Groom wins Maldon Mud Race entered as part of Stag challenge
More than 20,000 people watched a groom-to-be trudge home to win this year's Maldon Mud Race – an event his friends only entered him into as a stag challenge.But the joke was placed firmly on the...
View ArticleMan with life changing injuries and four in hospitals
MAN suffered "life changing" injuries after a crash on the A12 near Witham, which left everyone in the car in hospital.Essex Police are appealing for witnesses to a blue Vauxhall Zafira veering off the...
View ArticleThree teenagers stabbed and punched a 45yearold Braintree man
A MAN was stabbed in the hand and punched in the head by three youths in a daylight attack in Braintree.The 45-year-old was walking through an alleyway linking Julien Court Road and Beaufort Gardens,...
View ArticleWitness to A12 crash near Witham says casualties were lucky
A LORRY driver who drove past the wreck of a blue Vauxhall Zafira which crashed on the A12 near Witham this morning "could not believe that someone hadn't died".Richard Vogt, an HGV driver from...
View ArticleFour plead not guilty to kidnapping and assault of teen who was
One man and three teenagers accused of kidnapping and assaulting a 17-year-old boy in Maldon pleaded not guilty to all indictments put to them in court.Tanner Bailey, 20, Jimmy Millard, 18, and a 15...
View ArticleFire crews cut free man trapped in vehicle after crash between
Firefighters had to cut free a man trapped inside his vehicle after an accident on a rural country lane.Two fire crews from Halstead were called to Russells Road, between Gosfield and Halstead, at...
View ArticleTalented RAF student pilot from Essex named as victim of tragic
A YOUNG pilot who was killed when his light aircraft crashed in a field in Yorkshire has been named as Essex man Ajvir Singh Sandhu.The 25-year-old was in the plane with fellow RAF student pilot...
View ArticleArgos issues warning to parents as five Mamas Papas car
HIGH Street retail giant Argos has warned parents whose children use certain car seats to stop using them "immediately" over safety fears.The retailer has recalled five products from upmarket brand...
View ArticlePolice issue witness appeal for attempted theft of ATM in
Essex Police have issued a witness appeal after thieves attempted to steal an ATM machine from a service station in Cressing last month.A Police Spokesperson said: "We are appealing for witnesses to...
View ArticleThe Compasses retains Asset of Community Value status despite
THE battle to secure a village pub's future has taken another step in the licensee's favour as the district council has upheld its status as an asset of community value.The Compasses, in Colchester...
View ArticleExarmy bomb disposal expert 27 had sex with 15yearold girl
A FORMER Army bomb disposal expert who had sex with a 15-year-old girl before using her as a drugs mule at a music festival has been jailed.Paul Davis, 27, originally of South Woodham Ferrers, also...
View ArticlePolice search for attacker who left man with dislocated jaw in
Police are appealing for help to name a man caught on CCTV in McDonalds after an assault left a man with a dislocated jaw.A 19-year-old man was punched following an altercation inside the fast-food...
View ArticleWATCH Car engulfed in flames at Army and Navy roundabout
This was the moment a passenger captured footage of a car engulfed by flames at the Army and Navy Roundabout in Chelmsford. >> Scroll down to watch video
View ArticleAerospace engineer proposed to Matchcom girlfriend at London
AN AEROSPACE engineer who ran the London Marathon with his girlfriend proposed to her at the finish line.After five hours and two minutes of running, Matt DeChamps, 40, of Arnold Way, Galleywood, got...
View ArticleMotorists warned as traffic across Army and Navy flyover will
THE flow of traffic over the city's flyover will change direction according to congestion levels from next week in a fresh bid to alleviate traffic jams.From Monday, traffic controllers will start...
View ArticleChronicle launch fundraising appeal after Chelmsford biker is
A MOTORCYCLIST faces four months of rehabilitation after a "heartless" hit-and-run driver left him lying in the road badly injuredin a wheelchair nursing a broken collarbone, knee, leg, foot and...
View ArticleBradwell Power Stations costcutting means site grows more
A nuclear disaster could hit Bradwell because of cost-cutting measures during the power station's decommissioning process, it is claimed.Magnox, in charge of making the site safe, decided it could...
View ArticleIt was the stuff of nightmares said couple who
A MOTORIST was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and bailed after two people were left with "life-changing" injuries and three more were hurt when a people carrier crashed into trees.Witnesses...
View ArticleWomen and dogs escape burning Land Rover in Springfield
TWO women and three dogs escaped Land Rover shortly before it burst into flames this afternoon (May 4).It is understood fellow motorists saw plumes of smoke coming out of the vehicle around 1.30pm in...
View ArticleFunding cut for project that helps over 65s as MidEssex CCG
A PROJECT that helps over 65s on discharge from hospital and those at risk of a hospital admission has had its funding stopped, as a new county-wide reablement service is launched.The Home from...
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