunited with baby they saved born not
Essex ambulance crews have been reunited with a baby they saved after it was suddenly born – and not breathing.Natalie Pells, 38, was at her home in Great Bentley when she suddenly went into labour...
View ArticleGunwielding Chelmsford teen jailed after targeting wine shop in
A TEENAGER was released from prison just six weeks before holding up a Stock off-licence with a BB gun in a bid to pay off his £1,400 drug debt.Jordan Anderson, 19, was sent to prison today after a...
View ArticleHow do your Chelmsford primary school rank according to their
Scroll through the gallery above to see how your local Chelmsford school got on in its Key Stage 2 tests.The government believes schools are under-achieving if fewer than 65 per cent of pupils at the...
View ArticleHeaven has gained a beautiful angel Maltings Academy pay
Staff and students at Maltings Academy, Spinks Lane, Witham, have left flowers and kind messages outside their school in tribute to a Year 10 pupil who sadly died.Louis Hacket, 14, passed away in Great...
View ArticleHow does your Chelmsford primary school rank according to their
Scroll through the gallery above to see how your local Chelmsford school got on in its Key Stage 2 tests.The government believes schools are under-achieving if fewer than 65 per cent of pupils at the...
View ArticleIn court Who has been in court in Chelmsford Braintree Witham
The following criminal cases were heard at Essex magistrates' courts from February 11 to 18.Sent to prisonDARREN CHARLES BELTON, 43, of HMP Chelmsford, was sent to prison for eight weeks for breaching...
View ArticleHEALTH WARNING Essex residents and parents on alert for swine
Essex is on red alert after a one-year-old baby contracted swine flu, marking the virus' return to the county.The child, from Billericay, was diagnosed with the illness in the last two weeks and has...
View ArticleAppeal for information after Essex man disappears from Tollesbury
A parish council have appealed for information after a 65-year-old man who left a marina on his boat last week disappeared. Bob Moore has not been seen since he left Tollesbury Marina. Mr Moore is...
View ArticleEssex Police arrest 18yearold on suspicion of Harlow murder
An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of Hassan Abdi Mohamed in Harlow last Saturday.The teen from North London was arrested in Edmonton yesterday evening...
View ArticleSuspected drug driver caught in Chelmsford with his pregnant
A suspected drug driver was caught by police in Chelmsford this morning, with his pregnant partner and three young children in the car with him. A 21-year-old man from Canvey Island was arrested in...
View ArticleWill Chelmsford couple win their dream prizes on BBC Ones Win
AN EX-PUBLICAN couple will battle to win their own list of dream prizes on the BBC One's Win Your Wish List this evening.Ray and Diane Stephenson from Chelmsford, will be given the chance to compete on...
View ArticleDemolition work begins on outdoor pool at Chelmsfords Riverside
Work has begun to demolish the outdoor pool at Chelmsford's Riverside leisure centre.The beloved pool has been shut to the general public since September 2014, after asbestos was discovered by...
View ArticleMan who strangled his ex was a wuss who hated conflict his mum
THE mother of a man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-partner has claimed he is a "wuss" who hated conflict.Linda Smith was giving evidence in the trial of Matthew Smith, who killed the mother to...
View ArticleChelmsford councillors approve plans to build homes on green belt
FURIOUS residents have hit out at a planning decision that will see a new housing estate built on an "idyllic" stretch of green-belt land.Chelmsford city councillors approved an application, submitted...
View ArticleJimmy Cricket plays national tour date in Tractor Shed
AN ICON of 1980s television will make an appearance at a small amateur theatre venue this summer as part of his national tour.Comedian Jimmy Cricket is stopping off at The Tractor Shed in Latchingdon...
View ArticlePolice close A12 just outside Chelmsford near Boreham junction
The A12 was closed this afternoon after police attended a road accident near Boreham.The road was shut heading northbound near junction 19 while police cleared debris from the road.Queuing traffic just...
View ArticleUPDATE Tyre blowout sparked A12 crash near Chelmsford that
A tyre blowout caused a crash which forced the A12 to be closed earlier on today.The road was shut heading northbound near junction 19 for Boreham while police cleared debris from the road shortly...
View ArticleBritish Army to hold recruitment days across Chelmsford Basildon
Budding soldiers will have the chance to learn more about a career in the army at a string of engagement events held across Essex next week.Between Tuesday March 15 and Thursday March 17, Local Army...
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