Whats wrong with this Greater Anglia station sign
You may be used to having a few delays on the trains to and from work – but how about a spelling error? This photo, taken by Twitter user and passer-by Stephen Gunshon, shows the sign at South...
View ArticleCharlotte Wassells car flew through the air before fatal crash
A WITNESS to a fatal crash claimed she saw a car "literally flying through the air" as it crossed the central reservation of a busy dual-carriageway before hitting another vehicle.Charlotte Wassell,...
View ArticlePolice and fire service launch investigation after overnight
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have launched a joint investigation with Essex Police after being called to a fire in a Colchester derelict building.Four crews from the area attended the fire,...
View ArticleTwo vehicle accident closes A12 slip road as heavy rain batters
A two vehicle collision has seen a major slip road onto the A12 closed this morning on one side of the carriageway, with the rest of the junction partially blocked due to flooding. Junction 29 where...
View ArticleNHS SOS campaign group back junior doctors with Chelmsford High
Nearly three-hundred people signed a pledge to support the junior doctors in Chelmsford's High Street, as a newly-launched campaign group launched on Monday.The NHS SOS Chelmsford group was campaigning...
View Article25 per cent rise in ambulance calls in Essex in March
New figures have revealed the scale of the demand facing the region's ambulance service following a rise of 18,000 extra calls this March compared to the same month last year.East of England Ambulance...
View ArticleNetwork Rail thank passengers as ten weeks of line closures come
Rail chiefs yesterday expressed their thanks to passengers from Essex, and the rest of East Anglia, who have been inconvenienced by works on the London Liverpool Street line since early February....
View ArticleOpen Mic UK judges choose Chelmsford in hunt for Britains best
A RENOWNED music competition that gives aspiring singers and musicians the chance to perform in front of industry movers and shakers is coming to Chelmsford. Open Mic UK, which attracted 10,000 entries...
View ArticleSuspect accused of hitting man in the head with baseball bat in
A MAN suspected of hitting another in the head with a baseball bat has returned police bail.The 22-year-old man from Chelmsford was arrested on suspicion of GBH following an incident in the city's...
View ArticleIvory Peg Wetherspoon brawl suspects return bail
THREE men arrested after a brawl in a Chelmsford bar at Christmas time that saw five people hurt have returned police bail.Police were called to the Ivory Peg Wetherspoon, in New London Road, at about...
View ArticleThoroughly dishonest carer stole 57000 from woman 89
A 'thoroughly dishonest' carer who stole £57,000 from an 89-year-old woman has been jailed.Alliah Howe, 20, of Fleetwood Avenue, Clacton was working as a carer to an elderly man in Frinton when she...
View ArticleHeartbreaking note left with dumped kitten in Essex shopping
A heart-breaking note and a basket of toys was left with a dumped five-month old kitten in an Essex Ikea car park.The RSPCA are appealing for information after Vinnie was found in a pet carrier at...
View ArticleFormer Met officers arrest over head of Essex roads boss Rodney
ESSEX Police searched the home of a former Met Police officer and seized his personal possessions without permission after a prominent county councillor accused him of harassment.The force has admitted...
View ArticleChelmsford St John Payne geography teacher Tony Ward dies after
A CHELMSFORD secondary school is in mourning after one of its most popular teachers died.Tony Ward, head of geography at St John Payne, died on April 5 after suffering a stroke on a school trip to...
View ArticleMajestic 8bedroom Georgian rectory with its own secret escape
After all the political and religious upheavals of the preceding 200 years, the 18th century was a time of relative peace and growing prosperity in the English shires. So, one thing you wouldn't...
View ArticleSpace above CTZN bar in Chelmsford could be turned into a hotel
THE FUTURE of office space above a city centre bar has taken a twist after a planning application was submitted for a hotel.Currently, two floors above CTZN, just off Springfield Road, remain empty,...
View ArticleDisappointment as Chelmsford number 47 bus route changed totally
A COUNTY councillor is furious after a bus route linking Springfield, Chelmer Village and Broomfield Hospital saved from the axe was subsequently altered without consultation.Councillor Mike Mackrory,...
View ArticleGodfrey the goose of Writtle to be commemorated with statue
A LEGENDARY Writtle resident famed for photo-bombing wedding pictures and patrolling the village pond will receive the royal treatment when his life-sized statue is unveiled this summer.Godfrey the...
View ArticleChelmsford commuters at loggerheads with city council over
A WAR of words has broken out between commuters and council chiefs after the price of an all-day parking ticket was tripled to almost £20.Under the city council's new two-year fixed pricing structure,...
View ArticleCrash blocked Maldon Road near Danbury
A three-vehicle crash blocked part of the main route through to Danbury tonight.Maldon Road was partially blocked near the Hull's Lane junction.Traffic queued in both directions - but the blockage was...
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