Waitrose announces longawaited work will start on new Chelmsford
Almost a year after work was set to start on a Waitrose store in Chelmsford engineers will begin clearing the former Royal Mail delivery office site in Victoria Road this week.Waitrose is keen to start...
View ArticleBraintree High Street decreases in popularity as Freeport
ONCE a hive of bustling market activity, Braintree town centre is fast becoming a ghost town, according to a new multi-million pound report.The town centre has become slowly marginalised by shoppers...
View ArticleNuisance nightclub appeals councils move to cut
THE manager of a "nuisance" nightclub plagued by criminal allegations is fighting Chelmsford City Council's cut to its opening hours.#BarFunk, in Tindal Street, has been the scene of alleged drug...
View ArticleRevealed Health hub may not even have bed funding
AS A LIST of possible sites for a new community health hub in Maldon was announced, it has been revealed that the new site may not even have beds unless the authority can find additional funding.Ahead...
View ArticleLondon Night Tube launch delayed while talks with unions continue
The launch of 24-hour tube trains across London has been suspended to allow for further talks with union bosses. On Monday two 24-hour Tube strikes planned for this week were called off after talks...
View ArticleTwo teenagers charged with possessing a knife in Duke Street
Two teenagers have been charged with possession of a knife blade after being stopped by police in Chelmsford. The boys, who are aged 16 and 17 and from Dagenham, were arrested in Duke Street,...
View ArticleEssex primary school kids reading writing and maths Sat grades
The amount of pupils getting the expected level in reading, writing and maths in state-funded primary schools in Essex has risen. Data released by the Department for Education today shows 81 per cent...
View ArticleVIDEO Stay safe this August bank holiday using the East of
The region's ambulance service has urged people to be prepared and take care to avoid a medical emergency this August bank holiday. Officials from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust...
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View ArticleHome and garden slant of new store at Chelmsford BM site
WITHIN minutes of the first ever B&M store in Chelmsford opening its doors, customers flooded the carpark to scan the freshly built shelves for bargains.The homeware retailer saw its first...
View ArticleFormer Chelmsford binge eater almost killed by gastric band seven
THE FIRST British child to have a gastric band fitted seven years ago was rushed to hospital last week after the procedure almost killed him.Emrah Mevsimler, 20, of Burnell Gate, Beaulieu Park,...
View Article5000 bill for former Heybridge Residents Association
THE former chairman of a vocal community group has had to pay almost £5,000 after the leader of Maldon District Council threatened to take him to court over derogatory comments.Councillor Miriam Lewis...
View ArticlePossible city centre traffic after incident at Chelmsfords Odeon
Chelmsford city centre could be even busier than usual this morning after reports of an accident on the Odeon roundabout.The incident, at the roundabout which connects Parkway and High Bridge Road was...
View ArticleTraffic expected after incident in Little Baddow on Hammonds Road
Traffic is expected this morning after an incident on Hammonds Road in Little Baddow.The accident, first reported at approximately 8.15am, occurred at the intersection between Hammonds Road and...
View ArticleEssex firefighters set to strike again as dispute continues
Firefighters across the county will go on strike today (August 28) and again on Tuesday (September 1) as a dispute over what they call "unfriendly" work practices and budget cuts rumbles on.The Essex...
View ArticleEssex revealed as third most prosperous region in the UK in new
Essex is the third most affluent region in the country according to a new prosperity-measuring study.A boost in entrepreneurial activity has seen a 33 per cent increase in Essex millionaires since...
View ArticleEssexs Paul Upson and Stephen OConnor to set sail from Southend
Two Essex men will be setting off on a round-the-world trip in one of sailings most gruelling endurance races. The Clipper Round the World Race sets off from Southend on Sunday to circumnavigate the...
View ArticleConveyorbelt style taste of Tokyo YO Sushi heading to
A CONVEYOR-BELT style taste of Tokyo is heading to the historic heart of Chelmsford.International chain YO! Sushi submitted plans this month to open up in 9-10 High Street in the former home of pop-up...
View ArticleLove Essex antilitter campaign branded sexist by feminist
An anti-litter campaign has been branded as sexist for depicting a man as "smart" and a woman as "pretty" in posters adorning bus stops and billboards across Essex.The Love Essex campaign is supported...
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