An elderly couple were trapped in their home by youngsters throwing stones. Now their concerned daughter has called for action to protect her parents. Maria Durrell's parents Ernie and Edith Revett live in Britannia Crescent in Wivenhoe. She said the
Wickford's vandal-hit Memorial Park could soon be covered by crime-busting spy cameras. Basildon Council has put in a bid for Home Office funding to set up a CCTV system in the park, off Runwell Road. It wants to install a number of cameras in the play
Under-age drinkers in mid Essex and licensed premises which supply them, are being targeted by police. Concerned members of the public have called police to tell them about under-age schoolchildren swigging alcohol in Chelmsford, Maldon and South Woodham
Essex anglers are causing serious injuries and even death to wildlife through being irresponsible with their fishing equipment,claim the RSPCA. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has dealt with many emergency calls regarding swans
There was not a hint of rain and very little wind as the 107th Prime Clean Burnham Week got underway last weekend, but Chris and Jackie Goodfellow found another pot of gold at the end of their rainbow. The reigning Squib Gold Cup champions, sailing Trophoblast
Chelmsford Chieftains' opened their millennium year league campaign, the second with 7Up as their main sponsors, with a hard fought victory over Kent rivals Invicta Dynamos. The start of the game was delayed for some 15 minutes to allow the 800 plus crowd
The weather was kind for the Essex Cycle Racing Association "50" last weekend, and some spectacular times resulted. Cambridge University star Michael Hutchinson recorded another victory, this time at the expense of the 1998 British Best all Rounder, Kevin
A Braintree man was hoping for an emotional reunion with his brother on Friday after he was finally allowed to leave Bulgaria. Donald Hobbs, of Tabor Avenue, his family, relatives and friends were due to arrive at Heathrow's terminal two to greet his
Great Baddow Men's Bowls Club were celebrating this week, when, for the first time in the club's history, they won the Division One title of the Chelmsford & District League. The squad's Captain, Peter Brett, said: "I was delighted with their performance
Chelmsford Community Health Council is questioning procedures after a nine-year-old boy patient with an attention-seeking disorder clambered on to the roof of the town's St John's Hospital. The incident happened on bank holiday Monday afternoon and occupied
Colchester United's promotion-winning captain Richard Wilkins has been taken off the transfer list. The news comes little more than a week after the resignation of former boss Mick Wadsworth whose treatment of the Layer Road hero towards the end of last
Chelmsford Highway went continental over the Bank Holiday weekend when they travelled to Holland as part of their pre-season preparation. They took part in a six team tournament which included the Chinese National team and several top Dutch league sides
The Mens Section of Chelmsford Golf Club have recently competed for the Club's Premier Trophy Competition, the Scratch Cup. It was presented in 1949 by W. Wakefield Esq, and was won by the player who returned the best scratch score in the 36 hole De Zoete
