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There is a new ice cream parlour in Leigh – Poco Gelato. It is on Elm Road and was founded by brother and sister Lucy and Joe Donnelly, who are the great-grandchildren of Massimiliano Rossi

Kim Wall from Chelmsford has been one of the best athletes from the Essex since Sally Gunnell’s success in the 400 m hurdles and 400 m relay in the 1992 Olympic Games. Kim has been competing for 14 years, since she was 15 years old. She has represented Great Britain at international level and was hoping to represent Team GB in the 4×400 relay this summer.

Google Maps, possibly the most popular online road atlas and map software today, has somehow renamed the Essex village of Danbury (a few miles east of the City of Chelmsford) …

If you have read Oliver Twist, or just watched the musical, you will have a good idea of what workhouses were like. They provided basic accommodation and shelter for those who were homeless, destitute and poor. Essex has many workhouses spread across the county and many date back lon before Victorian times.

Today was expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year. On the news this morning reporters were excitedly talking of today seeing sales of over ONE BILLION POUNDS across the UK today.

Well, I took a walk into Chelmsford town centre to soak up the Christmas spirit and was surprised at how quiet it was. I was in town from around midday and all was (relatively) quiet. Well, the Salvation Army band were striking up some great festive tunes!

Today Basildon Council announced that the Dale Farm traveller site near Crays Hill that has been at the centre of a 10 year legal battle and culminated in violent and …

The Only Way Is Essex, the popular TV series showcasing the lives of a group of semi-fictional characters, has turned the quiet town of Brentwood into a new tourist spot. Brentwood is little more than a single high street town with a few bars and fewer clubs to provide any form of a night life.

Greenfields Community Housing are working with Braintree District Council to try to find a solution to the shortage in affordable homes in the area. Greenfields Community Housing wishes to build 8 new affordable homes on the land between Parkfields and Alexandra Road.

The Olympic mountain bike course that has been built at Hadleigh Farm in Essex has the potential to become a great outdoor activity site after the Olympic Games in 2012. Locals are campaigning to keep the track.