Bereaved mother calls for probe into appalling
A bereaved mother has called for Highways bosses to take a look at an "appealing" junction on Springfield Road where her son was hit by a car and died. John Roberts, 56, from Chelmsford, died on March...
View ArticleUPDATE Man arrested and 23 injured in freak Mersea Island crash
Twenty-three people have been injured with one in a critical condition after a crash between a bus and a HGV lorry in Mersea Island this afternoon.A stream traction engine believed to be on the back of...
View ArticleSpringfield and Chelmer Village residents say they will be
MORE than 50 residents met to protest against the cancellation of a bus route that connects Chelmer Village and Springfield with Broomfield Hospital.A petition was set up after First Buses revealed the...
View ArticleNew East Anglia Rail Franchisee to be given stringent targets
THE NEW operator of the East Anglia Rail Franchise will be subject to stringent targets, mystery shoppers and new fines for falling short, the government said as it published its invitation to...
View ArticleFive people injured after two crashes in one week at Woodham
A WOMAN was left fighting for her life after a two-vehicle crash in Woodham Mortimer last Thursday afternoon.Police were called to the collision on the A414 Burnham Road at 3.28pm between a Mini Cooper...
View ArticleWould you like to star in a new ITV cooking show with TV star
TV celebrity Gok Wan is set to begin filming a new cooking show in Chelmsford, Braintree or Witham – and you could take part.Gok Wan hosts the brand new ITV series looking for budding home-cooks who...
View ArticleTwo imitation firearms recovered after teenage boys arrested in
Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences in Chelmsford after a cyclist reported two people with a gun.Officers conducted an area search and arrested two teenage boys on...
View ArticleEssex County Council criticised for investing 204 million
Essex County Council have been criticised by green groups for investing over £204 million of public money in fossil fuel companies such as Shell and BP.The money, part of a £4.9 billion pot...
View ArticleGreat Yarmouth man bailed over steam engine bus crash in Mersea
A man has been released on bail after 23 people were injured, one critically, when a steam engine fell from a lorry onto a bus in Mersea Island yesterday afternoon.A stream traction engine, believed to...
View ArticleExEssex Police office worker Ian Blacks 8000 child abuse image
A FORMER Essex Police office worker found guilty of downloading nearly 8,000 indecent images of girls as young as two claimed he did so for research purposes.Ian Black, 54, of Yare Avenue, Witham,...
View ArticleThieves steal 4ft swordfish nose Pelham Puppets and five other
Seven antiques including jewellery, Pelham Puppets, a silver St Christopher's medal and a 4ft swordfish nose have been stolen during a burglary in Panfield.Detectives have released photographs of...
View ArticleEssex Polices gun licensing delays are attacked by watchdog
ESSEX Police gun control has been labelled "flawed" and "unacceptable" in a damning report.Police watchdog Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) criticised Essex Police for some of the...
View ArticleTravellers set up camp in Baddow Road carpark in Chelmsford
A group of travellers has set up camp at Baddow Road carpark in Chelmsford, having moved there from the Aldi-owned land next to the Army and Navy roundabout yesterday.The travellers, who arrived on the...
View ArticleWorld diving champion Rebecca Gallantree to stage protest against
WORLD diving champion Rebecca Gallantree comes back to her home town for a special visit to meet fans tonight and call on Chelmsford City Council to rethink their plans to not include diving boards at...
View ArticleA celebration of all that is weird and wonderful at Chelmsfords
GRANNIES racing around on oversized trollies, bouncers on stilts and steam punks riding Victorian tricycles were among some of the wacky characters roaming around Chelmsford city centre on...
View ArticleChelmsford people are the most satisfied with life in Essex
People living in the Chelmsford District have the best life satisfaction ratings of anywhere in the county, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed.Chelmsford City...
View ArticleThe Few commemorated during Chelmsford Battle of Britain parade
CADET groups and ex-service associations joined in a solemn procession along Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.Several hundred people turned out...
View ArticleTravellers arrive on councilowned land in Marshalls Park in
A GRANDFATHER-of-40 whose traveller family camped on a council-owned park in Braintree has revealed he pitched up in the town to keep his culture "alive".The 58-year-old, who called himself Fred Pod,...
View ArticleOwner of Greenstead Living Foods launches first healthy mobile
TWO healthy living fanatics are cooking up a storm in the food industry after renovating a disused ambulance to create the first mobile juice bar in the county.Mike Bailes, 45, of Greenstead Green, has...
View ArticleResidents gearing up for something big at 106th Maldon Carnival
MORE than a century since it began, the 106th Burnham-on-Crouch carnival will return this Saturday, with a full day of activities set to wow the thousands of visitors due to attend.The fun is set to...
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