The Metropolitan Police are said to be investigating whether the Conservative leader of Essex County Council claimed an overnight allowance for staying in London on occasions where he had actually...
Comment on this storyPEOPLE filming on mobile phones may have inadvertently captured vital evidence in a Basildon stabbing investigation, say police. The attack occurred on Monday June 29, when a 45-year-old man...
FIRE crews were called to a bizarre incident this afternoon after a young man became trapped in a pair of police handcuffs. The incident happened in Roodegate, Basildon just after 1.30pm...
A HARLOW man has been extradited back to the UK on a string of child sex charges. Stephen Wooding, 35, previously resided in Harlow and has today arrived back in the country, charged with 34...
A MOTHER killed on the A127 while visiting relatives in Wickford has been named by police Michelle Williams , 38, from Breeze Hill in...
SERIOUS questions are set to be asked after a 16-year-old girl under the care of Essex social services was found hanged. Rebecca Watkin...
TWO years after the last pint was pulled at The Norton pub, it is to reopen as a community pub with an army of villagers to run it. Back in April the Chronicle reported how developers had...
UNDERFIRE train company National Express is in danger of losing its Essex services. It follows yesterday's announcement that the firm's London to Edinburgh line had been suspended and taken...
ENGLAND football star Jermain Defoe is among thousands of motorists caught speeding in Essex who could escape fines and points due to a police blunder. Millions of pounds could be handed...
THIEVES 'drugged' a 15-year-old boy before stealing the family's beloved seven-month-old Jack Russell while his parents were sleeping upstairs. Pup Sonny was taken along with both Bev Hunt's...
A MAJOR blunder by police based in Billericay means thousands of speeding convictions could be revoked. Millions of pounds could be...
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Click here to find out moreMeanwhile Braintree Town will start their campaign with a trip to Eastleigh.
The Iron then entertain Lewes on Tuesday August 11 while City travel to newly promoted Woking.
On Saturday August 15, Braintree are...
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ENGLAND can beat Australia and win back the Ashes but it's going to need 100 per cent concentration from start to finish, declared...
CHELMSFORD City are expecting to have two new signings completed today (Thursday). The pair will be part of four new faces to arrive at Melbourne Stadium in the coming weeks. The club is...
HEYBRIDGE Swifts players will probably be the fittest in the Ryman League Division One North this coming season and manager Wayne Bond is convinced it will lay the foundation for an instant...
BRAINTREE Town have signed two more "young, ambitious and hungry-for-success" players and there's a strong likelihood of a further two more such captures before the new Blue Square South...
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The foursome, who reunited earlier this year after a six year hiatus, played a set that encompassed their whole career, from the baggy beginnings of Leisure through the Britpop heights of...
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WITH the excitement of Blur's live return in Colchester on Saturday, you wouldn't necessarily expect them to pull another special show...
Newly crowed Britain's Got Talent champions, Diversity, are set to appear in a new film to be shot in 3D. The Essex dance troupe who...
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FOLLOWING last year's successful pilot event, The Fling – a festival of assorted amusements will be returning to the county town...
Basildon synth-pop kings Depeche Mode have been forced to cancel their show at the O2 tomorrow (Saturday) after singer Dave Gahan under...
IT'S been a thrill of a ride over the past decade for Chelmsford-based dance music specialists Intense Records, who celebrate their...
An Essex teenager is the talk of the Cannes Film Festival after being spotted at Tilbury train station and cast in a gritty film which...
YOUNG EastEnders actress Maisie Smith has picked up a prestigious award for her portrayal of Tiffany Dean in the much-loved TV show....
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