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MALDON: Police pursuit through residential streets

MALDON: Police pursuit through residential streets

A TEENAGER has been arrested following a police pursuit through Maldon.

Traffic police chased a red Peugeot 306 around the Holloway Road area of Heybridge, Maldon, on Saturday after the driver failed to stop at around 6pm.

The car followed with sirens blazing but the driver stopped and ran off.

An 18-year-old local man was...



ESSEX: Residents urged to stay away from hospital

LOCAL hospitals are urging residents to carefully consider if they really need emergency treatment as Accident and Emergency Departments come under pressure. The A&E department at...


ESSEX: Four Adams stores closed

FOUR branches of the childrenswear store Adams, have been closed across the county. Shops in Brentwood, Witham, Harlow and Basildon are among the 111 stores closed by the company, just five...


CHELMSFORD: Hit and run driver sought

A WOMAN was knocked down on a pedestrian crossing outside a shopping complex. The 29-year-old was struck by a maroon car outside the Vineyards, in Great Baddow, near Chelmsford, Essex at...


WESTCLIFF: Cashpoint robbers slash victim

A MAN in his 60s was slashed across the hand by thieves who stole £100 from him. The man was drawing cash out from the ATM at Lloyds TSB in London Road, Westcliff, near Southend, Essex, when...


BRAINTREE: Designer watch stolen by teenagers

A DESIGNER watch worth £2,500 was stolen by three teenagers who threatened a man in Braintree. The 36-year-old man went out to the fields behind his home in Nalyon Close, Braintree, Essex...


ESSEX: Police appeal to identify badly burned body

POLICE in Warwickshire are asking people in Essex for help following the discovery of a man's badly burned body. Residents of Essex are being asked to think if they have not heard from a...


ESSEX: Road deaths down

FEWER people were killed and injured on Essex roads in 2008 than the previous year. A total of 75 people were killed on the county's roads, a 9.6 per cent fall on 2007. Of those, 17, or 23...


BASILDON: BT worker holds key to road rage attack

A BT engineer may hold vital information about a road rage attack in Basildon, police say. A 58-year-old man was punched in the face several times as he sat in his car on East Mayne just...


ALTHORNE: Thatched cottage alight

A SALVAGE operation was launched following a fire at a thatched cottage in Althorne, near Maldon, Essex. Four fire crews were called to the cottage, in Lower Burnham Road, at 8.30pm on...


MALDON: Muddy start to the New Year

MALDON: Muddy start to the New Year

A RECORD number of mud racers crossed the finish line after crawling through the sludge of the River Blackwater, Essex. On Sunday 250...








ESSEX: Chelmsford City beaten while Witham Town draw

CHELMSFORD City suffered their first Blue Square South away defeat of the season on Saturday when they were beaten 3-1 at Newport County.

Craig Reid was the star for the home side as his hat-trick sent the leaders back to Essex without a point.

And with AFC Wimbledon thrashing basement dwellers Bognor Regis Town 5-1,...

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CHELMSFORD AND BRAINTREE: Maximum points for City and Town

CHELMSFORD City and Braintree Town started the year in style as both recorded Blue Square South wins on Thursday. City beat Thurrock 3-2 at Melbourne Park while Braintree were 3-0 victors at...


BRAINTREE: Iron bid for a double

BRAINTREE Town go into their New Year's Day return Blue Square South match Bishop's Stortford determined to do the double over their near neighbours. That's the aim of Iron caretaker player...


CHELMSFORD: City chairman targets promotion

STARK WARNING: Chelmsford City chairman Peter Webb.

CHELMSFORD City should gain promotion to the Blue Square Premier this season and take another major step forward towards eventually...


BILLERICAY: Match hit by failing lights

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Billericay Town's Steve Ferguson (right) closes in on Heybridge Swifts' Billy Hawes. Match report on page 53.

FRUSTRATION was the biggest festive disappointment for Billericay Town players and management team when they had their Ryman League...







 

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Tickets for Essex Book Festival go on sale

Big names: Louis de Bernieres is among the authors coming to the Essex Book Festival

Tickets for the Essex Book Festival 2009 go on sale today in what's expected to be one of the most exciting literary events of the year.

The festival is now in its tenth year and has top names like Louis de Bernieres, Melvyn Bragg, Joan Bakewell and Kate Atkinson coming to events across the county throughout March.

The festival...

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Essex reality star Jade to have emergency operation

Jade: Due to have kidney surgery today.

ESSEX reality TV star Jade Goody is to have an emergency operation today as part of her ongoing fight against cancer. The 27-year-old...


Paul and Cameron look for an Essex home

Coming home? Paul Sculfor and Cameron Diaz are rumoured to be looking at a property in Billericay

HOLLYWOOD actress Cameron Diaz is rumoured to be looking to move to Billericay with her Essex model boyfriend. Diaz, 34, and model Paul...


Major movie shoot at Southend Airport

FLYING SUCCESS: Martin Kemp filmed scenes for new film The Rapture at Southend Airport.

ONE of the hotly-tipped films of 2009 has been using an Essex landmark for its dramatic scenes. Having already filmed in parts of Basil...


Tamzin's baby boom

Tamzin's baby boom

"I NEVER had cellulite before I had a baby, which I thought was pretty good going for 37 years," admits Tamzin Outhwaite, simultaneousl...


Essex man Ray's traditional Christmas

A very Winstone Christmas

If you are ever lucky enough to get an invite to the Essex home of Ray Winstone, you'll get a great roast dinner but don't expect him...


Turn to Essex chef Jamie for festive inspiration

Double act: Jamie and Gennaro do Christmas

Essex chef Jamie Oliver has emerged as the person you'd most trust to show you how to cook Christmas dinner. And tomorrow you can pick...


Plastic fantastic

DOUGH TO DOOR DELIVERY: Wallace and Gromit in their new adventure, A Matter of Loaf and Death.  <B/>

THE Morecambe and Wise Show, The Queen's Speech and The Snowman; three programmes that Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without....


Albarn plans Essex homecoming for Blur

Coming home: Damon Albarn is looking forward to returning to Essex

Now they've officially reformed, Damon Albarn says Blur are planning to play secret gigs on their home turf of Essex. He may have spent...








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