Chelmsford artist headbutted and punched daughters fiance in
AN ARTIST and Army reservist who headbutted and punched his daughter's fiancé over a row about the latter's driving has avoided a prison sentence.Adam Delf, 50, fractured the jaw of Jonathon Dymond in...
View ArticleSixvehicle crash blocks Dartford Crossing
A six-vehicle crash has blocked the Dartford Crossing on Monday night (May 23). The crash, said to be involving three lorries and three cars, has brought the Essex side of the crossing and M25 to a...
View ArticleAccident blocking one lane of the A12 at Witham and causing
A two vehicle accident around junction 21 on the A12 has entirely blocked one lane of the Londonbound carriageway and is causing at least back to Colchester. Traffic is queuing behind the crash, with...
View ArticleLIVE Air ambulance in Petersfield near Valley Bridge Five
The air ambulance has reportedly landed in Chelmsford this morning.A number of emergency vehicles have been seen in Petersfield, near Valley Bridge.According to eyewitnesses, 'five rapid response...
View ArticleWoman cut from car after M25 Dartford Crossing crash
A woman had to be cut out of her car after a crash on the Dartford Crossing on Monday night.The collision, on May 23 at around 8.15pm, occurred between a silver Ford Fiesta and a lorry.A woman in her...
View ArticleIron Maidens Ed Force One plane touches down at Stansted Airport
Iron Maiden's iconic world tour aeroplane Ed Force One landed at Stansted Airport over the weekend to give the rockers a few days off in familiar surroundings. The flight from Johannesburg in South...
View ArticleFirst pictures from Petersfield incident attended by air
A police car and an ambulance remain on a Chelmsford cul-de-sac following an emergency incident earlier today (Tuesday, May 24).The air ambulance reportedly landed near the Chelmer Bypass, Chelmer...
View ArticleWoman dead in Petersfield Chelmsford ambulance service confirms
A woman has died in Broomfield this morning (May 24), the East of England Ambulance NHS Trust has confirmed. Up to five ambulance rapid response vehicles and a police car attended Petersfield in...
View ArticleRecap Woman dead in Petersfield air ambulance and police called
A woman in her 70s has died in Broomfield on Tuesday (May 24).An ambulance crew, a rapid response vehicle and two ambulance officers attended Petersfield at 9.24am after an emergency call that the...
View ArticleSt Peters Hospital in Maldon to move stroke unit to Broomfield
Maldon's hospital will be closing a ward while repair work is completed over the summer, meaning patients will have to be temporarily relocated to Broomfield Hospital.Repairs are required within the...
View ArticleBurnham Surgery put in special measures by CQC Chelmsfords
The Care Quality Commission has rated the Burnham GP Surgery in Foundry Lane, Burnham-on-Crouch, as inadequate in their most recent set of reports.In the past week the CQC has released ratings for 82...
View ArticleBraintree woman Tara McIntyre still defying medical predictions
"I AM not telling you it is going to be easy, I am telling you it is going to be worth it".Those are the inspiring words 25-year-old Tara McIntyre had pinned above her hospital bed as she started on a...
View ArticleChelmsford man Tony Nkhoma found not guilty of four counts of
A man has been found not guilty of four counts of rape and one of attempted rape over a five year period after the complainant refused to give evidence.Tony Nkhoma, 35, of Haig Court, appeared at...
View ArticleBraintree district councillor spends day emptying dog bins
A councillor who emptied dog bins for the day thinks spending £46,000 a year on the service across Braintree district is worth it.Witham Central district Councillor Angela Kilmartin joined waste...
View ArticlePlan for 180 homes in Burnham approved by Maldon District Council
Plans for 180 homes in Burnham on Crouch have been given the green light.The application, for land situated south of Green Lane, from Charles Church had originally been submitted last year but was...
View ArticleAlFalah Braintree Islamic Centre looking forward to 5th annual
A mosque is hosting its fifth annual family fun day to help build bridges within the community.Al-Falah Braintree Islamic Centre on Silks Way is holding a Family Fun Day in Weaver's Park on May 29 from...
View ArticleThe Carpenters Arms in Maldon is CAMRAs best pub for cider in
A Maldon pub has been named as the best cider pub in the district and second best cider pub in Essex by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).The Carpenters Arms, in Gates Street, which is owned by Gray...
View ArticleUnacceptable plan for 145 homes in Heybridge approved
An "unacceptable" housing development in the North Heybridge Garden Suburb has been granted planning permission after a close vote by Maldon District Council.The bid from Persimmon Homes, which...
View ArticleFive men suffer severe burns after unknown liquid is sprayed on
British Transport police have launched a nationwide manhunt for a man who singlehandedly put five men in hospital after a violent and unprovoked attack at an Essex railway station.Officers would like...
View ArticleHeybridge gravel pits commercial fishing lake plan resurfaces
A property developer has resubmitted plans to convert land at Heybridge gravel pits into a commercial fishing lake in an effort to combat illegal fishing in the area.The bid comes amidst land ownership...
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