Glendale Liverpool to celebrate employees with "glittering" awards night

Employees from Liverpool City Council's green service provider will be honoured in the fifth annual Glendale Liverpool Recognition awards ceremony.

chrisdyer published VIDEO: Chelmsford Marathon blind runner and a man taking part in...

Many of the runners in the Chelmsford marathon were raising money for J's Hospice, but some ran for other charities close to their hearts.Husband and wife team, Jon and Alanda Turner, ran the whole 26.2 mile course together to raise money for their niece, Sophie, who has Rett Syndrome.It is a rare neurological condition that affects the development of the brain and often sets in during early childhood."It mainly affects young girls and only around 12,000 cases in the country," said Jon, 45."At...

Warner quits 'no hope in hell' Labour

Former Labour health minister Lord Warner says the party doesn't have a "hope in hell" of winning power under Jeremy Corbyn as he quits the party.

Planning "needs more National Character Areas", Built Environment Committee told

The Landscape Institute has called for the greater use of National Character Areas (NCAs) to help guide the planning, design and delivery of housing, transport and infrastructure, as part of its submission of evidence to the House of Lords' National Policy for the Built Environment Committee.

Essex Chronicle published Chelmsford council leader pledges 'nothing on green belt' as land...

THE leader of Chelmsford City Council has vowed not to build new homes in the green belt and to stop the city "coalescing" with its quaint surrounding villages.Ahead of a nine-week consultation, in which residents can have their say on how Chelmsford takes shape before 2036, Councillor Roy Whitehead pledged to stick to the Tory manifesto.The city will next month take the second step in creating a Local Plan for the 2021 to 2036 period, to build 14,000 new homes, and inevitably increase...

chrisdyer published Essex County Councillors vote to scrap free meals and pay for own...

Essex County Councillors will have to pay for their own meals at County Hall after they voted to scrap having free lunches. Today members voted to approve the remuneration panel recommendation to get rid of the free meal service for councillors on council business. Essex County Council leader, David Finch, addressing the chamber said the move was to "modernise and to make the council more efficient in the provision of lunches in the members area". Members were entitled to a free three-course...

EssexPhotos published Chelmsford Hockey Men down in the dumps after Cambridge...

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Large fire in Manchester city centre

A seven-storey building in Manchester city centre which was undergoing renovation is damaged in a large fire.

Essex Chronicle published Chelmsford biker Ed Rendell thrilled to be third best

Chelmsford rider Ed Rendell admits that practically securing third place in the Moto3 Championship feels like a win in what he believes has been his most competitive year yet.The 24-year-old claimed two third-placed finishes at Silverstone at the weekend but Jorel Boerboom sits behind him on 49 points, meaning Rendell's third place isn't completely safe.It would take an incredible scenario for Rendell to lose his place in the championship and, looking back at the season, he is thrilled with what...

ricbrown3193 published Essex man who tried to set fire to petrol pump nozzle charged...

A man has been charged with four offences following an incident at a petrol station in Stanford-le-Hope.Police were called to the BP station at London Road, shortly after 1am on Saturday October 10, following reports that a man was tampering with a petrol pump and trying to set fire to the nozzle.Officers were quickly on scene and arrested a man.Glen Squibb, 25, of Digby Road, Corringham was charged with attempted arson with intent to endanger life, possessing cannabis, possessing a knife in...

Clare_Youell published 'A lovely family home, great for entertaining'

By Ross Norman-ClarkeSomeone suggested that our house would have been a perfect candidate for 'Grand Designs'," says Matthew Cain. "But actually it would have made pretty boring viewing, because hardly any thing went wrong!"In all other respects, however, 'Treyarnon,' the family home which Matthew and his wife Samantha built two years ago on The Ridge in Little Baddow, would have been an ideal subject for the programme. Strikingly contemporary in design, constructed using...

SimonMurfitt1 published Essex couples wanted for new Channel 4 dinner party TV show

Do you ever sit down to watch Come Dine with Me or any other TV cooking show and think you could do better?Well now you have the chance as a production company are on the lookout for couples to take part in a new show for Channel 4 for the chance of winning a cash prize.True North are looking for 'fun couples in mid Essex and Chelmsford who are really passionate about food' for a new cooking and party hosting TV show.The programme will consist of three couples putting their cooking skills to the...

chrisdyer published Two teenagers found guilty of Witham acid attack claimed to have...

Two teenagers have been found guilty of throwing acid in the face of a father-of-two in a case of mistaken identity. Aarron Isaac, 19, of Elverson Road, Lewisham, and a 16-year-old boy from Mitcham were both found guilty of throwing a corrosive fluid with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The 16-year-old boy, who was 15 at the time, was charged with the same offence. As the verdict was delivered by jurors at Chelmsford Crown Court at 3.35pm today Isaac muttered obscenities in the dock,...

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