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An attempted hijack was foiled after a woman driver fought off a man using her mobile phone as a weapon.
Maldon district councillors have recommended the council submits a tender for the management and delivery of meals-on-wheels in the district.
Two men and a woman are to face trial in November over the Thorpe le Soken "body-in-the-cupboard" killing.
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A couple from Maldon were amazed after bumping into two sets of old friends on a world cruise.
A piece of history is being returned to the people of Maldon.
Vandals went on the rampage, damaging at least 15 cars in Clacton town centre.
Parts of the A12 will be closed from Saturday to clean up piles of rubbish along its sides.
A terrified shop assistant locked himself in a store cupboard after a crazed customer threatened him with a knife.
Teenager Paul Hudson is planning to jump off the side of Chelmsford's County Hall in the name of charity on April 29.
Commuters were offered the hope of an improvement in running times of trains beginning yesterday (Tuesday).
A battered and bruised pensioner has told how she was in collision with a man driving a disabled scooter the wrong way down a one-way street in Clacton town centre.
A team of archaeologists hope to uncover an ancient temple thought to be under the St Mary's Hospital site in Colchester.
William Hague is coming to the Maldon district today to meet farmers affected by the foot-and-mouth crisis.
A 22-year-old woman has appeared before Colchester magistrates today (Thursday) charged with murdering her husband.
A service of remembrance is to be held for parents in Tendring who have lost a baby.
Essex police officers have an average of 13.8 days off sick a year - one of the worst sickness records in Britain - according to a new report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
South Woodham's new police inspector is hoping that his experience in community policing will benefit the town.
Piles of rubbish dumped in the street outside his home in Humber Road have angered Witham man Charles Taylor.
Essex was today (Thursday) officially named as one of the top ten "big cat" sighting spots in the country.
A scheming doctor convicted of carrying out the largest one-man fraud of the National Health Service did not fleece Basildon Hospital.
Move over Emma Bunton, here comes Essex police officer Joanne Barry.
Work on a major £250,000 road scheme for Jaywick is due to start later this year.
These lucky little McDucklings should not go short of food as they have hatched in the undergrowth outside Tendring's first drive-through restaurant.
Essex showground owner John Holmes is taking legal action in his bid to create his own racetrack.
A woman has been inspired by her father's courage to run the London marathon in aid of the Chelmsford Centre for the Blind.
The funeral of referee Mike North will be held at Witchampton Methodist chapel in Dorset at 12 noon next Wednesday.
Billericay Town, currently ninth in the table, will be hoping to continue their Easter Monday form when they travel to Sutton United in the Ryman League Premier Division tonight (Thursday).
It was a case of youth to the fore for Great Wakering Rovers at their Burroughs Park home last night (Wednesday) as the village side won their East Anglian Cup area final clash with Jewson League Ipswich Wanderers.
The students of Colchester Sixth Form College could be the envy of Gerard Houllier's Liverpool.
Canvey's leading scorer Wayne Vaughan reached the landmark of 25 goals in his first season at Park Lane as Gulls kept up their fantastic bid for Ryman League Premier Division honours last night (Wednesday).
Cameras from Channel 4 were on hand to film some of the action for a forthcoming documentary at Canvey ABA's well-supported junior boxing show at Astairs Nightclub,
Southend United are running the rule over trainee West Ham striker Amos Foyewa, who played the full 90 minutes of yesterday's (Wednesday's) Roots Hall reserve team draw with Bristol Rovers.
Safari so goodie! That was the cry of delighted youngsters as they packed out a Leigh church's annual holiday Bible club, The Really, Really Wild Show.
A new action group is being created to help residents fight anti-social behaviour on a Braintree housing estate.
Nuisance youngsters who have been intimidating customers and staff in a charity shop could soon find themselves caught on camera.
The Kelvedon Festival Committee has been awarded £4,880 National Lottery cash to stage a village festival in June.
Just two weeks after Maldon High Street reopened, yet more roadworks are causing hold-ups.
It is going to cost them a few pennies, but Witham town councillors are sure they have found the perfect solution to cleaning up the town's streets.
A major transformation in the way Tendring Council is run has been agreed.
Fabian Wilnis is facing a desperate race against time to be fit for Ipswich Town's weekend clash with Coventry City.
A 17-year-old boy was sprayed in the face with an unknown substance and robbed of £10 and credit cards.
Bosses at car giant Essex Ford today (Thursday) revealed they were in delicate talks over their delayed multi-million pound development in Basildon.
For a brief moment it looked as if Basildon's belltower had been put on the market.
There was speculation today (Thursday) of a celebrity mid-Essex wedding after Prodigy star Liam Howlett got engaged to be married to All Saints star Natalie Appleton.
Just three Essex Wildlife Trust centres have been able to reopen in the county despite constant reminders the countryside is ready for business.
Small businesses in south Essex affected by foot-and-mouth will not get any rate relief because the Government says they are not rural enough.
Detectives hunting a knifeman who went berserk in a Chelmsford off-licence believe that he could strike again.
A bank customer has told how he tried to sell his shares - only to be told he was dead.
Footpaths across Essex will start to reopen from tomorrow (Friday).
An amber rating has been awarded to Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust -- meaning that it achieved an acceptable level of cleanliness during unannounced spotchecks.
A mid-Essex rail watchdog has claimed peak hour rail services are improving for the first time since the Hatfield disaster.
Plans to build a waste incinerator in Basildon could cause a drop in property prices, experts say.
A war of words has erupted between Canvey 2000 and Castle Point Council over traders' signs.
Two couples whose dream cruise did not meet their hopes have lost their case against the operator.
A Colchester car park forced to close for six days after travellers moved on to the site has today (Thursday) reopened.
Colchester MP Bob Russell was left shocked and shaken but unhurt after a head-on car crash in the town.
A junior council officer knew burnt animal remains were to be buried in Colchester.
Livestock farmers in south Essex have refused to fully back vaccination proposals to control the spread of foot-and-mouth disease - until more is known about its likely impact.
Canvey Island soccer officials had their first taste of the Premiership big-time when they visited Aston Villa's home and admitted to being "gobsmacked" at the facilities.
People waiting for council accommodation will get just one choice of house in a bid to cut homelessness in Colchester.
Ruth Illingworth, a member at the Gidea Park Tennis Club, travels to Australia this week to compete in the World Veteran Team Championships.
Star marksman Wayne Vaughan landed a twin-blow in Kent to keep Canvey Island's Ryman League Premier Division title dream very much alive.
Alun Armstrong confessed to being in dreamland after blasting a match-winning two-goal salvo against former club Middlesbrough on Monday.
Southend United striker Neil Tolson has revealed he is looking forward to a medication-free footballing future.
The past few weeks have been memorable for Colchester United new boy Kemal Izzet.
Runwell Raiders pulled off an 8-4 win at Old Island Boys A in the South-East Essex Sunday League's Premier Division Group A Cup thanks to four goals from Whitney.
Felmore Youth have won their way through to the Southend Junior League's Under-12 Cup final - for the second time this season.
While they continue their fight for Ryman League Premier Division title honours, thoughts at Canvey Island are turning to the most important game in the club's history.
A golf trip of a lifetime awaits amateur Bradley Walker and St Cleres Hall PGA professional David Wood if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the Lombard Trophy.
TV chef James Martin cooked up a storm when he whisked into Southend for a series of cookery demonstrations.
