JoeSturdy published ​In court: Who has been in court from Chelmsford, Braintree and...

The following criminal cases were heard at Essex magistrates' courts between May 18 and 24. Sent to prisonPAVEL GRATSJOV, 27, of no fixed address, was sent to prison for six weeks for stealing six tubs of baby formula worth £67.50 from My Local store in Chelmsford on February 14. He was also given four weeks concurrent for failing to attend Chelmsford Magistrates Court on April 19 and must pay an £80 victim surcharge.Suspended sentenceJOSEPH SAMUEL BROWNING, 26, of Trotters Field,...

ricbrown3193 published First look at Aldi and Marks and Spencer heading to new retail...

This is the first look at spectacular new plans for Clock Tower Retail Park, the proposed redevelopment of the abandoned Britvic factory, complete with two brand new supermarkets.Budget retailer Aldi and a Marks & Spencer Simply Food store are two shops that will form part of the renovated site, off Westway in Chelmsford.As the Chronicle revealed last month, the former factory will be transformed into a retail and business park after Chelmsford City Council sold the land for a...

Ex-military officers fight for EU exit

A dozen former senior military officers speak out in favour of the UK leaving the EU, warning membership has undermined the UK's "combat effectiveness".

Braintree Chronicle published ​Braintree Town REACTION: Matt Fry – 'We're so proud, but...

Braintree Town defender Matt Fry was 'bitterly disappointed' with the Iron's Vanarama National League play-off semi-final defeat to Grimsby Town, but feels the players will feel proud of their season when they look back.The 25-year-old former West Ham United, Charlton Athletic and Bradford City defender was in imperious form at the back for the Iron, who had Mark Phillips sent off near the end of normal time. However, a penalty from the Mariners' Padraig Amond on 75 minutes and then a 110th...

SamBalls published ZEUS GALLERY PART TWO: Are you pictured in our flashback...

The ex-boss of an infamous Chelmsford nightclub is in talks to host a one-off reunion a decade after it shut, the Chronicle can reveal.

Zeus nightclub closed its doors in January 2005, to the disappointment of thousands of now thirty-something Chelmsfordians, who misspent much of their youth taking advantage of the venue's notorious £10 all-you-can drink deals, knocking back 50 pence shots in the basement bar or downing aluminium bottles of Wild Brew and other sketchy alcopops that...

Ciaran_Gold published Meadgate Avenue, Chelmsford: Burglars attack men with hammer and...

Police are appealing for witnesses to an aggravated burglary in Meadgate Avenue, Chelmsford in the early hours of this morning (March 24).Three men forced their way into the house at around 12.15am and inside assaulted two men in their 20s with a hammer and a tool bar. They received minor injuries to their knees and hands.Cash, a games console and mobile phones were stolen.Officers are keen to trace a black car that was seen in the area around the time of the incident.Anyone with any information...

Sainsbury's bids for Argos owner

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's tables a £1.4bn bid for Argos owner Home Retail Group.