St Clare Hospice at Hastingwood near Harlow has this week announced details of a colourful summer fundraising drive. Hospice spokesman Jo Price welcomed the warmer weather by inviting residents of the district to support St Clare's annual Sunflower appeal
Hopes are rising that Clacton will get the chance to boost its ailing tourist industry by flying a European Blue Flag from its beach in future summers. Dovercourt was the only Essex beach to pick up the prestigious award in announcements made this week
A polio sufferer has urged people to report able-bodied drivers who park in disabled parking bays at supermarkets. Ron Hall helped take part in a national survey carried out by the British Polio Fellowship entitled the Baywatch Report to see how supermarkets
Burglars raided Tiptree service station in the village's Maypole Road, setting off alarms at 4.46am yesterday (Wednesday). They cut the telephone wires to the premises before ransacking the kiosk and stealing cigarettes and other goods. Police taped off
The loss of early wickets has made life hard for Essex in their county championship clash against Glamorgan at Chelmsford's County Ground. At lunch today (Thursday) Essex's reply stood at 50 for 4. Earlier the visitors had finally been bowled out for
The outgoing chairman of Epping Forest District Council has ended his year of civic fundraising on a high note this week after taking delivery of a second wheelchair-accessible minibus. Cllr Ron Heath's year in office has seen a major boost in facilities
A rare piece of machinery worth £14,000 was stolen from Witham when thieves took the lorry it was loaded on. The Viper Mini Sizer, a machine made in Ireland which is used to grade soil and gravel, was among plant machinery loaded on the back of a blue
A health and fitness centre can be built at the former Trebor Basset factory in Colchester after the developer went to appeal. Originally, proposals for a 2,500-member facility on the Severalls industrial estate site were not passed by Colchester Council
Polling booths have opened today as Essex people decide who will represent them both in Parliament and at county council level. Voting in the General Election began at 7am across the county today, and will continue until 10pm. Voting for county council
Essex have their work cut out after Glamorgan staged a turnaround in their county championship match, making two centuries despite losing early wickets. Adrian Dale made an impressive 113 before being caught by Barry Hyam. At the start of today's (Thursday's
Taxi leaders and train chiefs were tight-lipped today (Thursday) about details of a crunch meeting to solve a widespread dispute. Both sides described the talks as "constructive" and said a series of proposals were now on the table for taxi drivers to
Polling booths opened today (Thursday) as Essex people decided who will represent them both in Parliament and at county council level. Voting in the General Election began at 7am across the county today, and will continue until 10pm. Voting for county
A town centre charity shop had a lucky escape after 20 bags of clothes left outside the premises were set alight. Firefighters from Braintree were called to the Oxfam shop in New Street, Braintree, at around 9.30pm on Tuesday after a fire was started
The Prince of Wales is set to come to Colchester for a party. Prince Charles, president of The Prince's Trust, will attend a garden party in Colchester on June 27. It will be the culmination of a day of visits around the county, including opening a sheltered
Brentwood's young microscooter enthusiasts are being invited to show each other a clean pair of heels this month during a specially-organised race in the High Street. The first-ever Scooter Sprint has been organised as part of the Brentwood Town Centre
A huge thank you has been extended to generous and kind hearted residents in Harold who helped raise more than £1,300 for a local man left paralysed after a vicious assault last year. The fundraiser, organised by Mick Reilly, was held at the Harold Hill
Miracle man David Myers stunned doctors by dying an incredible 13 times - before making a complete recovery. The 55-year-old market trader, of Southchurch Hall Close, Southend, suffered his first heart attack at home which left him "dead" for two minutes
A pub landlord has told how he was injured during a violent struggle with a robber. Courageous Alan East confronted the Yorkshire Ripper lookalike in the White Horse pub in Dovercourt after he found him helping himself to hundreds of pounds from the pub
An Essex scheme warning women of the dangers of being attacked after having their drinks spiked is being rolled out nationwide. The initiative was sparked after two women reported being raped after their drinks were tampered with just after Christmas.
