Features

Council resorts to plastic to stop road sign thieves

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0100

METAL road signs across Essex are being replaced by cheap, plastic alternatives to curb the rapid rise of roadside thefts.

Scrummy mummies bare all

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0100

SCRUMMY mummies used only power tools to hide their modesty in a fund-raising calendar for a nursery.

Wear your leathers, they're a real life saver

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:33:43 +0100

BIKER Steve Fry made the right choice when he went out for a ride two weeks ago. It was a hot sunny day yet he wore full protective leathers.

Len’s spy book was in MI5 boss’s top five

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:20:00 +0100

AUTHOR Len Sellers has received the ultimate seal of approval for his book about German spies who were shot in the Tower of London during the First World War.

Schoolgirls to have cancer vaccinations

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 +0100

A GROUNDBREAKING vaccine to immunise schoolgirls against cervical cancer will be offered on the NHS across south Essex from this autumn.

Here's to one V special party!

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:10:00 +0100

Record crowds flock to Chelmsford for the annual V Festival

Duffy, the Kooks, Sugababes and Muse wow the crowds

Police praise "good natured crowds"