"Ethics in landscape architecture" dissertation wins national award

A Writtle College postgraduate has won a second major national award for her landscape architecture dissertation, which aimed to develop a new ethical approach to the design process.

ricbrown3193 published 25-year-old man jailed after police find cocaine and heroin stash...

A 25-year-old man has been jailed after police recovered 256 wraps of class A drugs following a stop check on the M11, near Stansted Airport.Officers stopped Edvinas Masilionis and his 17-year-old passenger near Stansted in the early hours of April 17 after they became suspicious about the manner of his driving.During a search of the green BMW 3 series, they discovered a number of wraps of heroin and crack cocaine and a used needle containing traces of both drugs concealed in the steering wheel...

SamBalls published A120 roadworks at Bradwell causing major delays for drivers...

The roadworks on the A120 in Bradwell are continuing to cause manor delays for motorists heading west into Braintree this morning (October 13).BT Openreach is currently carrying out repair work, which started last week, to a number of manhole covers along Coggeshall Road.There is slow moving traffic between Coggeshall and the Marks Farm Roundabout (A131/A120), but it is not yet known when the traffic controls will be removed.A Highways England spokesman said: "We are aware of the roadworks...

chrisdyer published Chelmsford district to lose 24 out of 31 PCSOs in Essex Police...

ESSEX Police plans to drastically cut frontline operations with the axing of 190 PCSOs, 62 front office staff as well as closing 15 police stations.The force needs to save £63 million by 2019/20 and about £20 million during the next financial year.The headquarters in Springfield, part of which was built in 1903 and sprawls across 20 acres, costing £2.5 million a year to maintain, will be sold, as will ten of the force's 25 stations.It is proposed that the new Community Policing...

WillWatkinson published Debilitating Lyme disease could be on the increase in rural areas...

Rural Essex is being warned to be extra vigilant this autumn as a 10% rise in the tick population, caused by warmer climates and wetter weather, may lead to an increase in debilitating Lyme disease.Little more than 5mm, ticks are the main carriers of the disease, a condition that can lead to severe neurological and nervous system problems and can even be fatal.The disease is caused by ticks sucking the blood of infected animals then biting humans. And if you do not treat the initial rash with...

Essex Chronicle published Our picks for Saturday's racing at Chelmsford City Racecourse

A Saturday evening fixture at Chelmsford City Racecourse kicks off with a Class 4 six-furlong handicap for apprentice riders, in which Pennine Warrior has a cracking chance.He ran an excellent race last time out when finishing fifth of 20 in a Class 3 contest at Doncaster, up with the pace and closing on those ahead in the last few yards.Gaspirali ran his best race to date here on October 1 and can build on that in the nursery handicap for two-year-olds over a mile at 6.05.Racing in midfield, he...

ricbrown3193 commented VIDEO: Motorcyclist somehow escapes injury as bike crashes into a...

A motorcyclist somehow escaped injury in a high-speed collision with a van on the busy A12 near Chelmsford. Shocking dash cam footage shows the biker thrown to the ground in the crash, only to get up and start remonstrating with the driver of one of the nearby vehicles. The incident took place on the A12 going west between Chelmsford and Colchester last week, causing delays as debris was cleared from the road. Somehow, the biker is not thought to have suffered any serious injuries.