American attorney finds his longlost grandmothers grave in
An American attorney who spent years searching for his Essex family after moving to the States following the war has found his relatives.Bruce Sizemore, 61, of Hoover, Alabama, began searching for the...
View ArticleBraintree man woken by burglars in his home after they shone a
A man sleeping on the sofa was woken by a torch being shone in his face by burglars who took his car keys and wallet.He was awoken in his living room at The Kentings, Braintree, at 2.20am on May 23....
View ArticleTravellers return to Chelmsfords Wharf Road car park as council
Travellers have set up in a council car park for the second time in five months as concerned residents claim police officers and firefighters are "too scared" to intervene.Eyewitnesses told the...
View ArticleInfamous Essex criminal Terence Smith loses bid to overturn
A supposedly reformed gangster turned crime writer, jailed after masterminding a string of armed robberies, has been told by top judges he deserved his open-ended sentence.Terence George Michael Smith...
View ArticleDangerous Essex paedophile who abused and groomed sevenyearol
A "dangerous" Essex paedophile who claimed he was treated too harshly by the courts has been told by top judges he deserves every day of his jail term.Leonard Whatmore, 59, left a seven-year-old girl...
View ArticleA12 horror smash driver who flipped his car in collision with
A YOUNG driver who miraculously walked away from a horror smash with a lorry that flipped his car and wrote it off has apologised for holding up the traffic.Cameron Roberts, 20, was driving back from...
View ArticleEssex teen told she may never walk again after being crushed by
A teenager told she may never walk again after her horse fell on her is back on her feet - but has been warned she will never play sports again.Scarlet Coughlin was told to expect a six-month battle to...
View ArticleA12 horror smash driver who flipped his car colliding with lorry
A young driver who miraculously walked away from a horror smash with a lorry that flipped his car and wrote it off has apologised for holding up the traffic.Cameron Roberts, 20, was driving back from...
View ArticleA12 travel update One lane closed southbound after severe
The travel chaos experienced by many thousands of motorists this morning (May 31) has been compounded by news of flooding on the A12. The Chronicle understands flood water is coming on to the trunk...
View ArticleEssex Police find missing Chelmsford man Robert Brutnell in
A 66-year-old man who went missing from his Galleywood home in Rignals Lane this morning (May 31) has been found. Robert 'Bob' Brutnell, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease and diabetes, was reported...
View ArticleGreater Anglia trains delayed across Essex after electricity
Rail services across the Greater Anglia network are disrupted on Tuesday morning (May 31) after electrical supply problems at Stratford. Services to and from Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, Clacton and...
View ArticleEssex Police launch countywide manhunt for missing Chelmsford
Essex Police have launched a countywide manhunt for a missing 66-year-old man from Chelmsford.Robert 'Bob' Brutnell, who suffers from Parkinson's Disease and diabetes, was reported missing from his...
View ArticleA12 traffic update Fallen trees heavy rain and high winds
Motorists can expect delays during the rush hour commute this morning (May 31) as heavy rain and high winds clog up major roads across Essex. The Chronicle understands a fallen tree near Colchester is...
View ArticleFirefighters rushed to Chelmsford car fire in Margaretting Road
Firefighters were called to a car fire in Chelmsford last night (May 30).A fire crew from Chelmsford rushed to extinguish a restored Reliant Valiant in Margaretting Road, at the junction of Greenbury...
View ArticleLive Greater Anglia long delays A12 flooding Essex weather
High winds brought down trees across Essex, while heavy rain is blanketing the county on Tuesday (May 31).Drivers on the A12 were delayed because of fallen trees as well as a broken down vehicle, while...
View ArticleFirst look at new skate park set to be built in Chelmsfords
This is the first look at a new concrete skatepark set to arrive in Chelmsford later this year.The renovated park will take the place of the existing metal equipment that has served enthusiasts in...
View ArticleChelmsfords Shire Hall could have been a 1940s Hollywood style
A "RECESSION-proof" casino styled on 1940s Hollywood could have given a new life to one of Chelmsford's most iconic buildings if Government had gambled on the idea ten years ago.The...
View ArticleLive Crash blocks A12 near Chelmsford one man trapped
A 'serious' crash has blocked the A12 near Chelmsford on Tuesday (May 31).The incident, which involves a lorry and a car, on the London-bound carriageway between junctions 19 for Boreham and 18 for the...
View ArticleWoman cut from car in Clavering crash
A woman had a lucky escape after her car ended up on its side in a field.Fire and ambulance crews were called to Stortford Road in Clavering, Uttlesford, at 6.07am following the early-morning crash. A...
View ArticleFormer St Peters College site in Chelmsford could become school
An old school site recently targeted by vandals and travellers could be given a new lease of life after plans to convert it into an autism school were revealed.St Peter's College, off Fox Crescent in...
View Article