Essex Police hunt for burglary suspect covered in white
Essex Police want to locate a man "covered in white paint" on suspicion of a burglary in Essex. Police are investigating a burglary in Vernon Road, Leigh, and have already arrested two men - but a...
View ArticleNorth Essex Partnership trust nurse reprimanded after handing out
A mental health nurse has been sanctioned for handing out double strength barbiturates, failing to keep accurate notes and other offences.Peter Angell, while employed by the North Essex Partnership...
View ArticleCar fire on M11 in Essex causing severe delays
A car fire on the M11 heading towards London is causing severe delays this evening.On the M11 southbound between junctions J6 and J5, (between Loughton and Waltham Abbey) there are currently delays of...
View ArticleNaked rollercoaster riders attempt new world record at Adventure
Fifty-seven "thrill-streakers" shed their clothes and inhibitions to attempt a new world record for the amount of naked people to ride a roller coaster today (October 25).Adventure Island, in Southend,...
View ArticleNHS staff failed anxious patient found dead in ward of Broomfield
A MENTAL health unit failed to spot signs a patient was about to take his own life, although he had revealed suicidal thoughts and harmed himself the same day.The "polite and sociable" former IT...
View ArticleFrustration grows as Maldon hospital plans continue to stall
THE leader of Maldon District Council is "increasingly frustrated" at the lack of progress on a new hospital now 12 years in the waiting.Plans were first launched in 2003, with a renovation of the...
View ArticleLandlord of Braintrees Nags Head calls for council chief to be
AN IRRITATED landlord is calling for council chiefs to be sacked over "unsafe" paving slabs in Braintree High Street that he claims are an embarrassment to the town.Dave Wightman, 59, who has been in...
View ArticleChildren only four clicks away from buying weapons as Essex
AN eight-year-old girl searched for a knife to buy online, finding one for sale in less than three minutes.Georgina Norton and her mother Claire Norton, 38, agreed to take part in the Chronicle's...
View ArticleWoman 22 punched in face in Chelmsford morning attack
This is the image of a woman police want to speak to after a 22-year-old woman was punched in the face in Chelmsford.Police want to find out who the woman pictured is and ask her about an assault near...
View ArticleConcern grows for missing 82yearold from Leaden Roding
An appeal has been launched to find an 82-year-old man missing from his home in Leaden Roding.Gordon Wilson was reported missing at 6.40pm on Sunday, October 25, having not been seen since around 11am...
View ArticleCCTV image released following National Lottery scratch cards
This is a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with the theft of National Lottery scratch cards from a shop in Chelmsford.The theft took place from the Co-Op in Forest Drive, Chelmsford, at 2.45pm...
View ArticleAppeal for help to find Wickham Bishops burglars
Police investigating a burglary which happened in Wickham Bishops, are appealing for information.The occupants of the house in Witham Road were away from the property for an hour from 11.30am on...
View ArticleImage released after jewellery theft in Witham
This is a a CCTV image of a man police want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Witham.A quantity of jewellery was stolen during the theft after the house in Chipping Hill was broken into...
View ArticleMan 31 punched in face in Chelmsford bar attack
This is the image of a man police want to speak to after a 31-year-old man was punched in the face in a bar in Chelmsford.A 31-year-old man from Witham was punched in the face when he was upstairs near...
View ArticleVIDEO 1000 mile Walking With The Wounded charity trek arrives
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Maldon to welcome a group of six injured service-people who are walking 1,000 miles across Britain for charity. The Walk of Britain, organised by charity Walking...
View ArticleWoman 32 arrested on suspicion of drink driving on A12 at
A woman has been charged with drink driving after concerned motorists contacted police with concern about a vehicle travelling southbound on the A12 from Colchester to Witham.Louise Roberts, 32, of...
View ArticlePICTURES More snaps from Southends naked rollercoaster Guinness
Here are some more pictures from Sunday's failed Guinness World Record attempt for the most people riding naked on a rollercoaster, at Southend's Adventure Island.There are more photographs here too.
View ArticleEssex Police officers nominated for bravery award after tackling
Two police officers who tackled a man armed with kitchen knives outside a mosque on the day Lee Rigby was murdered, will be find out if they have won national bravery awards tomorrow.Pcs Dafydd Hughes...
View ArticleNew book reveals interesting facts about the Essex postcode areas
A new book that was released earlier this month reveals interesting facts about each of Essex's postcodes. Mail obsession: A journey round Britain by postcode, by Mark Mason, shares a fact from each of...
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