Third BNP member elected to Heybridge Parish Council

The British National Party has won a third seat on Heybridge Parish Council.With a turnout of 20.99 per cent, Jan Rablin was victorious with 279 votes, while Maldon District councillor Anne Beale came in second with 196 and former parish councillor John Harrison trailing with 149.Cllr Rablin, who campaigned under the banner Fighting Unsustainable Housing Because We Care, was endorsed by the BNP ahead of the elections with party member Richard Perry spearheading his campaign.Cllr Perry, who also...

Essex County Council lollipop man Brian, 74, signs off with...

A POPULAR lollipop man says he has been forced to take sick leave with anxiety and stress after Essex County Council threatened him with disciplinary action for "stirring up trouble".

Brian Collins, 74, has been the crossing guard on Hullbridge Road,
South Woodham Ferrers, for nearly 15 years, but worked his last day there on Friday after being reassigned to Ferrers Road when a colleague who covered it retired.

The crossing outside
Elmwood Primary School, on Hullbridge Road, is now...

Explosions in Essex could be heard for rest of week

Explosions that were noticed all over Essex and made houses shake could be heard for the rest of the week.
The bangs,
which came from the Ministry of Defence base in Shoeburyness and heard from Basildon to Maldon, were initially thought to be sonic booms.

Household pets were also said to be spooked by the noises.

It was in fact military testing from the Pig's Bay range near
Southend, which has been heard since Monday.

The military have said that further explosions could be heard on...

UPDATE: A12 crash near Kelvedon involved 9 vehicles but no one...

The crash that took place on the A12 between Kelvedon and Colchester this morning involved nine vehicles and resulted in two people being taken to hospital.

The incident took place between junction 24 (Kelvedon north) and 22 (Witham north) in the southbound direction and caused severe delays back to Marks Tey

An Essex Police spokesman said: "Police attended a collision on the A12 at Kelvedon at around 7am on Monday, May 9.

"It was on the southbound carriageway and involved...

Hundreds support Hullbridge Road lollipop man after Essex County...

Brian added: "They're trying to force my hand. I already suffer from stress so this is just winding me up even more now, but I can't just leave because then two sites won't have cover." The removal of the service outside Elmwood Primary School, in Hullbridge Road, South Woodham Ferrers, has angered parents who feel the safety of their children will be jeopardised as a result and have now set up a petition to try to reverse the "ludicrous" decision.Clair Windsor, of Woodham...

£10,000 reward for information on murder of Essex woman...

An independent crime-fighting charity has offered a reward of up to £10,000 for information that could help them to find an Essex woman's killer in a "mystery" case.Crimestoppers issued the appeal on Wednesday for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the murder of Angela Millington.After human remains of the 33-year-old's body were washed up on Foulness Island on 21 June 2014, DNA results did not identify her until over a...

Funding cut for project that helps over 65s as Mid-Essex CCG...

A PROJECT that helps over 65s on discharge from hospital and those at risk of a hospital admission has had its funding stopped, as a new county-wide reablement service is launched.The Home from Hospital service, which operates out of the Knightswood Centre in Southminster and is run by the Dengie Project Trust, was commissioned by the Mid-Essex CCG to assist over 65s on discharge from hospital and over the past year also helped those at risk of a hospital admission.They delivered this free...