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A POPULAR Essex farm shop that customers claim is cheaper than going to supermarkets has picked up a regional award. Stockbrook Farm Shop in Stock has been named the county’s best farm shop/deli in the Muddy Stiletto’s awards. They beat off...
A BODY of a young horse was found dumped in a ditch at a nature reserve in Basildon. The cruel case of animal cruelty is one of 151 reported to the RSPCA last summer. It comes as the animal welfare charity highlights a peak in cruelty reports...
A FRESH hosepipe ban has been announced for south-east England, affecting tens of thousands of people across Essex, as the country’s third heatwave in three months puts water resources under pressure. Affinity Water has become the latest...
A CHILD has died after being hit by a lorry in Ongar. Police were called to the scene in Epping Road, Ongar, at around 4.20pm on Friday. A 48-year-old man from Derbyshire was initially arrested on suspicion of causing serious injuries by...
