A GUN-WIELDING gang have been locked up a total of 33 years for planning to rob a security van. Three people from Leigh, Brentwood and Chadwell Heath, have been sentenced for conspiring to rob vans including a foiled attempt outside Belfairs post
RETIREMENT homes in Chelmsford are set to get a revamp after a £125,000 hand-out. Chelmsford Council has given three Almshouse groups, Chelmsford United Charities, Great Baddow Parochial Charities and John Henry Keene Memorial Homes, cash for renovation
ONE of the UK’s best-loved Neil Diamond tributes is appearing at the Brentwood Theatre. Bob Drury, described as the UK’s “voice of Neil”, will be at the Shenfield Road theatre on Friday, May 2 as part of a 40-stop nationwide theatre tour. He
ENTRY to a ice skating rink in Chelmsford will be slashed on Sunday April 20 by 40 per cent. People going to the Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre, in Victoria Road, can use the venue for £4.50 per person between 10am and 12noon and £5 from 2.30pm
CHELMSFORD turned the form book upside down with a terrific win against promotion-seeking Saffron Walden at Coronation Park. With Ipswich winning at Holt this meant they had been crowned champions, even though they still have one game left to play
ON Friday, Chelmsford’s Jesse Lee had his first scoring contest at Mayland versus Jim Walton from Billericay in a very entertaining contest, which had the crowd on its feet. Young Jesse produced a tremendous performance against a very game opponent
CHELMSFORD’S campaign to retain National League status came to a successful conclusion at the end of a long season with this controlled and workmanlike win away at Nottingham. Chelmsford started brightly and could have scored within a minute. As
MARK Hawkes watched his Chelmsford City side battle to earn five vital points in a thrilling week of football that offered a big boost to the club’s survival hopes. A last-minute winner by Michael Cheek gave City a huge 3-2 win over Basingstoke
Premier Division Boreham 7 Crondon Hall Stars 1 Maldon & Tiptree 9 Astech Warriors 1 Mayland Village 2 Gallow United 1 Writtle Manor 0, Bridge St Hearts 0 BOREHAM continue to play good football and get the results they
THE Ridley League Darts Cup underdogs bared their teeth to produce a real against-the-odds final. Fryerning Cricketers and Felsted Chequers will meet for the trophy on May 6 after “coupon-busting” wins over joint favourites Chelmsford City FC A
CHELMSFORD Chieftains booked their place in the play-off final at the weekend, brushing aside the Streatham Redskins with a 7-0 win at Riverside on Sunday, 12-2 on aggregate over the two legs. It was an awesome team performance that puts the league
GREATER Anglia bosses are investing more than £20million into train services across Essex after agreeing a two year extension to their franchise. Department for Transport officials confirmed today Abellio Greater Anglia which took control of the
STARS showed up in Chelmsford city centre over the weekend for the opening of a brand new nightclub. The ribbon was cut at Ctzn Bar in Springfield Road on Friday before former JLS singer Marvin Humes wowed more than 600 people inside the venue
THE Brentwood donor centre is at risk of closure...less than a year after the NHS vowed to keep it open. Last June, the NHS announced £1million plans to relocate the donor and blood storage centre in Crescent Drive as it was too big. It intended
