Maldon Chronicle published Tillingham villagers request to meet Dean in church land row

A FAMOUS religious guest could be on the way to a Dengie village to help resolve a row over planned housing on church land.Almost 400 people – close to 25 per cent of Tillingham's adult population – have signed a petition protesting against 21 homes at Tillingham Hall Farm, while one parish councillor has written to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral, who own the land, requesting a meeting.Tillingham Parish Council chairman Councillor Robert Harvey has also attracted scorn...

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Essex Chronicle published Essex Police's domestic abuse approach may go national, says...

ESSEX Police's pioneering approach to prevent domestic violence could be rolled out across the country, a government minister has said after a visit to the force's headquarters.Karen Bradley, minister for preventing abuse and exploitation, met city MP Simon Burns and Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex Nick Alston on Thursday last week to learn more about the work done.That included being shown body-worn cameras used by officers attending domestic incidents to record the events in the...

Ciaran_Gold published BREAKING: Boat on fire in Heybridge Basin

A BOAT has caught fire in Heybridge Basin this evening (September 10).The 30m vessel, which is on the mud with the tide out, is 70 per cent alight, according to Essex County Fire & Rescue.Two crews from Maldon and another from Great Baddow were called at 5.35pm and are using one hose reel to tackle the fire.It is not thought anyone has required medical attention as a result.

Essex Chronicle published Former Chelmsford mayor and musical director dies aged 72

A FORMER Chelmsford mayor and long-standing musical director at Danbury Church, Christopher Kingsley, has died.Mr Kingsley, who was Mayor of Chelmsford in 1993 and again when it became a city in 2012, died at home on August 5 at the age of 72 after battling motor neurone disease, and his funeral was held at St John the Baptist in Danbury on Thursday last week.The father-of-three, who had celebrated 47 years as the director of music at Danbury Church, also worked as a music and technology...

matt_harris published Day three lunch report: Essex take three wickets and control of...

Northamptonshire reached the lunch interval on 258-6 still 102 runs adrift of the Essex first innings score.The visitors lost three wickets in the morning session but additionally, saw Richard Levi retire hurt on 31 when he was struck on the finger by paceman Tom Moore.Play resumed in the morning with Northamptonshire 143-3 but fast bowler Jamie Porter struck twice with successive deliveries in his first over to leave the visitors 151-5 as Essex hopes rose of being able to enforce the...

matt_harris published Paul Grayson left Essex 'in the best interests of the club'

Paul Grayson says he gave 'everything he possibly could' in his post as head coach at Essex but left in the best interests of the cricket club.Following weeks of speculation surrounding his position at the ECG, it was announced yesterday that the 44-year-old, who has spent 19 years at the club, eight as coach, had agreed to leave by mutual consent.Grayson told the Chronicle he had hoped to go after the Eagles had reached the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup later this month, but when Essex...

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PaulDentJones published Shop workers tied up by balaclava-clad robbers in terrifying...

TWO TERRIFIED shop workers were tied up when three balaclava-clad robbers targeted their store.The staff at One Stop in Robin Hood Road, Elsenham, near Stansted, were threatened when the three thieves burst into the store at 6.10am today, Tuesday, September 1.A 21-year-old man and 25-year-old woman were tied up before the robbers stole what police will only say is a "four figure sum of cash".They fled through the front door before driving off in a white Ford Transit van.The victims...

Maldon Chronicle published Controversial Maldon funeral home opens after planning battle

A CONTROVERSIAL funeral parlour, branded "insensitive" for being located opposite a retirement complex, has opened.Maldon MP John Whittingdale was on hand to officially welcome family undertakers Adam and Greenwood to the town's High Street on Friday.The opening, which follows a lengthy appeals process, has faced opposition from residents of nearby Baker Mews every step of the way.The initial planning application for the former chiropody clinic was rejected last October, before...

chrisdyer published Cuts mean Essex Police unable to attend 97% of anti-social...

Essex Police has written to councils to say officers are likely to only be able to attend the 3 per cent of anti-social behaviour cases the force deems to be "high risk". Last week Assistant Chief Constable of Essex Police, Julia Wortley, wrote to all local authorities across the county to explain the force's approach to handling anti-social behaviour (ASB) reports. The letter highlighted the pressures on police finances in the face of cuts to spending budgets and that as a result officers may...