I am looking for brothers born in Epping from 1957 to about 1966. Mother Maureen June Young 28th June 1939 (Wilkinson) married in 1958 to ? Young in Hackney, first boy believed to have been born in 1957. Maureen left the first marriage in around 1967
Town centre chiefs have been forced to pull the plug on Colchester's High Street Christmas lights. The news comes after two sets of lights plummeted to the ground in high winds last month. Nick Clarke, Colchester Town Partnership chairman, today said
An investigation is under way after an empty seafront bungalow went up in flames. Squatters had recently been evicted from the chalet in Sea Glebe Way, Jaywick. Firefighters from Clacton's White Watch were called to the resort on Friday at 6.12pm.
Shoplifters have been told not to bother visiting Clacton this festive season. Operation Christmas Cracker exploded into action with 14 arrests, more than 25 detections and dozens more crimes thwarted in the first week. The annual operation sees police
A 11-year-old boy travelling with his deaf father and brother has been praised for his assistance to coastguards after their sailing yacht ran aground. The 24ft yacht Miss Amanda ran aground on Maplin Spit, 16 miles off Walton pier, at 8.50pm on Saturday
Fearless fundraisers braved the chilly North Sea for a coastal charity. A dozen daredevils plunged into the waters in aid of The Way Forward Group. They raised £1,100 for the Dovercourt-based charity, which was set up a year ago to help people with
Bright sparks in Manningtree are beaming after their festive late-night event was a light-up success. It was one of the only towns or villages in Essex to get a licence for Christmas lights. It was well worth the effort as more than 1,000 people turned
A traditional yuletide treat was the star of an unconventional festive event. Frinton Chamber of Commerce's Christmas pudding obstacle course race was the highlight of the town's late-night shopping extravaganza. Teams of six raced up and down Connaught
Two Tendring police officers were injured during a night of violence on the coast. One PC suffered a minor injury during a fracas in Little Clacton. Another was hurt after responding to reports of a fight in Rush Green Road, Clacton.
Festivities were kicked off by one Essex couple when they partied with TV's Richard and Judy. Peter and Sarah Donaldson, owners of Red Lion Books on Colchester's High Street, were invited to TV hosts Richard and Judy's Christmas Book Party, which was
Colchester United manager Geraint Williams labelled Richard Garcia 'explosive' after the second-half substitute inspired the U's to victory at Selhurst Park. The Australian, who had been sidelined for six weeks because of an ankle injury, scored one
Ipswich Town skipper Jason De Vos was left flabbergasted by referee Andy Hall's decision to award a penalty against him in Town's 2-2 draw with Cardiff City. The spot-kick, scored by City's Darren Purse, put the Bluebirds 2-1 up in the second-half at
Shoppers braved the elements to visit the first of a town's Victorian Evenings. Despite the cold winds and threat of rain, hundreds of visitors packed into Maldon High Street to enjoy the festivities for the 22nd year running. Shops were decked out
A man is to face trial on a murder charge following a death in a town centre earlier this year. Matthew Bourne, 21, denied at Chelmsford Crown Court murdering financial adviser William Richard Prosser, 36, of Diggle, near Oldham. Mr Prosser died following
Bookworms in a seaside resort are celebrating the opening of a ground-breaking library - at a time when mobile library services are facing the axe. Residents formed the Friends of Jaywick Library after Essex County Council closed the facility in Golf
A midwife who spent 42 years working for the NHS today claimed midwives in Colchester are being treated as "second-class citizens" - and accused Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust of "trying to gag" her. Yvonne Taylor, 60, of Ladysmith Avenue, Bright- lingsea
A bus driver had to be freed from her double-decker after it was involved in a collision with a lorry. The 38-year-old needed hospital treatment following the accident on the A120 at Marks Tey. The First Group bus was in volved in a collision with the
A van driver was stabbed after being attacked by another driver. Police were today appealing for witnesses to the incident, which has left the 39-year-old Chelmsford victim in hospital. The incident happened in Brook Lane, Galleywood, on Thursday at
Police have held a crackdown against people committing driving offences. About 30 officers from Essex Police, along with police staff, special constables and representatives from other enforcement agencies, joined forces in accident and crime hotspots
A third woman's body has been found in countryside near Ipswich, raising fears that a serial killer is on the loose. The discovery yesterday came after Suffolk Police launched a double murder inquiry. The bodies of two prostitutes, Gemma Adams, 25,
Two clubbers from Colchester were shot in a night of horror which left another man dead from a stab wound and a fourth victim injured. Police launched an investigation after the attacks at Zest nightclub, Ipswich, early on Saturday morning. Essex Police
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