Broadband Replaces Pubs and Shops In The Property Market
It seems that the old house hunting rule of “location, location, location” is still alive an well, even in the modern world of 3G (soon 4G) and super fast, wirelesss …
Read MoreIt seems that the old house hunting rule of “location, location, location” is still alive an well, even in the modern world of 3G (soon 4G) and super fast, wirelesss …
Read MoreLatest (13 Mar ’13): Charlie has made it across the Atlantic and broken the world record. It took him just 35 days, and the journey was far from smooth, although Charlie …
Read MoreNetwork Rail are planning a massive upgrade of the UK’s railways and the East of England is to receive £2.2 billion of investments. The investments will upgrade tracks, stations, signals …
Read MoreChannel 4 are looking for contestants in a family cooking show with a twist. This show will pit family members against each other to determine once and for all, who …
Read MoreOnce again season tickets are increasing at a rate above inflation. This is reportedly the 10th year that rail fares have increased above the rate of inflation. In some areas …
Read MoreHumpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. The nursery rhyme above …
Read MoreSouthend-on-Sea has experienced some of the biggest house price increases in the UK in 2012, with house prices rising by almost 15%.
Read MoreThe River Chelmer is Chelmsford is close to bursting its banks. Water has already overflowed into the flood plains along the Chelmer, including the newly developed area between Bond Street …
Read MoreThe villagers of Toppesfield have bought their local pub, The Green Man, from Admiral Taverns, the pub chain that previously owned it. The pub has been on the market for years but nobody showed any interest.
Read MoreThe old Bull On The Green in Chingford is being transformed into a new Prezzo restaurant. The new restaurant is set to open on 12th December, ready for Christmas and New Year if everything goes to plan.
Read MoreThe Essex Portal editor talks about snow ….. Woke up to about 1 inch of snow. School sent a message to say it is closed as staff and teachers have …
Read MoreThe congregation of St Michael’s and All Angels has been growing in recent years and they had out-grown their old hut. So a project was launched to build a new church. It was decided that the most economic method was to build from Scandinavian pine.
Read MoreJacks Famous Supplies on St. Nicholas Street in Colchester has announced that it may be forced to close its doors for one final time.
Read MoreGreat news for families across Essex and the surrounding region today as Greater Anglia have announced that there will not be engineering works over the Christmas period. This means that families will not have to struggle across Essex on bus replacement services with their bundles of presents and food as has happened in previous years.
Read MoreOn Saturday 24th November the Shire Hall in Chelmsford will open its doors to the public for one day. The doors will open at 12.30pm on Saturday and remain open until 4pm.
Read MoreParalympic gold medallist and TV presenter Danny Crates will be signing his book, Danny Boy, in Chelmsford’s High Chelmer shopping centre on November 23rd at 10am. He will also have his Beijing Olympics Torch with him!
Read MoreA Little Bazaar, which is on the parade of shops on Maldon Road in Great Baddow, just outside Chelmsford, is appearing on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip with John “Boycie” Challis and Philip Serrell.
Read MoreFour pallets of Listerine mouthwash have been stolen from a parked lorry near Church Langley, between Harlow and the M11.
Read MoreJean Colclough is possibly the longest serving nurse that the UK has ever seen. Now 74 years old, Jean started working at Southend Hospital in 1956, and has clocked up 56 years since.
Read MoreSanta is a very busy man this year and is setting up grottos all over Essex so that every good boy and girl has the chance to make a personal request and receive a toy for Christmas. While this list does not cover all Santa Grottos, it does provide details for the best ones that we have discovered. If you know of others please leave a comment and we will update the list.
Read MoreWhile GPS will not guarantee that Essex County Council will always be one step ahead of the snow, it will help to manage gritting and demonstrate to road users that it is making every effort to grit the most important roads in the county.
Read MoreOnce again stars of the TOWIE TV series are helping to promote new business enterprises in Essex. Their latest appearance will be at the opening night of a new Southend sea-front casino.
Read MoreComet, who are the UK’s second largest electrical retailer, may soon enter administration. They have had 2 years of poor trading, with the Christmas 2010 and 2011 periods being particularly bad. Online rivals are thought to be the main reason for the downturn. But why did Comet fail to leverage its brand to drive consumers onto its online store?
Read MoreScooby Snax Fish and Chips on Church Road in Brightlingsea, Colchester, is the latest UK company to find itself threatened with legal action by an American film company if it does not change its name. Hanna Barbera claim the rights to the name and have ordered them to cease trading immediately.
Read MoreeasyJet is to start flying a 4th plane from Southend Airport. They only started flying from Southend in March 2012 but this has proved to be a very successful move. easyJet will provides flights on another Airbus A319 from June 2013.
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