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.

ricbrown3193 published Pensioner, 86, charged with murdering wife Rita King at Essex...

A pensioner charged with murdering his 81-year-old wife at a care home in Essex is set to stand trial in July after pleading not guilty.Ronald King, 86, is accused of shooting Rita King in the head at the Delamer House care home in Naze Park Road, Walton, on December 28 last year.A post-mortem examination found that the bullet came from what is believed to be a 1934 Enfield revolver which was found at the scene.King, of Cedar Close, Walton, appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court for a hearing...

Braintree Chronicle published Witham MP and Mayor to walk over the O2 to aid children's causes

IT'S NOT every day a Minister of State walks over the O2 arena, but on April 15 that is exactly what Priti Patel will be doing.The Witham MP will scale the heights of the Thames-side attraction with Witham mayor, Councillor Bill Rose, to raise money for two children's charities.One of those charities, Brainwave, has a branch on Newland Street in Witham and cares for children with physical and learning disabilities.Gerry Gould, community manager at the Witham branch, said: "I would like to...