Sam Russell
UK
Delivery driver who quit job after lottery win spreads joy at former workplace
Gary MacDonald, 61, delivered parcels to stores across Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock, Essex, for more than 30 years before his win last year.
By Sam Russell
1 Jun 2026
Health
Charity completes renovations at home of disabled boy after father’s death
Toby Fletcher’s father Shaun took his own life last December.
By Sam Russell
30 Jul 2025
UK
Salvador Dali painting bought at house clearance sale identified as original
The art dealer who purchased the mixed media piece discovered it had been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali.
By Sam Russell
29 Jul 2025
Crime
Lorry deaths people smuggler gets extra jail time for not paying compensation
Ronan Hughes was jailed for 20 years in 2021 for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in a vehicle in Essex in October 2019.
By Sam Russell
29 Jul 2025
Crime
Two more men appear in court after protest outside asylum-seeker hotel in Epping
Essex Police said the tally of people charged in connection with protests at The Bell Hotel in Epping now stands at 14.
By Sam Russell
29 Jul 2025
Environment
‘Rare and exciting’: 4,000-year-old handprint found on Egyptian clay model
The model on which the handprint was discovered has been dated to around 2055–1650 BCE.
By Sam Russell
28 Jul 2025
UK
‘Experienced and popular’ powerboat racer died after crashing into houseboat
The collision happened during a local racing event.
By Sam Russell
25 Jul 2025
UK
Powerboat driver dies after crashing into stationary houseboat at race event
Suffolk Police said the driver of the powerboat, a man in his 50s, died at the scene at Oulton Broad on Thursday.
By Sam Russell
25 Jul 2025
Politics
Farage claim that police drove protesters to demo is not true – senior officer
Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington, of Essex Police, denied an accusation made by the Clacton MP.
By Sam Russell
23 Jul 2025
UK
King and Queen feed polo mints to champion racehorse on visit to Newmarket
Charles held out the treat on his right palm for the stallion Stradivarius to take, then stroked the horse on the head.
By Sam Russell
22 Jul 2025
Business News
Warm weather leads to glut of cherries with larger packs on sale at supermarket
Grower and Tesco supplier Place UK, based in Tunstead near Norwich, Norfolk, said the warm weather had led to a ‘wonderful crop’.
By Sam Russell
22 Jul 2025
Crime
Man denies violent disorder following protest outside Essex hotel
Keith Silk, of Torrington Drive, Loughton, appeared before Southend Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
By Sam Russell
21 Jul 2025
Environment
Elusive purple emperor butterfly sighted at National Trust estate
The purple emperor, with a wingspan of around 8cm, was sighted at Sheringham Park in Norfolk in June during a weekly survey.
By Sam Russell
16 Jul 2025
UK
Police work to recover fourth body after plane crash at Southend Airport
It is understood that the plane was bound for its base in the Netherlands when it crashed, killing four people who were all foreign nationals.
By Sam Russell
15 Jul 2025
Politics
Kemi Badenoch officially opens new arrivals building at London Stansted Airport
The Tory leader said the facility in her Essex constituency was ‘critical’ to the community and beyond.
By Sam Russell
11 Jul 2025
Crime
Daughter of woman murdered by man on the run calls for probation service changes
Anita Rose, 57, had been out on a morning dog walk in Brantham, Suffolk when she was set upon by 56-year-old Roy Barclay.
By Sam Russell
9 Jul 2025
Crime
Man living off grid found guilty of killing dogwalker
Mother of six Anita Rose was subjected to a ‘vicious and brutal attack’, a court heard.
By Sam Russell
9 Jul 2025
Crime
Jurors start deliberations in trial of man accused of murdering dog walker
Roy Barclay, 56, denies the murder of 57-year-old Anita Rose in what prosecutors called a ‘vicious and brutal attack’ in Suffolk.
By Sam Russell
9 Jul 2025
Crime
Injured dog walker’s face was ‘black and blue’, jogger tells murder trial
Mother-of-six Anita Rose, 57, was found injured by a cyclist in Suffolk on July 24 last year and died four days later.
By Sam Russell
4 Jun 2025
Crime
Runner who died in crash took up sport after fraud charge in US, inquest told
Stephen Chamberlain sustained a traumatic head injury in a collision on the A1123 near Stretham, Cambridgeshire, on August 17 last year.
By Sam Russell
3 Jun 2025
Crime
Partner of dog walker tells murder trial of their last phone call
Mother-of-six Anita Rose, 57, was found injured by a cyclist in Brantham, Suffolk.
By Sam Russell
2 Jun 2025