Greater Anglia set to run full evening service after day of...

Greater Anglia are expecting to run a full evening rush-hour service after a day of delays due to over-running engineering work.Trains were cancelled and delayed across Essex until around 3pm because of the late finishing work which shut two of the four lines between Gidea Park and Shenfield stations. But all four lines are set to open at around 4.30pm. There are still set to be around 10 minute delays through the area until around 7pm.On Sunday, passengers took photos of Network Rail engineers...

​In court: Who has been in court from Chelmsford, Braintree and...

The following criminal cases were heard at Essex magistrates' courts between May 18 and 24. Sent to prisonPAVEL GRATSJOV, 27, of no fixed address, was sent to prison for six weeks for stealing six tubs of baby formula worth £67.50 from My Local store in Chelmsford on February 14. He was also given four weeks concurrent for failing to attend Chelmsford Magistrates Court on April 19 and must pay an £80 victim surcharge.Suspended sentenceJOSEPH SAMUEL BROWNING, 26, of Trotters Field,...

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Greater Anglia trains delayed by hour after 'smoke seen' at...

There are long delays on trains home to Essex after an earlier fire alert at Liverpool Street. Smoke was reported coming from the public toilets. While the London Fire Brigade attended, all lines were blocked in and out of the station. All trains are now running again, but there are delays of an hour if you're heading home after a night out in the capital. Delays are expected until the last train finishes its journey. Read more: Want to go on the world's longest slide in London?A Greater Anglia...

When will Essex thunderstorms stop?

The rain has hammered down on Essex on Wednesday night (June 22). Thunder kept people awake as the storm drifted from London eastwards over our county, while the lightning has no doubt produced some brilliant photographs. But when will the stormy weather stop? According to the Essex Weather Centre, there is a further storm set to hit Essex between 4am – 7am and then once again on Thursday night (June 23). The Met Office has issued a weather warning until Friday morning. It reads:...

Essex cannabis farmer paid in heroin fails in bid to have...

A cannabis farmer jailed after drugs worth up to £325,000 were uncovered in a warehouse has failed in a bid to get his four-year jail term slashed.Drug addict Donald Lovesey was paid in heroin to help set up the industrial-scale cannabis factory in a unit at Springfield Industrial Estate, Burnham-on-Crouch.The south west-Londoner was one of three men caught by police after officers raided the unit on November 21, 2014, but two heart attacks meant the 52-year-old saw little profit from the...

Burnham man arrested on suspicion of possessing an axe and...

A man accused of being in possession of an axe was arrested in The Anchor pub in Burnham last night after police swarmed the town.The incident took place around the town's Quay and Burnham was flooded with vehicles, including a riot van according to eye-witnesses.A spokeswoman for Essex Police said: "A 25-year-old man from Burnham is in custody today, Tuesday, June 21, having been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, assaulting a police officers, resisting arrest and...

Joey Essex resits GCSE at Moulsham High School

Cameras followed Former The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Essex into a Chelmsford school to resit a GCSE.
Moulsham High School welcomed the reality TV star through their gates and helped him experience what it is like to study for GCSEs in today's secondary schools.
Joey Essex met with head teacher Mark Farmer for advice on the school's expectations regarding student behaviour and how he would be expected to conform, just like any other student.

His day involved sitting in on a range of GCSE...

Giant hogweed warning for Essex after youngsters burned by...

Essex residents are on high alert for one of Britain's most dangerous plants, giant hogweed, after a series of injuries were reported across the country. Giant hogweed was originally brought to the UK from Central Asia in 1893 and now commonly grows on riverbanks and wasteland.It was spotted across Essex, including in Chelmsford's Central Park and in Hutton, near Brentwood, in June of last year, and is set to return to our landscape this summer.Its leaves, stems, roots, flowers and seeds contain...

Teen sought by Essex Police in connection to assault and...

Essex Police are looking for a 19-year-old man in connection with the stabbing and kidnapping of a teenager who was then dumped down a country lane in Little Baddow.Joshua Blane, 19, of no fixed address, is wanted by police who wish to speak to him about the incident which took place earlier this year.A 17-year-old boy was found in Hurrels Lane, Little Baddow at 12.30am on Sunday, March 27, with serious injuries including a fractured leg, multiple stab wounds and broken teeth, having been...

Who has been in court lately from Chelmsford, Maldon, Braintree,...

Here is a round up of court cases heard in April and May.Communication offencesJAN YOUNG, 35, of Western Road, Burnham on Crouch, was given a community order for sending a message at Southminster on March 11 that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character. He must attend appointments with a responsible officer or participate in any activity required up to a maximum of 20 days, and was given a restraining order not to contact his victim in any way. He was fined...

Heybridge man Leslie Pennick denies historic rape of boy and...

A Heybridge man has denied raping one child and indecently assaulting another after appearing at court this week.Leslie Pennick, 65, is accused of sexually abusing two young boys over a period spanning ten years. He entered not guilty pleas for all eight of the alleged offences when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on May 31 (Tuesday).Pennick, of Goldhanger Road, Heybridge, is charged with two counts of rape and three of indecent assault against a boy between 1982 and 1988 and three counts...

138 Essex frontline firefighter jobs could go in £6.4m...

Thousands of Essex residents have voted to dismiss more than a fifth of the county's full-time firefighters in the biggest public consultation in the service's history.Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was told in December that its multi-million pound grant from central government, around 20 per cent of its annual budget, will disappear in four years' time.In February, the organisation launched a 12-week consultation with staff and the public to garner opinion on three potential money-saving...