Burnham man Adrian Summerfield who pleaded guilty to sex offences
A Burnham man who pleaded guilty to a string of sex offences including one count of possessing an image of a person performing a sexual act on a dog is due to be sentenced today.Adrian Summerfield, 60,...
View ArticleBraintree TV looking for extra hands as viewing numbers soar
A WEB-BASED TV channel focusing on Braintree is looking to expand after a successful launch.Twins Richard and Robert Richardson, 61, upload three programmes on various things happening in and in a ten...
View ArticleFirefighters battle blaze in ice cream van at Museum of Power in
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a museum when a fierce blaze broke out in an ice cream van.The fire at the Museum of Power in Langford started just before 2pm on Sunday, with two fire crews from Maldon...
View ArticleChelmsford sword incident did not occur on school grounds
An incident that saw a man arrested after a Chelmsford street disturbance that saw a sword found did not occur on school grounds.Police were called to Kings Road at around 3.20pm on Wednesday and...
View ArticleYou will soon be able to see cows grazing in Hylands Park
A HERD of cows will be introduced to a hay meadow in Chelmsford to promote the wildlife and history of the iconic landscape.Chelmsford City Council is introducing the cattle native to East Anglia at...
View ArticleBalloon release tribute to meningitis victim Amelia Scudder on
A COUPLE who lost their seven-month-old daughter to meningitis celebrated what would have been her first birthday with a balloon launch. Friends and family of Jade Scudder and Jamie Woodham released...
View ArticleCan you help find Chelmsford womans wedding photos and
Can you help find a Chelmsford woman's wedding photos after they were stolen from her car – which has left her young son unable to sleep through fear?Donna Thomas, 34, had just arrived home on...
View ArticleLIVE Charlotte Wassell found not guilty of causing crash death
Chelmsford woman Charlotte Wassell has been found not guilty of causing the death of her boyfriend Kailen Spreadbury in a crash. The 20-year-old was found not guilty of death by careless driving by a...
View ArticleBREAKING Charlotte Wassell not guilty of causing Kailen
A YOUNG mum has been found not guilty of causing her fiancé's death this afternoon (April 14).Charlotte Wassell, 20, of South View, South Woodham Ferrers, had been driving just 18 days when she lost...
View ArticleMidwife faces being struck off for role in pregnant womans
AN AGENCY midwife who performed a surgical incision on a pregnant woman and slapped her on the bottom among a host of other complaints during a traumatic labour faces being struck off.Samantha Stanton...
View ArticlePolice officer hurt as police dog vehicle rammed in Ingatestone
A police officer has been hurt and two other people are being treated by ambulance crews in Ingatestone after a police dog vehicle was rammed after a pursuit this afternoon. The town end of Stock Lane...
View ArticleCharlotte Wassell relieved and overwhelmed after being found
A FORMER St John Payne student is "relieved and overwhelmed" after a jury found her not guilty of causing her fiancé's death in just 30 minutes this afternoon (April 14).Mother-of-one Charlotte...
View ArticleBurnham computer technician Adrian Summerfield spared prison for
A COMPUTER technician who had hundreds of child sex abuse images and an picture of a person performing a sexual act on a dog has been spared prison.Adrian Summerfield, 60, of Remembrance Avenue,...
View ArticleRecap Charlotte Wassell found not guilty of causing crash death
Chelmsford woman Charlotte Wassell was found not guilty of causing the death of her boyfriend Kailen Spreadbury in a crash on Thursday afternoon (April 14). The 20-year-old was found not guilty of...
View ArticleEssex cat will lose an eye after being hit by 30 pellets in sick
An Essex cat will have to have its eye removed after being peppered with 30 pellets in a sick airgun attack.The distressed black and white cat called Puss-Puss disappeared for a week from its...
View ArticlePeople living near Chelmsford prison told of numerous incidents
Residents living near Chelmsford prison have been sent a letter telling them of 'numerous incidents where parcels have been thrown over the walls into the prison'. The letter, obtained by BBC Essex,...
View ArticleMan charged and set to appear in court after Chelmsford sword
A 20-year-old Chelmsford man has been charged by police after a sword was found after a disturbance in the city. Anthony Nicholson, of Oxford Court, has been charged with possession of an offensive...
View ArticleMaldon Officer Cadet graduates from Royal Military Academy
A Officer Cadet from Maldon is graduating from the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst today after 44 weeks of intensive military training.On Friday April 15, Sophie Louise Nicholls from Maldon, joins...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE David Cameron to answer Essex Chronicle readers
ESSEX Chronicle readers are being offered the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister about the EU referendum. David Cameron has agreed to answer eight questions about the upcoming vote on whether...
View Article7 things we learned about Braintree District Councils plans for
COUNCILLORS have so far allocated 15 sites for development in the Braintree district's Local Plan, which will determine where building will take place in the coming years.In a Sub Committee planning...
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