Today Jessops went into administration. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been appointed as the administrator. Jessops has over 200 shops in the UK and employs over 1200 people.
Jessops Has Closed Down All 187 Stores Read More
In 2008 Jane Dolby’s husband, Colin, sailed out of Southend-on-Sea for a day of fishing and never returned. During the 8 months that he was missing – his body was …
Jane Dolby’s Fishwives Choir To Release Record Read More
Today the government are launching the new Green Deal. The Green Deal provides a loan to help you to upgrade your home to make it more energy efficient. The loan …
The Green Deal in Essex – How It Works Read More
TESCO PLANNING PERMISSION REFUSED 21st January, 2013. Application number 12/01375, 12/01374 & 12/01405 for Tesco in Halstead was refused. One councillor said that it was the largest collection of objection …
Schoolboy Fights Tesco’s Plans For A New Store In Halstead Read MoreHilco, who already own HMV in Canada, have bought HMV and taken on its huge debt of £176m. Great news for employees as there is a hope that many stores …
Hilco Buy HMV Read More
This blog post has been moved to the new Great Baddow blog.
People of Essex, Take Up Your Snow Shovels And Dig! Read More
Snow has hit Essex heavily over the weekend, and while parents and kids have had a lot of fun over the weekend there is now the usual uncertainty over whether or not …
Which Essex Schools Are Closed Due To Snow? Read More
Blockbuster video is the latest high street shop to enter administration, following HMV and Jessops. Blockbusters have been facing rising competition from falling DVD prices, online rentals from Lovefilm.com (postal …
Blockbuster Video In Administration – Closing Down? Read More
The Axe and Compasses in Aythorpe Roding won the Essex Food and Drink Award for best pub restaurant in 2012. They can certainly be considered a gastropub. They are open from 9am …
The Axe and Compasses Aythorpe Roding Read More
The Axe and Compasses in Arkesden has one of the best pub restaurants in Essex. It was a finalist in the Essex Food and Drink Awards 2012, and winner of …
Axe and Compasses in Arkesden Read More
Le Talbooth (01206 323150) is in the heart of “Constable Country” in Dedham near Colchester. It is a family run country house with an award winning restaurant. In 2012 La Talbooth’s chef, Aaron …
Le Talbooth in Dedham Read More
Square 1 in Great Dunmow serves classic British and French food. It is within a listed building on the High Street. The chef sources many ingredients from local produces and …
Square 1 in Great Dunmow Read More
The White Hart Inn in Margaretting Tye is possibly the best family pub in Essex. It is a large pub / restaurant with a very well equipped family garden. The food is …
The White Hart Inn, Margaretting Tye Read More
If you have never tasted Nepalese food before then you really should pay a visit to Everest Gurkha in Chelmsford. There are few opportunities to try Nepalese in the UK, and this …
Everest Gurkha Brings Nepalese Cuisine to Chelmsford Read More
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 …
Broadband Replaces Pubs and Shops In The Property Market Read More
Latest (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 …
Charlie Pitcher From Felsted To Row Across The Atlantic Ocean 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 …
Essex Railways To Get £2.2 Billion Upgrade 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 …
Channel 4 Want To Find The Best Cook In Your Family 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 …
2013 Rail Season Tickets Price Rises Across Essex Read More
Humpty 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 …
Did Humpty Dumpty Fall In Colchester? Read More