Police search for woman wanted over theft of clothes from
Police investigating the theft of clothing from Marks and Spencer in Chelmsford want to identify the woman pictured in the attached CCTV image.A woman entered the store in High Street shortly after...
View ArticleUnofficial Epping Remembrance Day parade does Essex proud and
EPPING held an 'unofficial' Remembrance Day parade after being told by Essex Police that they would not be able to afford to send officers to help police the event. The parade, which was organised...
View ArticleUniversity of Essex researchers claim that no woman is totally
RESEARCHERS at the University of Essex have claimed in a new study that no woman is 'totally straight', with even those that identify as such being occasionally aroused by both sexes.The team, led by...
View ArticleChelmsford chippie Barry Beavis wants to hear from motorists in
Chelmsford man Barry Beavis wants to hear from motorists as part of a Twitter campaign after he lost his case at Supreme Court last week.The Chronicel reported in April how Mr Beavis, who owns the...
View ArticleBraintree residents all hoping to win Willy Wonka golden ticket
A WILLY Wonka style golden ticket is now up for grabs in Braintree as residents hope to be the person turning on this year's Christmas lights.To celebrate the start of Advent with a dramatic festive...
View ArticleChampagne could be Britains wonderdrug in the fight against
DRINKING up to three glasses of Champagne a week may be able to delay, and even prevent, dementia and other memory loss issues.Researchers at the University of Reading have said that the two red grapes...
View ArticleA12 closed northbound after vehicle on fire near Witham
The A12 northbound is blocked after a vehicle caught fire this evening. One lane is blocked because of a vehicle fire at junction 22 near Witham North with the B1389. The fire started at around 6pm....
View ArticleWitham facing a problem with drunks who defecate in Newland
UNRULY drunks regularly defecate in Witham High Street and it will only get worse when the town's police station closes, the chair of the town's chamber of commerce has warned.Tina Townsend, 46, chair...
View ArticleEssex Ramblers planning to create a 321mile magnet for tourists
AN ambitious project to create a path running the entire length of Essex's coastline is under way.To establish the 321-mile trail, Essex Ramblers have teamed up with Natural England, which is working...
View ArticleFatheroftwo whose hand was severed can write name again after
LOOKING at this gruesome picture of Atushkumar Patel's severed fingers after a freak accident at work, it is almost unthinkable that Broomfield Hospital's world-beating surgeons were able to save his...
View ArticleEssex County Councillor takes aim at amended plans for waste site
An Essex County Councillor has launched a scathing attack on amended plans for a proposed major waste site at Rivenhall Airfield.Councillor James Abbott, who represents Witham Northern, has taken issue...
View ArticleGeorge Yard Shopping Centre offering camel rides to shoppers this
It is commonly accepted that reindeers and Christmas go hand in hand, but one Braintree shopping centre is offering camel rides instead this festive season.George Yard Shopping Centre is letting...
View ArticleHuge swathes of Essex could be lost to rising sea levels in just
Much of Essex, including towns like Maldon and Burnham on Crouch, landmarks such as the St Peter on The Wall Chapel, and Islands like Osea and Northey Islands will be lost if global warming continues,...
View ArticleRemembrance services around Essex to mark Armistice Day 2015
Thousands of people across Essex will silently remember those who gave their lives in defence of their country tomorrow morning to mark Armistice Day.At 11am two-minute silences will commemorate when...
View ArticleApplications for Essex primary schools in September 2016 now open
Parents can now apply for their children's primary school places for 2016.All children are entitled to start school in the September after their fourth birthday and the window for applications opened...
View ArticleAct of Remembrance commemorations around Essex to mark Armistice
Thousands of people across Essex will silently remember those who gave their lives in defence of their country tomorrow morning to mark Armistice Day.At 11am two-minute silences will commemorate when...
View ArticleIm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here lineup Which Essex stars
ONLY one Essex celebrity will be braving the rigours of the Australian outback this year according to a leaked list of twelve contestants on this year's edition of the hit ITV show.TOWIE's Ferne McCann...
View ArticleYoung girl suffers leg injury after being hit by a car in
A young girl, thought to be of primary school age, was taken to hospital after being hit by a car on Southminster High Street yesterday afternoon (November 9).A rapid response vehicle and an ambulance...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV of pair linked to Chelmsford Taco Bell
Police want to hear from anyone who recognises the man and woman pictured, after a robbery outside Taco Bell in Chelmsford.A 66-year-old woman had just left Taco Bell in Springfield Road between 9pm...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to wrestling purse from elderly
A man has pleaded guilty to "wrestling" the purse from a 69-year-old woman at a cashpoint leaving her "shaken" and "knocked for six" after his daylight robbery.On Friday October 16 at around 10am...
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