Essex Chronicle published Ball guests raise over £15,000 for Chelmsford children's...

Guests at Greenwood Hotel in Stock raised over £15,000 for Kids Inspire last Saturday at a Broadway themed ball.Money was raised through an auction, a raffle, and ticket sales for the event, as well as pledges to support cases from generous guests.A total of over 170 partygoers were entertained by theatre stars Ollie Jochim and Tomi Fry, who have just completed a long run as Billy and Michael in the award winning Billy Elliot, on London's West End.Kids Inspire founder, Sue Bell, said:...

Maldon Chronicle published Maldon & Tiptree boss Wright pays tribute to team after...

Maldon & Tiptree manager David Wright was full of praise for his players despite their 3-2 defeat against Phoenix Sports on Tuesday night.Gavin Greenfield was shown a straight red card for a challenge in the box, leaving the Jammers down to ten men for the remaining 70 minutes of the match.Despite being a man down, Maldon went on to take a half-time 2-1 lead, but Phoenix grabbed two quickfire goals in the second half.Maldon had a late equaliser harshly disallowed when the referee blew...

WillWatkinson published Man jailed for one year after robbing 69-year-old woman of her...

A man has been jailed for one year after pleading guilty to "wrestling" the purse from a 69-year-old woman at a cashpoint leaving his victim "shaken" and "knocked for six".On Friday October 16 at around 10am Gillian Moore, had just withdrawn £300 from a cash point outside the post office in Melbourne Avenue, when she was targeted by 6ft 6" James Hadley.The 30-year-old, of no fixed address, leaned over her shoulder ripping the purse from her hands and...

HSinclair published Friend of Colchester man 'shot dead' by terrorists at Paris music...

A friend of the Colchester man working at the Paris music venue targeted by gunmen last night has said he was shot in front of her and she tried to revive him.Nick Alexander was selling merchandise at the Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan when two men began shooting, killing 80 people. He is thought to be among those fatally shot by the terrorists, who are believed to be from the group Islamic State (ISIS).He is believed to have been fatally shot in front of his friend Helen Wilson,...

SimonMurfitt1 published Remembrance Sunday services and parades in Essex 2015

Remembrance Sunday is tomorrow, so here is a round-up of services and parades in Essex.ChelmsfordThe Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade will be taking place on at the War Memorial in Duke Street, outside the Civic Centre.Road closures will be in effect from 10am onwards. The Service will start at 10.55am and those wishing to attend have been asked to be in place by 10.50am at the latest.The service is expected to continue until around 11.30am.MaldonMaldon's parade and wreath laying ceremony...

PaulDentJones published Hip and knee joints retrieved from Chelmsford cremations earn...

REPLACEMENT hips, knees and other artificial body parts have earned more than £4,000 in scrap metal after being retrieved from cremations.Chelmsford City Council has announced that it donated the £4,321 raised from its metal recycling scheme to Farleigh Hospice.The metals are traditionally buried in another plot, but with this scheme – inspired by the Royal Dutch Cremation Federation's idea – the metal can be sold for scrap.Council bosses say the scheme has been...