Thousands join together to remember and celebrate Bradwell Bay
AFTER almost a year of preparation, a one-off event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the decommissioning of Bradwell Bay airfield drew in more than 2,000 visitors.Organised by engineer Ian Ward...
View ArticleBraintree District Council reopens popular Mi Community scheme
Fledgling community groups can now apply for a slice of £100,000 in the fifth round of Braintree District Council's Mi Community scheme.Nearly 50 groups have already gained investments for a range of...
View ArticleEssex councils submit government bid for more devolved powers
Councils across Greater Essex have submitted a joint bid to Government setting out their ambition for devolved powers.Signed by all 15 authorities, including Essex County Council and unitary...
View ArticleInternational Space Station to be visible in skies above
The International Space Station (ISS) will be visible in the skies above Chelmsford from this Friday for the next eight days.The ISS described by NASA as "a convergence of science, technology and human...
View ArticleEssex X Factor singer blasts the show after Simon Cowell snub
An Essex-based performer who appeared on last weekend's edition of the X Factor has blasted the show saying that it's all about entertainment and reality TV rather than singing.Danny Charles, 25, an...
View ArticleYates and Payne Construction set up Braintree collection point
A SELFLESS mother-of-two is spearheading Braintree's response to the migrant crisis sweeping through Europe by setting up a temporary collection point for much-needed donations.Sinead Yates, 42, a...
View ArticleBanned driver Matthew Hawkins crashed hired Corsa with children
A BANNED driver who had a head-on crash after drinking and taking cocaine had his two young children in the front seat illegally, a court heard.Matthew Hawkins, 26, of Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, was...
View ArticleGang accused of breaking into Maldon house with knife crowbar
A GANG who are alleged to have broken into a house with a crowbar, knife and baseball bat, will stand trial later this year after denying the offence in Chelmsford Crown Court.Adam Lee, 20, Shane...
View ArticleChelmsford policemans childrens book proves a hit
A POLICE officer has written and drawn a children's book by hand about the adventures of a cat who dribbles a lot and is abducted by aliens.PC Clive Wilson, of Kirk Place, Chelmsford, found inspiration...
View ArticleCreative workshops unite artistic Maldon residents
POETRY workshops, mug painting and live music were just some of the creative events uniting Maldon this bank holiday weekend.Make It Maldon, the brainchild of 22-year-old Willow Shepstone, offered a...
View ArticleBroken down car on A12 near Chelmsford
You could be delayed this morning on the A12 as a car is blocking one lane.The broken down car is in the slow lane of the London-bound carriageway of the dual-carriageway between J20 for Hatfield...
View ArticleFormer Chelmsford mayor and musical director dies aged 72
A FORMER Chelmsford mayor and long-standing musical director at Danbury Church, Christopher Kingsley, has died.Mr Kingsley, who was Mayor of Chelmsford in 1993 and again when it became a city in 2012,...
View ArticleAbandoned animals reach record levels across county
MORE pets are being abandoned than ever, according to the county's RSPCA, which is enduring its worst year in its history.This month alone, mid-Essex RSPCA will spend up to £8,000 on private boarding...
View ArticleGirl injured as yobs throw stones at cars and a bus in Rochford
Police are investigating four incidents in which objects have been thrown at vehicles in Rochford.A large stone was thrown at a bus in Ashingdon Road at about 2.30pm on Monday, September 7.It caused a...
View ArticleEssex Police issue appeal after woman is dragged into an alleyway
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in South Ockendon.It happened at around 1.30am on Sunday, September 6. The victim, a 29-year-old woman from the local area, was walking...
View ArticleSupermarkets to charge 5p for every plastic bag used
SUPERMARKETS and other large retailers in England will start charging shoppers 5p per plastic bag next month.The new legislation comes into force from October 5 and is intended to cut back on the...
View ArticleMaldons Wetherspoons pub The Rose and Crown forced to close
AN INFESTATION of flies forced Maldon's new Wetherspoon's pub to close less than a month after its grand opening.The Rose and Crown was taken over by the pub giants, with £1.7million spend on a...
View ArticleMan has to have surgery after jaw broken near Colchester
A MAN needed to have a metal plate put in his jaw after he was punched in the face.The assault happened in High Street, Colchester, between 9.15pm and 9.30pm on Friday, September 4.A 21-year-old man...
View ArticleMaldon people trafficker 24 jailed for holding migrants
A PEOPLE trafficker who helped smuggle desperate Indian migrants into Britain in the back of lorries has been jailed for 12 years.Iraqi Karzan Rasoul, 24, of Dryden Close, Maldon, was part of a gang...
View ArticleEssex mother horrified by scenes in Kos after flying to Greek
"I SPOKE to an 18-year-old boy from Syria who was on his own and asked him where his family were. He told me that his brother's throat was slit. He had to watch live crucifixions in the streets. He...
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