First date couple Gavin Maguire and Allison Jennings performed
AN "ABSOLUTELY mortified and embarrassed" businessmen paid the price today (September 15) after indulging in sex antics with a Chelmsford woman after their first date on a train - in front of...
View ArticleTown planners vow to pull off best International Puppet Festival
TITAN the Robot will make a show-stopping return to Witham later this month as town planners vow to deliver the biggest and best International Puppet Festival in its 16-year history.Thousands of...
View ArticleGalleywood great grandmother 80 left with two black eyes after
A GREAT-grandmother was left with a broken wrist, two black eyes and a gashed knee after tripping over an uneven pavement outside her bungalow.Audrey Barnard was coming back from Asda when she parked...
View ArticleFemale chef 22 took her own life behind Jacks Centre in
A 22-YEAR-OLD woman whose case file "made for very sad reading" took her own life after taking a cocktail of anti-depressants, alcohol and cocaine, an inquest heard.Sadiane Roach, known as Shard, was...
View ArticleHero who saved drowning man in River Chelmer only in area after
A HERO who saved a man who had jumped into the River Chelmer was only passing by in time to rescue him because he was late for work. Martin Bell usually gets to his road surfacing yard in Stock by...
View ArticleYoung and old celebrate our rural tradition
FARMERS and steam enthusiasts joined forces in the annual celebration of everything rural at Barleylands Farm in Billericay.The 29th annual Essex Country Show wowed the thousands of visitors from...
View ArticleThree people injured after twocar collision leaves Burnham Road
Three people are being treated by paramedics after a two-car collision has closed the Burnham Road in Woodham Mortimer. The accident happened at around 3.28pm this afternoon. An ambulance officer, two...
View ArticleWoman in critical condition after Burnham Road twocar crash in
A woman is in a critical condition after a two-car collision in Woodham Mortimer. Police are at the scene of the crash in Burnham Road that happened at around 3.28pm this afternoon. Essex Police were...
View ArticleAppendicitis sufferer blames weekend effect after he
A CHEF who nearly died when his appendix burst and became infected blames "the weekend effect" after being sent home from A&E days earlier with a suspected chest infection.Sener Kose claims his...
View ArticleMystery blaze on Maldon boat crushes owners dreams of houseboat
FIREFIGHTERS took four hours to put out a mystery blaze on a boat.Two crews from Maldon and one from Witham were called to the Ranger at 5.35pm on Thursday afternoon last week.The aft end of the boat...
View ArticleOwners of Cannons Motorcycles in Braintree targeted by gang of
THE owners of a Braintree motorcycle dealership defiantly declared they are "still open for business" despite being targeted by a gang of organised criminals who stole £300,000 of stock.Bill Cannon,...
View ArticleGiant pothole opens up on A12 at Witham and damages cars
A large pothole has opened up on the A12 causing damage to motorists' vehicles. The pothole, which is on the southbound carriageway of the Witham bypass, is thought to be roughly a metre across and a...
View ArticleEssex Police in historical MP child sex abuse corruption
ESSEX Police is accused of failing to investigate historic claims that an MP was involved in child sex abuse.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) announced an investigation against the...
View ArticleShakeup of Essex bus routes could see 12 cancelled and 38
Essex County Council is planning a shake-up of its bus service that could see 12 routes cancelled and 38 redirected.The majority of services in Essex are run commercially and will not be subject to the...
View ArticleWoman with lifethreatening injuries after Woodham Mortimer crash
A woman who suffered life-threatening injuries after a two-car collision in Woodham Mortimer is now in a stable condition. Police were called to a crash in Burnham Road that happened at around 3.28pm...
View ArticleSex Pistols played live at Chelmsford Prison 39 years ago to the
Thirsty-seven years ago to the day, legendary punk rockers the Sex Pistols performed live for inmates at Chelmsford prison.The jail in Springfield Road played host to Johnny Rotten, aka John Lydon,...
View ArticleTractor driver banned for crashing on A12 whilst drunk
A TRACTOR DRIVER who careered into a nearside bank off the A12 whilst drunk was banned from driving yesterday.Kevin Rayner, of Walters Close, Leigh-on-Sea, was driving a Volvo heavy tractor unit at...
View ArticleFormer Moulsham High School teacher with alopecia fights back
A FORMER teacher whose hair was her pride and joy lost it all in the space of just two weeks after developing alopecia.Karen Green, 56, who worked at Moulsham High School, has lived with the condition...
View ArticleMaldon community choir hopes to wow Britains Got Talent
A COMMUNITY choir is aiming to hit all the right notes in a bid to make the grade on prime time television.The Sound Collective was spotted by Britain's Got Talent researchers in a YouTube clip of them...
View ArticleThousands flock to European Woodworking Show at Cressing Temple
THERE was no deadwood at Cressing Temple Barns last weekend as thousands of woodcarving enthusiasts flocked to the largest woodworking show in Europe.More than 3,000 visitors descended on the medieval...
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