Jennifer_Dale published Braintree man jailed for Colchester drug debt stabbing

A 'deplorable' 20-year-old Braintree man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stabbing a man in Colchester during an argument over a drug debt. Steven Ndukwu was 17-years-old when he travelled to Colchester from Braintree to confront his 41-year-old victim before attacking and stabbing him multiple times in Monkwick Avenue at 3.45pm on March 4, 2013. The attacker, now 20, also suffered injuries and needed hospital treatment after he was found outside McCoys in Queensland Drive,...

Powell and McVicar in at Chelsea as equality argument flares again

The RHS has released details of the 'RHS Greening Grey Britain Garden for Health, Happiness and Horticulture' designed by leading garden designer and BBC presenter, Ann-Marie Powell.

ricbrown3193 published 41-year-old woman arrested by Essex Police following Ramsden...

A manhunt for a woman who left the scene of a stabbing in Ramsden Heath yesterday is over after officers from Essex Police made an arrest. The woman, aged 41, is from Ramsden Heath and was arrested in Basildon yesterday evening (Saturday, January 9) on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH). She is currently being questioned by officers. The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter from Boreham was called in yesterday afternoon to help in the search for the woman, finding her...

ricbrown3193 published Essex Police search for missing 35-year-old Chelmsford woman Dawn...

Police are trying to trace a 35-year-old woman who is missing from Chelmsford.Dawn Mellowship was last seen in Caffe Nero in the city centre at 1.20pm today. Officers and her family are concerned for her welfare.She is described as white, 5ft 2 tall, with a slim build and long brown hair. She was last seen wearing burgundy trousers, a black shirt and long black boots.Anyone with any information about her whereabouts is asked to contact police in Chelmsford on 101.

Braintree Chronicle published Braintree Town boss Cowley so pleased to ease fixture jam

Braintree Town manager Danny Cowley was delighted his team avoided an FA Trophy replay with the prospect of a fixture pile-up looming.On Tuesday at the Amlin Stadium Sean Marks' 90th-minute goal was all the Iron needed to beat Bromley and progress to the second round.The match went ahead at the third time of asking after eventually passing two pitch inspections, meaning the Iron finally played a game for the first time in more than two weeks.With the patched-up surface cutting up in the...

WillWatkinson published Essex gang who used sledgehammer and screwdriver on attack on...

A gang who launched unprovoked and vicious attacks on an elderly man in his home and left another man fighting for his life after being stabbed in the neck have been jailed for a total of 24 years.The men used a sledgehammer and screwdriver to attack two victims in seperate incidents in Jaywick and Brightlingsea on October 15, 2014 and the early hours of the following day.Rikki Georgiou, Darren White and Justin Weirich stabbed a 27-year-old man in the neck with a screwdriver outside the Brewers...

Essex Chronicle published Poll: Our MPs vote today on joining air strikes against ISIS in...

Britain's MPs will vote today on whether the RAF will join other nations in air strikes against the terror group in Syria.Very few rebellions are expected within the Conservative government, meaning that our region's MPs are reasonably expected to vote in favour of air strikes.The vote in the House of Commons is expected to be close, the previous vote on whether Britain should bomb Syria in 2013 was decided by only 13 votes against the action.Ahead of such a crucial Commons vote, the Chronicle...