Tom Watson to meet unions over Jeremy Corbyn leadership

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is to hold emergency talks with union leaders on Tuesday in a fresh attempt to put pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to resign as leader.

SimonMurfitt1 published Police seen searching Chelmsford for reportedly missing...

There have been unconfirmed reports this evening that police are searching for a missing 7-year-old boy in Chelmsford.It is reported that the boy went missing on his bike on the cycle path that leads from behind the Anglia Ruskin Ruskin University buildings through to Seventh Avenue at around 7pm this evening (June 10).Police were seen out in force in the Broomfield area of Chelmsford and were reportedly searching Springfield Hall Park and the surrounding areas for the boy.POPULAR: Unemployed...

SamBalls published IN COURT: Who has been in court from Chelmsford, Maldon,...

Who has been in Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates' court this week? The full details are below.SENT TO PRISONKEVIN LEE WILDERSPIN, 39, of no fixed address, was sent to prison for eight weeks for seven counts of shoplifting in Chelmsford in February and March. He had stolen various quantities of meat from four Co-op stores in Chelmsford. He had also made off without paying for a taxi fare in Chelmsford on February 10 for which he must pay £33.20 compensation. He had also stolen...

libbymcbride1 published Appeal to find man who stole 17 bottles of whiskey from Asda in...

Police would like to identify this man in connection with theft of 17 bottles of whiskey totalling more than £500 from the Asda store in Village Square, Springfield.It happened at around 1.25pm on Friday, March 4. The suspect is described as white, of slim build with black hair. He was wearing a long black jacket, dark blue jeans and black trainers with three white stripes down the side.Anybody who recognises him is asked to contact Pc Kim Webb at Chelmsford on Essex Police 101. The CCTV...

Two-year EU exit deal 'very difficult'

Britain would be unable to negotiate its exit from the EU within the two years allowed by EU rules, former Cabinet Secretary Lord O'Donnell tells the BBC.

Two-year EU exit deal 'very difficult'

Britain would be unable to negotiate its exit from the EU within the two years allowed by EU rules, former Cabinet Secretary Lord O'Donnell tells the BBC.

Jennifer_Dale published Rotary Club cancels South Woodham Ferrers fireworks because it...

A rotary club has cancelled its annual fireworks show after venue bosses raised concerns about animal welfare during the event.South Woodham Ferrers Rotary Club has held a Guy Fawkes display on Novmeber 5 at Marsh Farm for the past three years but farm managers say the loud bangs cause distress to farm animals.But when event organisers searched for another site to hold the show on they could not find one big enough to house over 3000 people they would need to attend in order to meet their...

Lack of disease singles out trees for the future

Tilia, Carpinus, zelkova, US swamp oak and Acer rubrum are set to be trees for the future, according to Cherry Tree Arboretum owner John Ravenscroft, because they do not get the diseases that are hitting more common UK trees such as oak, ash and horse chestnut.

JoeSturdy published Two hospitalised after Braintree crash

A man and a woman were lucky to escape with minor injuries after a crash on the A120 near Braintree on Sunday (January 31).Emergency crews were called at 6.16pm to the single-vehicle crash, near the Galleys Corner roundabout. An ambulance officer and two ambulance crews were sent to the scene, as were two fire engines from Braintree. Firefighters had to cut a person out of the car and left them in the care of paramedics by 7.23pm.The medics treated the man and woman for neck and back pain...

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TomBage published M11 Essex roadworks will last until summer and could cause delays...

Roadworks recently started along a 14 mile stretch of the M11 through Essex will last until the summer according to an announcement from Highways England.The works announced last month, at a cost of £4.7million, began recently at junction six where the motorway reaches the M25 and will include work at junctions seven and eight.Work at junctions seven and eight will include resurfacing work and repairs to barriers and drainage systems, and will also spill onto the A120 between Trinity and...

UK 'closing in on EU benefits deal'

The UK is closing in on a deal that would allow it to deny in-work benefits to people from other parts of the EU for up to four years, the BBC is told.

Essex Chronicle published Chelmsford charity The J's Hospice announces date for 2016 Pedal...

MORE than 1,000 cyclists are expected to saddle up for a wheelie-good cause this spring when an annual charity bike ride comes to the city.The J's Hospice, which provides enhanced care for young adults with life-limiting conditions, has announced the Pedal for The J's will return to Chelmsford on Sunday, May 1.Poppy Church, 24, of Limehouse in east London, who works at Beaulieu for Countryside (the firm sponsoring the event), will be riding because the charity has helped her 26-year-old...

ricbrown3193 published Essex Police make two arrests after barbed wire and concrete...

Two people have been arrested in connection with an investigation in to items including barbed wire and concrete blocks being deliberately left in roads in Tiptree.A man and woman, both aged 24 and both from Tiptree, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and causing danger to road users today, Wednesday, January 20.Between December 3 and December 30 last year, a total of 19 incidents were recorded where items such as concrete blocks and barbed wire were left in roads causing damage to...

Trees, ornamental plants and hedging plants

The annual Groen-Direkt Spring plant fair takes place at Hazerswoude, Boskoop on February 2nd and 3rd.

To outline its global theme, more than 1,000 m2 of Mediterranean imports will be on show.

In 2016 there is a new and practical expansion to current buying options. They will offer plant buyers the possibility of ordering per half layer – a change prompted by the rapidly changing purchasing behaviour of European consumers.

The option of ordering half units grants customers more flexibility, and the possibility of responding adequately to those changes in purchasing behaviour.

Around 150 nurseries have a stand and show their products, including avenue trees, ornamental plants and hedging plants.

Orders can be secured on smartphones, tablet apps or order forms.

www.groen-direkt.nl

Essex Chronicle published Essex County Cricket Club NEWS: Napier eyes a trophy before...

Graham Napier says winning the NatWest T20 Blast this season will be the perfect way to sign off on his career with Essex County Cricket Club.On Monday the 36-year-old bowling all-rounder announced he will retire at the end of the 2016 campaign following a 19-year first-class career with the county.Napier will be taking up a role at the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk as director of the Graham Napier Cricket Academy, but before that he has his eyes on silverware."Every professional team...

Essex Chronicle published Plea for return of toy lost in Chelmsford Shopping Centre...

A FATHER'S online plea to reunite his young daughter with her comforter and "best friend" in time for her birthday has ended in defeat.Jamie McGuire was at the Meadows Shopping Centre in Chelmsford on New Year's Day with daughter Florence, pictured below, when her toy rabbit, named Fred, went missing.Dad Jamie, of Beehive Lane, was keen to give his daughter the ultimate birthday present with the return of her prized companion, and reached out to the Chronicle for help.After our...