Aldi, Iceland and Sainsbury's recall double cream that could...

Three supermarket chains have had to recall their double cream after a limited number of pots were found to contain low levels of Listeria monocytogenes.Listeria monocytogenes can cause food poisoning, especially in vulnerable groups and expectant mothers.Aldi, have recalled their McCallums Scottish Double Cream 300ml, with the use by date 2 September 2015. If you have bought this product, do not eat it. Instead, return it to your nearest Aldi store for a full refund. Similarly, Iceland has...

Pink Floyd pig withdrawn from sale

Pink Floyd's iconic inflatable pig "Algie" - which has been languishing in a Suffolk workshop for years - is withdrawn from auction.

Named and shamed: a round up of cases heard by Essex magistrates

Who has been in court this week? The full details are below.Sent to prisonJAMIE JASON GOODCHILD, 22, of no fixed address, was sent to prison for six weeks for failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act by registering an address he did not reside at in Chelmsford on July 30. He was subject to a conditional discharge order at the time of the offence and must pay an £80 victim surcharge and a criminal courts charge of £180.DetainedDYLAN CHARLES...

Two men charged with assault by Essex Police after Burnham-on-Cro...

Police have charged two men with assault following an investigation into a disturbance in Belvedere Road, Burnham shortly before midnight on Friday June 19.Shay Collins, aged 26, from Mildmay Road, Burnham, has been charged with one count of assault causing actual bodily harm. He has been bailed to appear before Chelmsford Magistrates Court on Wednesday September 16.Ray Collins, aged 29, from Mildmay Road, Burnham has been charged with two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm and one...

Burnham Ramblers cup defeat was Wilson's worst in management

Burnham Ramblers' Keith Wilson called their 4-0 defeat in the FA Cup extra preliminary round at the hands of Cockfosters his worst as a manager.Wilson hadn't been pleased with the way his team have started the season and had hoped the FA Cup match was a chance to see some desire and hunger from his players.Instead he witnessed an "embarrassing" performance and the Ramblers boss believes that is down to a lack of desire to rectify last season's relegation from the Ryman Premier."We...

GCSE results 2015: Teens triumph as Ormiston Rivers Academy...

Two youngsters battled serious illness to record blockbuster GCSE results, as staff and students at Ormiston Rivers Academy celebrated their best year yet.The school saw a three per cent increase in students who achieved five or more A* to C grades, from 54 per cent, to 57 per cent, while the Southminster Road Academy's Sixth Form is oversubscribed for next year.And for two brave teens, who fought illness during the academic year, their hard work paid off with impressive results.William...

GCSE results 2015: Essex pupils pass more exams but get fewer top...

THE number of GCSE passes are up again this year in Essex, but fewer top grades have been awarded. Nationwide, the number of A* to C grades achieved today is 69 per cent, up from 68.8 per cent last year, but A* grades have seen a fall of 0.1 per cent. Helena Romanes School, Great DunmowThe school, in Parsonage Downs, Great Dunmow, saw 61 per cent of students achieve five or more A* to C grades including English and maths – up from 57 per cent last year.Star students this year include...

Photo Gallery: Witham Town V Maldon & Tiptree at Witham

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Travellers in car park of Maldon Tesco issued with notice to...

Two traveller caravans who arrived at Maldon's Tesco store at the start of this week have been issued with a notice to leave the premises by shop bosses. The two caravans were first spotted in the car park of the Fullbridge supermarket at around 7.30am on Monday morning (August 17).When approached by the Chronicle, one woman inside one of the caravans didn't want to speak, but said they would remain there "as long as possible".A Tesco spokesman said: "We have issued them with a...

Top 20 worst baby names

Each year soon-to-be parents look for the perfect name for their little bundles of joy and consult the baby name manual. The list of the most popular baby names this year is to be released later today, but some parents would be forgiven for avoiding some of those in the list below. With the rise in popularity for names such as George and Charlotte, there is always a hipster alternative on the other page. Top worst baby names for boys 1. Lucky - 54 2. Zeppelin - 42 3. Alias - 28 4. Captain...

Bercow: Up to MPs to lift clapping ban

Speaker John Bercow - who rebuked SNP MPs for clapping - says if the Commons voted to allow applause he would be "the servant of that new procedure".

Burnham Ramblers boss Wilson hopes FA Cup run can give club a big...

Burnham Ramblers manager Keith Wilson hopes a good run in the FA Cup can kick-start their season, beginning with the extra preliminary round game this Saturday.A 3-2 win against Enfield 1893 was followed by a 3-1 defeat at Essex Senior League title favourites Bowers & Pitsea on Tuesday, but now their focus turns away from league action.Burnham have been drawn away to Spartan South Midlands League side Cockfosters and Wilson believes his side will be boosted if they go on a good...

A-level results 2015: Students jump for joy at Ormiston Rivers...

STAFF and students at Ormiston Rivers Academy have cause for celebration after they almost doubled the number of pupils accepted into their first choice universities, on what was a "proud" A-level results day.The Academy, based on Southminster Road, Burnham-on-Crouch, estimated that 75 per cent of students gained entry into their first choice establishment, compared to a figure closer to 45 per cent last year.On top of that, the school achieved a strong overall pass rate of 98 per...

A-level results 2015: Departing head teacher's joy at record-brea...

A BRILLIANT head boy, an international athlete and a maths whiz-kid were among the success stories this year as students at the Plume School collected their A-level results this morning.As the Year 13s descended on Fambridge Road, Maldon, to find out their fates, the school celebrated an excellent set of results, with 97.1 per cent of students gaining grades A*-E.A record number of students achieved three A*-B grades and our average points score per student was another record - 674.3, a 28.8...

Funding crisis forces Burnham information centre to shut

A KEY tourist information centre and community hub in Burnham-on-Crouch will close its doors later this year after a funding cut.The Dengie Project Trust, which runs One Place, announced last week that the centre will shut on Friday October 16, after more than a decade.As well as offering information for tourists visiting the town, the High Road building offers community information, social care, healthy living advice, housing advice, volunteering opportunities and IT training.A Maldon District...

71 drivers caught committing driving offences at Maldon "boy...

71 drivers were caught by police after attending a "boy racer" meet-up in Maldon on Friday night.Officers from Essex Police's Casualty Reduction Unit found that a large number of high-performance cars were assembling at the car parks of the Tesco and Morrisons supermarkets and driving a circular route around the town to Promenade Park and High Street.A total of 71 drivers were seen committing offences, the majority being speeding, with one car recorded travelling at 70mph along Mundon...

Essex man handed £1,000 fine and 60 hours unpaid work after...

A fly-tipper must pay more than £1,000 and complete 60 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to the offence.Richard Bowman-Daniels, of Nipsells Chase, Mayland, appeared in Colchester Magistrates Court on July 29, after failing to attend two previous court dates.He was ordered to pay £1,058 in total costs, along side the community work, after dumping asbestos waste in Stansgate Road, Steeple.A spokeswoman from Maldon District Council said: In December 2014, Maldon District...

Marsh Farm Kids Fest, Photo Gallery

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PICTURES: Candlelit vigil in Burnham for mum and alleged murder...

NEARLY 100 people lay roses and released balloons into the sky at a candlelit vigil in memory of pregnant mum-of-two Becky Parker.Family, friends and the members of the local community visited Booth Place in Burnham-on-Crouch, where the 23-year-old was found strangled to death at home last month, for the hour-long remembrance service.A playlist of Becky's favourite songs echoed out into the streets, while the release of pink balloons paid tribute to Becky and partner Shane Anderson's unborn...

Exploding oven causes burns to woman's face, arms and legs in the...

A woman was taken to hospital after being injured by an exploding oven.The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received a 999 call just after midday today (August 7) to Latchingdon Road, Cold Norton.An ambulance crew and paramedic in a rapid response vehicle attended to a woman in her 50s who suffered burns after a gas oven exploded whilst being lit.She had suffered burns to her face, arms and legs and was taken to Broomfield Hospital for further treatment.Her injuries are not...

Ex-prisoner who did time with Jeremy Bamber says he is innocent...

A wrongly-convicted prisoner who served time with Jeremy Bamber has claimed he is innocent on the 30th anniversary of the White House Farm murders.Michael O'Brien, who was imprisoned for eleven years for the Cardiff newsagent murder in 1987, has written a guest blog post for a website run by supporters of 54-year-old Bamber, suggesting that the convicted murderer "stuck out like a sore thumb".Bamber was convicted in 1986 of the murder of his parents, sister and her two sons in...

Wilson worried Burnham Ramblers won't be ready for start of...

Burnham Ramblers manager Keith Wilson is concerned his team might not be ready for the start of the Essex Senior League this SaturdayWith the pre-season matches all completed, attention now turns to their competitive match against Enfield 1893.With a few key players missing through injury and other commitments Wilson doesn't know what his starting XI will be."If I'm being honest we're not as far on as I'd like us to be," said Wilson. "In our last friendly I would have liked to...

Heybridge company director jailed for two years over £250,0...

The director of three payroll and book-keeping companies who stole over £250,000 to keep his business afloat by pocketing his employees' tax and National Insurance Contributions and failing to pay VAT bills has been jailed for two years.For nearly seven years, Andrew Bettis, 43, Saltcote Maltings, Heybridge ,used the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system to deduct Income Tax and NICs from his employees' wages, but kept the money rather than pay it to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Further...

Essex Police place 200m cordon at Bradwell Power Station after...

Police have placed a 200 metre cordon around a dilapidated Essex power station after reports of a "suspicious package" nearby.UPDATE: Essex Police have left the scene by 12.15pm. A spokesman said: "The package has now been identified as nothing of concern or harm. The cordon has been removed and the road reopened."Officers were contacted shortly after 8.15am today (Thursday, August 6), following concerns at Bradwell Power Station.As of 10.55am, the approach road to Bradwell...

Concerned Burnham residents renew calls for crossing ahead of...

A COMMUNITY action group calling for a pedestrian crossing to be built outside a school has attracted more than 300 members in a week.The Burnham residents, supported by town councillor Wendy Stamp, want the crossing built ahead of work starting to build Turncole wind farm.Thousands of lorries are expected to trundle along Maldon Road, Southminster Road and Marsh Road, near the site of Ormiston Rivers Academy in Burnham-on-Crouch, to carry materials to the eco-friendly energy site.A large...

Four fire crews called to roof blaze at Plantpak factory in...

Firefighters are tackling a fire in the roof of a factory building in between Mundon and Latchingdon this afternoon (August 4).Four crews were called to the scene, which is thought to be the factory of Desch Plantpak Ltd, at 12.47pm including two from Maldon, one from Chelmsford and one from South Woodham Ferrers. The incident commander has reported that the roof of the single-storey building is 25 per cent alight and crews are using one hose reel jet to tackle the fire.

Golfers in Burnham rally round to raise £2,500 for Hurler...

GENEROUS golfers raised more than £2,500 to help a three-year-old girl with a genetic disorder so rare it affects just one in every 100,000 people.Seren-Rose Davis, who turns four in November, suffers from Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1, more commonly known as Hurler Syndrome, a degenerative condition that has seen her undergo a bone marrow transport and spend long periods at Great Ormond Street Hospital.As she needs a custom-made buggy, helpers and members at Burnham Golf Club rallied to...