Watch out for the International Space Station travelling across...

STARGAZERS will be able to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station as it speeds across
Essex's skies for the next two weeks.

NASA has announced it will be appearing above our heads within a 50 mile radius of
Chelmsford for up to four minutes on various nights until Thursday 21.

Jason Clogg, who spotted it over Rayleigh on Wednesday night, said: "I'd heard of the International Space Station (ISS) obviously, but I saw a photo on Twitter and was amazed.

"Thinking that...

What bus routes are changing in Essex from Sunday?

A number of bus routes and timetables are set to change across Essex from Sunday.The changes, which see a number of routes axed and others replaced – while a number will be untouched - affect the 260-odd services that are subsidised by Essex County Council mainly in the evenings and on Sundays. > Read more: Men bailed following Great Baddow knife fight < Services in rural areas have also been looked at and certain bus route numbers changed.Currently, the buses cost around £8.9m a...

Chelmsford man arrested after 'leaving property with two knives'...

A Chelmsford man was arrested after reportedly leaving a property with two knives in Burnham.Officers were called to the area just before 5.15pm on Monday, April 4 after they were contacted over reports of a disturbance, following which a man had left the property with two knives. The 25-year-old man from the Chelmsford area has been arrested on suspicion of affray, possession of an offensive weapon and two counts of assaulting a police officer.Eyewitnesses reported that police used shields...

Southminster mum served with 'awful' eviction notice weeks after...

A YOUNG mother was served an eviction notice after months of dispute with her landlord over the state of her home, despite having just given birth to a new baby.Megan Litscher, 20, and her partner Sam Cornwell, 22, were told three days before Christmas that they would receive a section 21 order, a notice that allows landlords to evict a tenant without having to give a reason.The mother-of-two had complained to the Abbotts Letting Agency that the property, 62 High Street in Southminster, was damp...

Essex school run hell taking its toll on mum's health

A MOTHER with ME has doubled her dosage of antidepressants to deal with the school run from hell as her three children are forced to travel to three separate schools.Karen Risidore, who lives in Bell Hill Close, Billericay, drops her daughter at Quilters Junior School in Laindon Road before returning home to walk her son to South Green Infant School.The 36-year-old has struggled to convince the county council to hear her case and says her health is deteriorating following the death of her father...

10 April Fools' Day 2016 prank ideas for you to play

It's April Fools' Day on Friday April 1, and if you want to get in the spirit, we've got some funny ways you can play tricks on people

April Fools' Day is all about playing pranks and if you don't want to be on the receiving end, you'll have to start early.

From light-hearted tricks you can play on the kids, to hilarious pranks that are perfect for your friends and family, to funny office antics for your colleagues, there are plenty of things you can do to get in the April Fools' Day...

10 April Fools' Day 2016 prank ideas for you to play

It's April Fools' Day on Friday April 1, and if you want to get in the spirit, we've got some funny ways you can play tricks on people

April Fools' Day is all about playing pranks and if you don't want to be on the receiving end, you'll have to start early.

From light-hearted tricks you can play on the kids, to hilarious pranks that are perfect for your friends and family, to funny office antics for your colleagues, there are plenty of things you can do to get in the April Fools' Day...