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...

Laura_Johnson published Chelmsford RFC V Tring RFC - Photos

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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...