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...

Clare_Youell published Broomfield: property and area guide

Broomfield is an attractive village just outside Chelmsford. It has a quieter feel than the city centre and comprises attractive housing and the area's main hospital.For full listings of properties in Broomfield, click here.House PricesAs the property portfolio in the village of Broomfield varies so much (with everything from bungalows to £2m country piles to be found), estate agents have struggled to put an 'average price' market down, although some quote the rough average sale price as...

Chris_Rushton published PICTURES: Maldon Christmas Lights and Vintage Fayre

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Cheviot Trees expansion set to boost production

One of the UK's largest forestry and landscape tree nurseries has embarked on expansion plans in response to growing demand for novel species.

China and UK in 'deals for North'

The UK and China are set to agree a number of partnerships designed to "unlock the potential" of the UK government's so-called Northern Powerhouse.