Essex Chronicle published Everything's going to plan for Chelmsford Hockey Club's ladies...

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Maldon Chronicle published Parents' charity driven by 'pure love' for brave Burnham...

"WHAT we do is driven by pure love."It has been 369 days since brave Burnham boy Laughlin 'Lockey' Whiteley lost his long-running battle with illness, having twice beaten cancer.In that year, the charity his parents launched has raised thousands of pounds and campaigned to help other parents in their situation to make sure their inspirational son is never forgotten.Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of Laughlin's death, mum Andrea Poyser, 44, said: "His name is known worldwide...

chrisdyer published Chelmsford Marathon won by last year's second place runner

The Chelmsford Marathon was won by last year's second place man.Crispian Bloomfield from Billericay completed the course in 2hrs 37mins, around a mile-and a-half ahead of his nearest challengers."It's great to win, I've never won a marathon before so I'm very happy with how today went."I heard the guys on the radios say I was a mile-and-a-half ahead and I was surprised because I thought it was more like half a mile."Crispian began running in the mid 1990s and joined Billericay Striders in...

PeteWalkerAdv published 'Cabbies must be more polite to the blind' says Essex campaigner...

A CAMPAIGNER for the county's blind and disabled people said taxi drivers just need to be polite if they're nervous of taking dogs on board.Guide Dogs UK engagement officer Sue Forster also said cabbies were too frequently rejecting passengers across the country.It follows a conviction under the Equalities Act 2010 last Thursday at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court in which Braintree hackney cabbies Ramesh Krishnan and Saleh Attia were fined near £2,000 for refusing to take Philip Lee's guide...

Ten die in Irish travellers' site blaze

Ten people, including a number of children, have died in a fire at a travellers' site in the Republic of Ireland.

Ciaran_Gold published Huge delays on M25 and A12 after accident

A THREE-VEHICLE accident is causing huge delays on the A12 and M25 after an accident at Brentwood this evening (October 9).One of the two lanes on the A12 is closed on the northbound carriageway between Brook Street and Mountnessing as a result of the crash.Queues are currently stretching back to the M11 junction 27 on the clockwise carriageway of the M25 as people try to head east on the A12.Heading to London, queues have stretched as far as Mountnessing and as far back as Gallows Corner in...

Braintree Chronicle published Witham Town Council leader Michael Lager responds to closure of...

AFTER serving as the town's crime-fighting hub for decades, Witham police station is set to close for good after Essex Police announced its property estate was "haemorrhaging money".Announcing the decision on Tuesday, chief constable Stephen Kavanagh revealed the force will be tackling about £63 million of cuts before 2020, with the Witham base just one of 15 stations to be shut down.Witham Town Council leader Councillor Michael Lager said: "Essex Police has got to balance...

Massive sinkhole collapses street

A massive sinkhole opens up on a street in St Albans, forcing the evacuation of several families during the night.