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Great Braxted pensioner made homeless after drawing knife on...
A PENSIONER who pulled a knife to "scare" a neighbour after a long-running dispute has been evicted from his home of 65 years – despite a campaign by fellow villagers to let him stay.Keith Frost, 70,...
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Ex-bellringer trial has been 'a traumatic ordeal for victims'...
A "DOPEY and socially-awkward" ex-bellringer who groomed boys as young as eight into sex while playing Xbox is facing jail after being found guilty of abusing six children over eight years.Former...
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Chelmsford taxi boss Nasser Rezaie handed 18-year prison sentence...
A Chelmsford taxi driver described by a judge as a "bitter, twisted and dominating man" will serve a minimum of 18 years behind bars after he was found guilty of murdering his estranged wife's new...
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Romford man Robert Gurling cleared at Chelmsford Crown Court of...
AN OFFICE fitter who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after being accused of kidnapping a three-year-old boy walked free from court this week.Robert Gurling, 45, was cleared at Chelmsford Crown...
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Maldon woman accused of smashing up Land Rover and carrying a...
A woman accused of two counts of criminal damage, as well as carrying a rounders bat, appeared in court earlier this week.Micaela Brunning, 37, of Tennyson Road, Maldon, appeared in Chelmsford...
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Homeless drug addict James Hadley admits wrestling purse from...
A HOMELESS drug addict has admitted "wrestling" a purse from a 69-year-old woman at a cash point leaving her "shaken" and "knocked for six".Gillian Moore had just withdrawn £300 from a cash point...
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Two Essex brothers jailed for attacking family during private...
Two men who attacked a grieving father at a ceremony to mark the passing of his stillborn daughter have been jailed.Brothers Ross and Ben Barnham kicked and punched the man to the ground as he held a...
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Heybridge teen who killed elderly man in head-on crash spared...
AN INEXPERIENCED driver who killed a father when he drifted on to the wrong side of the road while adjusting his radio has been spared prison.Lewis Cross, of Scraley Road, Heybridge, had been driving...
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Chelmsford City Council could get tough on homeless with...
HOMELESS people in Chelmsford could soon be fined up to £100 for sleeping rough under new council measures that also ban begging and drinking alcohol in public.Chelmsford City Council will start a...
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Moorfield Court residents object to plans for beer garden at The ...
PROPOSALS for a pub beer garden have left a bitter taste in the mouths of pensioners next door who wish to call time on an "unacceptable" planning application.Residents at Witham retirement home...
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Homeless teenager given suspended sentence at Chelmsford Crown...
A HOMELESS teenage thief who burnt his best friend's car and stole jewellery from people he knew across Essex has been spared jail.William Atkins, 19, admitted embarking on a relentless spree of thefts...
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Housing association reclaim Chelmsford home used by drug dealer...
A HOUSING association drug user has been evicted on suspicion of allowing a dealer to sell drugs from its property.The practice, known as cuckooing, was occurring at a city centre property which has...
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Police hunt convicted Maldon robber who fled before appearance at...
Police are searching for a wanted man who was found guilty and given a five-year prison sentence in his absence after failing to turn up at court for trial.Daniel O'Hagan, who was last known to be...
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Teenage victim speaks out after abuse at the hands of prolific...
A TEENAGER systematically subjected to a cycle of sexual violence said he felt "trapped" by a prolific child abuser, who targeted five other boys.After his ordeal at the hands of Liam Cann and having...
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BREAKING: Arsonist Ben Wilson who burnt down Braintree Emergency...
AN ARSONIST who started a fire in a homeless shelter, which nearly cost a man his life after he leapt naked onto a double-decker bus to escape the blaze, has been jailed.Ben Wilson, 20, who had been...
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Braintree car wash boss Kujtin Rexha, who repeatedly raped...
A car wash owner who raped a teenage immigrant on a daily basis and threatened to kill her with a knife hidden under his bed, has been jailed for 11 years.Kujtin Rexha, 43, of Jeffreys Road, Braintree,...
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Braintree man Miley Byrne denies stealing more than £5,000...
A man has denied stealing more than £5,000 from a healthy living shop in Chelmsford.Miley Byrne, 28, of Challis Lane in Braintree, is charged with the theft of £5,295.70 from Ancient Purity in London...
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'Flirty' Sandon School teacher alleged to have had sex with...
A MARRIED music teacher accused of having sex with two teenage pupils in the grounds of a Chelmsford school bombarded one girl with 7,000 messages over eight months, a court heard.Former Sandon School...
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Braintree survivor of Tunisian terrorist attack reveals she still...
A WOMAN who survived being shot five times during the Tunisian beach terrorist attack hopes to fly the kitchen porter who saved her life to England for an emotional reunion.Kirsty Murray, 26, of...
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Sex attack victim and his mother speak out after he was targeted...
A "DISGUSTED" mother of one of the six teenage boys targeted by convicted sex attacker Liam Cann has said she would be happy to see him spend the rest of his life behind bars.Cann, 22, was convicted of...
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