Essex baby blighted by chickenpox in worst ever case
AN ESSEX baby's battle with chickenpox has been labelled "the worst case a doctor has ever seen" after her body was riddled with spots.Nine-month-old Livvy Hall's back and head became caked in...
View ArticleCampaigners reveal alternative to 14000home bid between
A LOBBY group has submitted a detailed report suggesting alternative building plans to a proposed 14,000 home garden suburb between Braintree and Colchester.The Campaign Against Urban Sprawl in Essex...
View ArticleHomelessness campaigners hail positive crunch talks with senior
CAMPAIGNERS keen to overturn controversial plans to fine the city's antisocial rough sleepers have hailed "positive and productive" talks with senior council bosses.Homelessness Is Not A Crime's Andy...
View ArticleNew channel dubbed Essex TV starts filming in Great Baddow ahead
A TELEVISION crew has moved in to a top secret location in Great Baddow as filming begins for a unique new channel dubbed Essex TV.Expected to hit screens on Sky in early 2018, Essex TV will launch...
View ArticleChelmsford thieves target city centre flats in mailbox breakin
A number of Chelmsford city centre flats are being targeted by thieves with letterboxes being broken into. The opportunistic thieves are reportedly hopeful of retrieving pin numbers and bank cards in a...
View ArticleDog kicked by Chelmsford traveller children on illegal camp site
A dog has been rescued by Chelmsford police officers after it was chased and kicked by traveller children on an illegal encampment. Officers attended an site set up by travellers at Chelmer Valley park...
View ArticleTeenager and woman injured in Broomfield twocar crash
A woman and a teenager have been injured in a crash on a busy road in Broomfield.The accident happened at around 4.15pm on Main Road outside the Coop and involved a white VW Golf and a Blue VW...
View ArticleLive Essex traffic and travel Monday March 21 2016
We all know how frustrating it can be to be caught up in delays or seemingly endless traffic jams. And on a Monday too – especially when we want to get our week off to a good start. Be it the A12 on...
View ArticleLive Essex traffic March 21 2016 A12 A13 and M25 heavy traffic
We all know how frustrating it can be to be caught up in delays or seemingly endless traffic jams. And on a Monday too – especially when we want to get our week off to a good start. Be it the A12 on...
View ArticleHundreds stranded after Ryanairs Stansted flights cancelled due
FOLLOW OUR LIVE BLOG FOR MORE TRAVEL UPDATESSIX Ryanair flights from Stansted have been cancelled because of a French air traffic controllers' strike on March 20 and 21 2016.The strike is expected to...
View ArticleLive Essex traffic March 21 2016 A12 delays road obstruction
We all know how frustrating it can be to be caught up in delays or seemingly endless traffic jams. And on a Monday too – especially when we want to get our week off to a good start. Be it the A12 on...
View ArticleCar crash victim taken to hospital after M25 collision and
A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after the car he was driving crashed on the M25 and went up in flames. Police are appealing for witnesses after a black Volkswagen Golf collided...
View ArticleRecap Essex traffic March 21 2016 morning A12 delays
We all know how frustrating it can be to be caught up in delays or seemingly endless traffic jams. And on a Monday too – especially when we want to get our week off to a good start. Be it the A12 on...
View ArticleVideo Why are trains not running between London and Ingatestone
Overhead line and Crossrail works are going to disrupt trains once again this weekend - this time for four days because the Easter bank holidays. Network Rail say the works, which began back in...
View ArticleMan robs Chelmsford shop with knife
A man threatened a shopkeeper with a knife in Chelmsford before making off with a three-figure sum of cash.The man entered The Cabin shortly after 8pm on Sunday, March 13, and demanded the cash after...
View ArticleEaster bunnies fluffy chicks and more animal friends at
REAL Easter bunnies and fluffy chick and ducks are part of the Animal Magic show coming to Braintree Freeport in the school holidays.Dr Zoolittle is bringing his cute and cuddly menagerie to the...
View ArticleBREAKING Matthew Smith found GUILTY of murdering pregnant
A man who strangled his ex girlfriend to death with cable ties and string has been found guilty of her murder after a three-week trial.Matthew Smith, 24, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied the...
View ArticleMan arrested after woman 70 punched in face while walking with
A Chelmsford man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a 70-year-old woman was punched in the face while walking with her dog in Little Waltham.The man, 41 and from Chelmsford, was arrested...
View ArticleMatthew Smith convicted of sickening murder of Becky Parker
Police who led the investigation into Becky Parker's murder have called it a 'sickening' crime after killer Matthew Smith was found guilty at Chelmsford Crown Court today. Becky, 23, was found in the...
View ArticleFormer Essex gangster and drug addict opens up to Chelmsford
A GRUESOME image of an open wound filled with maggots flashes up at the front of a school hall. One person faints and dozens more look away in shock and disgust.Paul Hannaford is no normal motivational...
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