Essex Chronicle published Braintree District Council re-launches campaign to reduce litter...

TAKEAWAYS, councils and businesses have come together to renew the battle against litter on Essex's streets.Scores of enterprises across the county have signed up once again to the Love Essex campaign, pioneered by Braintree District Council.But following on from last year's successful launch, more than 300 businesses from across Essex, and now Suffolk and Kent too, turned out to renew their campaign pledge at Cressing Temple Barns on Monday.The crackdown reminds people to bin their litter...

Essex Chronicle published Former Chelmsford binge eater almost killed by gastric band seven...

THE FIRST British child to have a gastric band fitted seven years ago was rushed to hospital last week after the procedure almost killed him.Emrah Mevsimler, 20, of Burnell Gate, Beaulieu Park, Chelmsford, who had the gastric band fitted in 2007 when he was just 13, was hoping that the surgery would change his life by getting his weight down.But after years of pain and "agony" he was rushed to Broomfield Hospital for an emergency operation because his bowels became dangerously blocked...

Four in hospital after house fire

Four people are taken to hospital after a house fire in Cardiff.

England win series despite defeat

England lose the final Ashes Test against Australia by an innings and 46 runs at The Oval but win the series 3-2.

EssexPhotos published VJ Day celebrations, St Mary's Church Green

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ITV man in Greek harbour driver drama

ITV journalist Tom Bradby describes how he tried in vain to save the life of an elderly man who drove his car off a harbour wall in Greece.

WillWatkinson published Named and shamed: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates

Who has been in Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates' court this week? The full details are belowMARTYN RICHARDSON, 36, of Trottersfield, Braintree, was sent to prison for 42 days. He was given 14 days concurrent for being a persistent offender who had failed to comply with court orders. He had not complied with a supervision requirement after being released from prison by having no fixed address, and did not attend three supervision appointments in May and June. He also failed to maintain...

Astra Giurgiu 2-1 West Ham (agg 4-3)

West Ham slip out of the Europa League following a 2-1 defeat by Romanian side Astra Giurgiu to lose 4-3 on aggregate.

Maldon Chronicle published Manager reveals Maldon's new look Rose and Crown Wetherspoon's

THE Chronicle can offer a special sneak peek inside Maldon's new Wetherspoon's pub, ahead of its official launch next week.Set to open its doors for the first time on Tuesday morning, the newly-renovated Rose and Crown, in the town's High Street, has created 50 new jobs.The company spent £1.68million on the development of the site, which will be opened by the mayor of Maldon, Mark Heard, and his wife Victoria at 10am.Pub manager Matt Shinn, who will run the watering hole having previously...

EssexPhotos published Maldon Carnival Procession

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Braintree Chronicle published Heartbroken Braintree families seek review for death-crash cases...

TWO heartbroken families are seeking a legal review after charges were dropped against a woman arrested over a triple fatal head-on crash.The Braintree families of victims Corran "Coz" Powell, 21, and James Simmons, 18, may challenge the Crown Prosecution Service after it this week said it would not press charges.The 23-year-old woman from Beccles, Suffolk, was a passenger in the blue Ford Fiesta, which is believed to have been travelling on the wrong side of the road.Corran's mother...