matt_harris commented Essex handed a home draw in Royal London One-Day Cup semi-finals

Essex have been drawn at home to Gloucestershire and Hampshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup semi-finals.But first they will have to get past Yorkshire at the ECG this Thursday, with the visitors set the bring a team featuring Ashes winners Adam Lyth and Jonny Bairstow.The Yorkshire squad also boats England's Gary Ballance, Adil Rashi and Liam Plunkett.Play on Thursday starts at 2pm.

UK seeks data on Quebec crash victims

The Foreign Office says it is "urgently working" with Canadian authorities to learn the identity of the victims of a plane crash in which six people died.

Braintree Chronicle published Spicy Swan Inn owner finally welcomes customers in to his new...

AN INDIAN restaurant has added extra spice to the Bradwell dining scene after its owner overcame months of delays to welcome 250 customers on its opening night.Salik Miah, 44, was due to open the revived Spicy Swan Inn, in Coggeshall Road, back in mid-June, but was forced to reschedule after an underground cabling job went wrong.It left Mr Miah without a landline or usable credit card machines, but the married father-of-three said that a week after his story was published about his plight, BT...

Essex Chronicle published Essex County Council in warning that legal highs are now banned...

ESSEX County Council has warned festival-goers to stay away from legal highs "no matter how safe they may think they are" as they could prove fatal.The authority issued the health warning ahead of the weekend's festivities, which last year saw more than 100 laughing gas canisters confiscated and 839 people treated by medics on-site.Cllr Anne Brown, cabinet member for communities and healthy living, said: "Essex's public health team continue to work with Trading Standards and...

ricbrown3193 published GCSE results 2015: Teens triumph as Ormiston Rivers Academy...

Two youngsters battled serious illness to record blockbuster GCSE results, as staff and students at Ormiston Rivers Academy celebrated their best year yet.The school saw a three per cent increase in students who achieved five or more A* to C grades, from 54 per cent, to 57 per cent, while the Southminster Road Academy's Sixth Form is oversubscribed for next year.And for two brave teens, who fought illness during the academic year, their hard work paid off with impressive results.William...

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'No evidence' of postmaster's theft

The Post Office prosecuted a postmaster for stealing even though its own criminal investigator couldn't find any evidence of theft, BBC's Panorama learns.