Essex Chronicle published Too little too late for Chelmsford Hockey Club Men in Old...

CHELMSFORD Hockey Club Men reignited their local rivalry with Old Loughtonians on Saturday but it was their opponents that left with all the spoils in a 3-2 win.Recently relegated from the National Conference last season, Old Loughtonians showed all the positive hangover signs of a team used to playing at a higher level. The opening exchanges set the tone for the entire game. It was a feisty affair, as if the absence of games between the two sides had merely built the tension and rivalry to this...

chrisdyer published VIDEO: New app allows Essex Police to send crime updates straight...

Savvy smartphone users will soon be able to access the latest news from Essex Police through a brand new app. To mark the first year anniversary of Essex Community Messaging (ECM), an ECM app is being launched on Thursday (October 1, 2015). This will be available to download for iPhone and Android devices.The app will enable residents to receive localised messages straight to their phone, from Essex Police officers, staff and organisations such as Neighbourhood Watch. Those who sign up will be...

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libbymcbride1 published Giant pothole opens up on A12 at Witham and damages cars

A large pothole has opened up on the A12 causing damage to motorists' vehicles. The pothole, which is on the southbound carriageway of the Witham bypass, is thought to be roughly a metre across and a metre wide- big enough for the wheel of a car.A motorist reported that there were at least three cars in the lay by down the road that were damaged. The Chronicle has approached Highways England for an update. More to follow.

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Fencing company fined after Health and Safety Executive case

A fencing company has been fined for safety failings after an employee suffered serious injuries to his left arm.

oliverharbord published England bowler Monty Panesar one of four players to be released...

Essex County Cricket Club have announced that Greg Smith, Monty Panesar, Matt Salisbury and Saf Imtiaz will leave the club at the end of the season.Smith, 32, has been at the county since joining from Derbyshire in September 2011. He played 36 First-Class matches for the Club, with the highlight being a career best 177 away against Gloucestershire in 2013. Greg also took five-wicket hauls twice for Essex, with best figures of 5-42. Panesar joined Essex, originally on loan, ahead of the 2013...

SamBalls published Firefighters rushed to extinguish two house fires in Braintree in...

Two fire crews from Braintree were rushed to put out a blaze in a house in Shakespeare Close yesterday afternoon (September 14.The terraced house was heavily smoke logged when firefighters arrived at about 3.30pm.Crews wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel to extinguish the fire by 4.40pm.Firefighters used a thermal image camera to check for any remaining hotspots.The incident came just a few hours after one fire crew from Braintree and another from Halstead were called to a bedroom...

Essex Chronicle published Mary Poppins of death brings new death cafe to Burnham-on-Crouch

"EVERYONE dies. Death belongs to everyone."That is the message of Louise de Winter, described as the 'the Mary Poppins of death', who brought her death cafe across the Atlantic to Burnham-on-Crouch.Despite normally inhabiting Brooklyn rather than Burnham, Louise, 28, said she was delighted with the turnout for the unusual event, which encourages an open dialogue about mortality.At a death cafe, people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.Louise said:...

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A theatre and film director has taken his play about two Nigerian toilet attendants suffering at the hands of racists in the aftermath of Lee Rigby's murder to the Edinburgh Fringe. Scott Hurran, who is from South Woodham Ferrers, has directed Counting Stars, the story of the doomed love between Sophie and Abiodun, who hand out toiletries to clubbers in a Woolwich nightclub. In their respective gents and ladies loos, they sell hairspray, perfume, cologne, condoms and lollipops for £1 or...

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WillWatkinson published Great Dunmow shooting suspect remains in hospital

A 48-year-old man who was shot by Essex Police in Great Dunmow on Tuesday remains in hospital this evening. The man, who was allegedly carrying two firearms at the time, suffered leg injuries in the incident and was later arrested on the evening of September 1 leaving residents of the town shocked and bemused. The cordons in the area have been stood down and police would like to thank residents and businesses in the area for their patience whilst officers carried out their important forensic...