Cracking scooter run delivers Easter egg joy to children at
THE sound of revving engines filled the air around Broomfield Hospital as more than 100 scooter-mad fundraisers dropped off Easter eggs and a cheque to the children's ward.Organised by Broomfield...
View ArticleFemale police officer injured in course of duty in Chelmsford
A police officer fractured her wrist in the course of duty whilst working in Chelmsford Police Station custody unit.Special Constable Maddy Corneby from the Braintree force sustained the injury on...
View ArticleLIVE Essex Traffic and Travel
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 ArticleStorm Katie causes tree to crash into Springfield Road
Storm Katie has wreaked havoc throughout the country this weekend including leaving hundreds of homes without power. Now, this morning a tree has been ripped from its base and blown into Springfield...
View ArticleUPDATE Essex police release name of 7yearold girl tragically
Detectives investigating the death of a girl following an incident in Harlow Town Park in Harlow are now able to name the deceased.Summer Grant, aged 7, from Braeford Close in Norwich, died after...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG Disruption as storm Katie batters Essex
Two yellow weather warnings remain in place in Essex this morning- one for rain and one for wind. The Met office say gusts of up to 70mph should be expected this morning.
View ArticleWoman targeted on her driveway by burglar whilst unloading
ESSEX Police are appealing for help to identify a man officers want to trace in connection with a burglary in Wivenhoe. The occupant of a house in The Quay, Wivenhoe, was unloading shopping from her...
View ArticleStorm Katie leaves trail of destruction in Braintree area on Bank
Residents have been sending in photos across Witham, Silver End and Braintree of the mess being caused by Storm Katie today. A tree has been ripped from the ground at Sheepcoates Lane, Silver End,...
View ArticleEssex Firefighters battle coach blaze on M11
Essex Firefighters were called to battle a blaze that broke out on a coach at about 4.20am on Saturday, March 26 while it was travelling on the M11 between junctions 7 and 8.On arrival, crews reported...
View ArticleChelmsford teenager receives highest Girlguiding honour the
A YOUNG Girlguiding member from Chelmsford celebrated achieving Girlguiding's highest award at an event in Parliament on Saturday, March 19.Bethany Wallis, 19, joined the celebration at the House of...
View ArticleEssex residents given chance to race for the county while raising
THE people of Essex will go up against Suffolk and Norfolk in a battle to crown the Round Anglia Chase winning county as part of Autism Anglia's World Autism Awareness Day events.This Saturday, April...
View ArticleExCoronation Street star brings awardwinning cheese to
FORMER Coronation Street star turned cheese maker Sean Wilson dropped by Chelmsford Retail Market to show off one of his award-winning cheeses.The actor, who played Martin Platt in the ITV soap, took...
View ArticleTeen found in Little Baddow with multiple stab wounds and broken
A 17-year-old boy from Chelmsford was severely hurt in a vicious attack left him with a broken leg, multiple stab wounds and missing teeth.Police have said they were contacted shortly before 12.30am on...
View ArticleHeartbroken parents make tribute to beautiful angel
The parents of a seven-year-old girl who died following an incident at Harlow Town Park after a bouncy castle was swept away in the wind have released tributes to her.Summer Grant, from Norwich, died...
View ArticleYoung mums rally to save extremely important Chelmsford
A GROUP of young mothers are battling to save an "extremely important" children's centre after the county council announced plans to close facilities across Essex.Perryfields Children's Centre, off...
View ArticleBurnham man plans to set up volunteer business after lifechangin
A LIFE-CHANGING trip to Bangladesh has inspired one young man from Burnham to dedicate his future to giving back to less fortunate communities in the world.Greg Wallaker, 20, of Southminster Road, was...
View ArticleGrease is the word at Moulsham High School musical
STUDENTS of Moulsham High donned their leather jackets and rock 'n' roll skirts to bring a touch of 1950s America to Chelmsford.Pupils from every year group at the school took charge of putting on...
View ArticleComedian Julian Clary inspires Essex schoolchildren to read with
WELL-KNOWN comedian turned children's author Julian Clary entertained almost 400 Essex school pupils when he dropped into the county to talk about his books.Julian was accompanied by illustrator David...
View ArticleRECAP Disruption as storm Katie batters Essex
Two yellow weather warnings remain in place in Essex this morning- one for rain and one for wind. The Met office say gusts of up to 70mph should be expected this morning.
View ArticleSerious twovehicle crash shuts A133 between Clacton and Weeley
The A133 between Clacton and Weeley is set to be shut for several hours following a two-vehicle crash.It happened at around 5pm between St Osyth Road in Little Clacton and Colchester Road in Weeley,...
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