After being told his sore throat was due to a virus, he passed away just hours later. An eleven-year-old boy from Braintree, Essex, died mere hours after being told that “just a virus” was the source of his sore throat. Frankie-Rae Law, 11, was sent by his mother to the local GP where he was […]

4 months ago

‘I make no apologies for doing that’ A police chief has said he has no regrets after his officers raided an Essex pub when someone complained it was displaying golly wog dolls bars behind the bar. Earlier this year six officers visited the White Hart Inn in Grays which has since shut down and removed […]

2 years ago

Thrill seekers on a 72-foot-high rollercoaster were left hanging vertically when the ride broke down in Essex. Horrified onlookers watched as rescuers scrambled to rescue eight terrified people stuck “at the top” of the Adventure Island in Southend, attraction just before 2pm Friday. Eye witnesses said the riders were left hanging on the tracks, stuck […]

2 years ago

The man has apparently been approaching ‘secondary age pupils’ as well A primary school in Essex has issued a warning to parents after a man allegedly tried to take a young boy from the school grounds. The incident was said to have happened on the courts at Templars Academy, on Cressing Road, in Witham last […]

3 years ago

‘The young people these days don’t understand, from years ago where did the Gollys originate from, it’s such a shame’ An Essex pub that caused national outrage after displaying golli*** dolls has been forced to close after being boycotted by some of its supplies. According to reports, Heineken and Carlsberg asked the owners of The […]

3 years ago

The pub owners have been left shaken by the attack Police have launched an investigation after a brick was thrown through the window of a pub at the centre of controversy surrounding golli*** dolls. On April 4, Essex Police confiscated a number of the dolls from the White Hart Inn in Gray’s, Essex, as part […]

3 years ago