ricbrown3193 published Police release CCTV image in search for Boots perfume thief at...

Police investigating the theft of perfume from Boots chemists in Chelmer Village want to identify the man pictured.A bottle of Dior perfume was stolen from the store at Chelmer Village Retail Park between 4.05pm and 4.15pm on Monday, September 14.Anyone with information is asked to call Pc Danielle Thwaites at Chelmsford police station on 101.

Braintree Chronicle published Witham karate students pass black belt grading at the Saikyou...

THREE young karate students are celebrating this week after passing their black belt grading at the first try.Nathan Thomson, 10, of the Saikyou Karate Club in Witham, passed his 1st Dan black belt grading along with 14-year-old twins, Oliver & Nathan Ford.The grading was overseen by a panel of senior instructors from Japan, which only added to the pressure of the grading as explained by their instructor Sensei Rowland Costin (3rd Dan), who said: "It was quite scary for the boys but...

Essex Chronicle published If Winter Comes in you could be on to a winner at Chelmsford City...

There are two meetings this week at Chelmsford City Racecourse, including the best-quality card to date on Saturday evening.The action gets under way at 5.45pm, and two Class 2 conditions stakes, each with £40,000 in prize money, are the feature races.The one-mile, one-furlong conditions stakes at 7.15pm could see the reappearance of Tryster, who bagged a six-figure prize when winning the All-Weather Middle Distance Championship at Lingfield on Good Friday, and has won each of his five...

Essex Chronicle published Danbury mum hopes meet-up for rare triplets sets new world record

THE mother of extremely rare triplets is organising a meet-up of triplet mums which could set a new world record.Claire Cerikci, of Jubilee Rise, Danbury, has contacted the Guinness Book of World Records in a hope they will set a new record when up to 20 sets of triplets head to Danbury Sport and Social Club this weekend.She said: "We started talking about meeting up a while ago."We have a close community of triplet mums. Our Facebook group has around 500 members, which is very useful...

Duchess to resume solo royal duties

The Duchess of Cambridge is to resume solo royal duties for the first time since her second child was born in May, with a visit to a child mental health centre.

Thousands 'not given end-of-life care'

A report prepared for a Scottish Parliament committee estimates that 10,600 people die in Scotland each year without appropriate end-of-life care.

WillWatkinson published ​Chelmsford man on London-bound BA plane that caught fire at Las...

A Chelmsford man was on a British Airways plane bound for London that caught fire and sparked a mass evacuation at a Las Vegas airport.Airport officials said at least 14 people were taken to Sunrise hospital in the city with minor injuries and BA staff evacuated 170 passengers on board.US authorities said the left engine of the Boeing 777-200 caught fire before take-off at McCarran airport with the plane engulfed in flames and smoke. David Willey, from Chelmsford, told the BBC: "I was...

matt_harris published Heybridge Swifts part company with manager Cliff Akurang

Heybridge Swifts have parted company with manager Cliff Akurang just seven games into the new season.Swifts have won just two games so far this season, beating Soham Town Rangers 4-2 in the Ryman North and winning 2-1 at Redbridge in the FA Cup preliminary round. His final game in charge was a goalless draw at second from bottom Barkingside on Saturday.Akurang was named Swifts boss in Decemeber last year after Keith Wilson was sacked with the club in the bottom three. He had an immediate impact...

matt_harris published Day two lunch report: Foster and Pettini's century stand push...

Mark Pettini and James Foster continued their seventh wicket partnership until the final ball before lunch when the former was dismissed for 68 as Essex reached the interval on 265-7 from 84.4 overs against Northamptonshire at Chelmsford.Captain Foster was unbeaten on 69.The pair had started their liaison with the home side in trouble on day one at 119-6 and having carried their side through to the close, they built on their good work by adding a further 88 runs in the first session of play...

Man dies after being shot by police

A man who was making threats to kill is shot dead by police at a tower block in north London.