Chelmsford Weekly News | Night Service

Easter closures and strike threat spell rail chaos

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

RAIL users could be heading for Easter chaos on the trains due to engineering work and possible strikes.

Consultants cost Essex County Council more than £25m

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +0000

ESSEX County Council handed consultants fees totalling more than £25 million last year.

Losing men is devastating, but we are winning the fight against global terrorism

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +0000

ESSEX soldiers are serving in Afghanistan at “a time of very real change” in the country’s troubled history.

How our boys in Afghanistan are offering hope

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0000

FROM OUR MAN IN AFGHANISTAN

Essex councils’ pensions deficit nearly tops £1bn

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:00:00 +0000

A SPENDING watchdog claims there is a black hole of almost a billion pounds in council pensions across Essex, including more than £104million in Southend.

Jail for pretend cop who tricked girls into his car

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:50:00 +0000

A “JEKYLL and Hyde” character who tricked young girls into thinking he was a police officer has been jailed for four years.

Getting a glimpse of Afghan life

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:00:00 +0000

FROM OUR MILITARY REPORTER IN AFGHANISTAN

Essex academy schools: Are they working?

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0000

THE growth of school academies has been a hallmark of the New Labour years and there are now five in Essex. How effective are they?