Public to join search for missing pensioner Gordon Wilson in
Members of the public are invited to join Essex Police officers tomorrow afternoon to search woodland and countryside around Halstead for a missing pensioner.Gordon Wilson, 82, who has been diagnosed...
View ArticleMachetewielding raiders threaten staff at Heybridge bookies
MACHETE-WIELDING robbers in balaclavas threatened staff and stole cash in a raid on a Heybridge bookmakers – the second attack on a shop in the village in just 11 days.Two men stormed the branch of...
View ArticleGreat Braxted pensioner made homeless after drawing knife on
A PENSIONER who pulled a knife to "scare" a neighbour after a long-running dispute has been evicted from his home of 65 years – despite a campaign by fellow villagers to let him stay.Keith Frost, 70,...
View ArticleChelmsford dad attacked with baseball bat after confronting gang
A FATHER-OF-THREE was brutally attacked with a baseball bat for confronting a gang of 20 youths outside his home after they threatened his disabled son.After initially ushering away a smaller group of...
View ArticleUK government cancels Stansted airport flight to Sharm El Sheik
London Stansted airport has cancelled flights to Sharm El Sheik for the foreseeable future after mounting suspicion that the Russian jet that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula was downed by...
View ArticleReported rapes in Essex double in five years but conviction rates
The number of rape cases reported in Essex has almost doubled this year –despite conviction rates dropping dramatically.A report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary shows that in 2014/15...
View ArticleLittle bakers conjure up Halloween treats at Taste Buddies
DELIGHTED children made witches fingers and creepy cookies at a Halloween cookery course.The event was the first course run by new business Taste Buddies – which runs a series of both term-time and...
View ArticleFormer Chelmsford teacher denies six sex assaults against
A former music teacher has denied six counts of sexual assault against two teenage girls at a school in Chelmsford where he worked.Kieran Hope, 32, of Keith Avenue, Wickford, was initially charged with...
View ArticleMurdered Essex Police officer Ian Dibell commemorated with
An Essex police officer who was shot and killed by a crazed gunman will have a special memorial stone unveiled at a ceremony in Clacton.The Police Memorial Trust (PMT), has announced it will hold the...
View ArticleEssex man handed lifetime pet ban after his dog was found
A man has been disqualified from keeping animals for life after beating his Staffordshire bull terrier, Gnasher, to death.The Southend man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty at...
View ArticlePoll Fastwalking lanes introduced to British streets would
LIVERPOOL has become the first city in Britain to introduce fast-walking lanes to its city centre this week. The lanes have been added after research conducted by Argos claimed 47% of the public found...
View ArticleNew Chelmsford 47 bus service not charging passengers until next
A bus route that was saved after First Buses announced it was axing the service, has not been charging passengers since the start of the month.The new number 47 was due to be cancelled by First at the...
View ArticleNew cafe Cool Beans Coffee House opens up in Braintree town
A swanky new coffee shop has opened up in Braintree in a bid to revitalise the town's café culture.Ross McMillan, along with wife Rachel, has ventured into the hospitality arena by opening Cool Beans...
View ArticleMotorist laments massive queues on A12 after incident near
There are "massive queues" in both directions of the A12 after a road traffic collision near the Boreham interchange.There is slow moving traffic between junction 19 and junction 18 (Sandon A414) after...
View ArticleChelmsford taxi boss Nasser Rezaie guilty of murdering wifes new
A Chelmsford taxi driver has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife's new partner this afternoon (November 5).Following a four-week trial, Ali's Taxis boss Nasser Rezaie, 63, of Petersfield,...
View ArticleBeer might not be as bad for you as you think but only in
A 'MYTH BUSTING' study by the There's A Beer For That organisation has suggested that the people of Britain overestimate how damaging beer can be to their health when compared to other products.The...
View ArticleAllan Framptons murder by Chelmsford taxi boss Rezaie cruel and
THE GRIEF-STRICKEN family of a grandfather murdered by his partner's estranged husband hope to find peace following today's (November 5) guilty verdict.Ali's Taxis boss Nasser Rezaie, 63, of...
View ArticleSouth Woodham Ferrers man who fled scene of headon crash handed
A 23-year-old has been disqualified from driving for eight weeks after fleeing the scene of a head-on crash in South Woodham Ferrers.Joseph Jones, of Gladden Fields, South Woodham Ferrers, pleaded...
View ArticlePackets of lard block M11 sliproad near Harlow
Packets of lard are scattered all over an exit sliproad linking the M11 to the M25 near Harlow after a lorry lost its load and overturned.The northbound M11 sliproad for junction 27 onto the clockwise...
View ArticleEverything we know so far about the 2016 John Lewis Christmas
JOHN LEWIS has come to be synonymous with Christmas over the past few years thanks to their heart-warming adverts and 2016's offering is now just around the corner. This year's advert launches on...
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