ricbrown3193 published Police hunt convicted Maldon robber who fled before appearance at...

Police are searching for a wanted man who was found guilty and given a five-year prison sentence in his absence after failing to turn up at court for trial.Daniel O'Hagan, who was last known to be living in Fambridge Road, Maldon, was found guilty of robbery at Chelmsford Crown Court on November 18.The 25-year-old was one of two men charged with robbery after suspects threatened and injured the occupant of a flat in Dryden Close, Maldon and stole a games console and jewellery on December 3,...

HSinclair published 14-year-old arrested in connection with attack on Chemsford dad...

A 14-year-old has been arrested in connection with a brutal attack on a father-of-three who was beaten with a baseball bat after confronting youths outside his home who were threatening his disabled son.Ian Smith, 43, was assaulted at around 7.30pm on Monday October 26 after challenging 20 youths who were gathered near the back of his home in Noakes Avenue, Great Baddow.A 14-year-old boy from Chelmsford was arrested on Saturday, November 14 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit GBH and was bailed...

Expanding turf business

Ben Burgess & Co will be expanding its professional turf business in East Anglia from January 2016.

The Norwich-based company will be selling and supporting the full John Deere turf machinery range from its existing agricultural outlet at Coates, near Peterborough, from January 6th.

“As the turf industry continues to develop with the increasing use of new technology, higher value equipment and greater customer expectations for improved product support, John Deere and our dealers must be in a position to react to this ever changing market place,” said John Deere’s  turf division manager Chris Meacock.

Ben Turner, Ben Burgess managing director told The Landscaper,   “From November our new turf area sales representative is Johnathan Harpham, who can be contacted on 07710 148411 or by email to johnathanharpham@benburgess.co.uk. “

(Nathan Setchfield, Johnathan Harpham and Ben Burgess Coates branch manager Steve Trostler.Left to right) 

 

Dead boy's Santa letter discovered

A letter to Santa Claus, written by a 9-year-old boy just before he died, has been found nearly 50 years later by his brother.