Valuers to auction historic piece of Winston Churchills Second
Valuers in the city will auction off a historic and monumental piece of Winston Churchill's Second World War collection later this year.Boningtons, in Lower Anchor Street, is looking after the original...
View ArticleStansted Airport staff go on strike as pay row rumbles on
Thirty staff at Stansted Airport have gone on strike for the entirety of Bank Holiday Monday as a row over pay continues. The security scanner staff walked out in the early hours of Monday morning and...
View ArticleFlood warning issued for Essex with heavy rain and storms set to
Essex residents are being urged to take precautions after the Environment Agency issued a flood warning for parts of the county.Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to last throughout most of...
View ArticleBack to school checklist supplies your child will immediately
As the summer holidays draw to a close, shops are packed with parents desperately trying to find the right shirt for little Timmy, and looking for the exact pencil case featured on the school supplies...
View ArticlePriti Patel urges HSBC not to close its Newland Street branch in
Witham MP Priti Patel has urged bank HSBC to reconsider its plans to permanently close their Witham branch in Newland Street from 27 November 2015. The bank will be writing to customers affected...
View ArticleNew government rules mean travellers must prove they move
A government crackdown on travellers that begins today will see gypsies forced to 'prove' that they move in order to stay on designated sites.The new ruling is intended to make it easier for local...
View ArticleVIDEO Essex drug dealer jailed for six years after being caught
An Essex drug dealer has been jailed for six years after the van he was driving on the M6 was found with over £2 million worth of amphetamines hidden amongst boxes of clothes. Simon Brown, 50, of...
View ArticleCuts mean Essex Police unable to attend 97 of antisocial
Essex Police has written to councils to say officers are likely to only be able to attend the 3 per cent of anti-social behaviour cases the force deems to be "high risk". Last week Assistant Chief...
View ArticleWhat are migration levels in your part of Essex
New data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that most of Essex was well under national levels of migration – despite net migration being at its highest ever. It was...
View ArticleChelmsford mum blames bad financial advice for benefits
A PRE-SCHOOL teacher's life has been turned "upside down" after she was prosecuted because of what she claims was a financial advisor's faulty advice.Single mother-of-two Jenny Hands, who gets council...
View ArticleControversial Maldon funeral home opens after planning battle
A CONTROVERSIAL funeral parlour, branded "insensitive" for being located opposite a retirement complex, has opened.Maldon MP John Whittingdale was on hand to officially welcome family undertakers Adam...
View ArticleGalleywood trio get in the saddle for cancer charity trip
THREE men are taking on a 65-mile cycle ride to raise money for a cancer charity after two of their relatives were struck down with the disease.Ian Jordan, Brian Bolton, and Ryan Alexander, from...
View ArticleTravel chaos on the A12 and A120 as threevehicle crash and
Commuters using the A12 and A120 this morning (September 1) are experiencing a torrid return to work as the notoriously busy roads are beset with delays.An accident involving three vehicles is blocking...
View ArticleSummer set to extend into September for Essex says Met Office
Summer is set to extend into September despite much of the county enduring a soggy Bank Holiday Monday after the Environment Agency issued a flood warning for parts of Essex.Forecasters predict that...
View ArticleThrillseekers sought for naked rollercoaster world record attempt
Thrillseekers are being sought for a brand new attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Most People Riding a Rollercoaster Naked.Five years ago, 102 people rode the Green Scream ride at...
View ArticleShop workers tied up by balaclavaclad robbers in terrifying
TWO TERRIFIED shop workers were tied up when three balaclava-clad robbers targeted their store.The staff at One Stop in Robin Hood Road, Elsenham, near Stansted, were threatened when the three thieves...
View ArticleStansted Airport announces plans for planes to fly over 4000
Stansted Airport says it can reduce aircraft noise for thousands of residents by using technology to allow planes to make a more accurate take off. A public consultation on a new take-off procedure,...
View ArticleAmazing pictures of motorists driving through floodwater as
MOTORISTS are taking huge risks to get to and from Mersea Island.Drivers are taking drastic action by driving on The Strood, the only road linking the island to the Essex mainland, which is heavily...
View ArticleBraintree man ready to pedal for glory in London to Paris 24
AN ULTRA endurance fanatic is taking on a mammoth charity bike ride next month despite only signing up for the race five weeks ago "on an impulse".Carl Chart, 29, of Nayling Road Braintree, is...
View ArticleChefs at Tutti Grille give master class to youngsters from
ITALIAN restaurant Tutti Grille might have unearthed the county's next Jamie Oliver after it hosted a cooking session for youngsters from the Braintree Youth Project Charity (BYPC).Based at Freeport in...
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