Essex

Pompa-No-More

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Students' hair dos are becoming a hair don't after their school banned "pompadour" hairstyles made famous by Elvis Presley and more recently, TOWIE's ...

Newlyweds Pranked With Mr Blobby House

Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.05.2013 | UK

A couple returning from their honeymoon were shocked to discover their house had been painted lurid pink with yellow spots, Mr Blobby style, as a pran...

The Green Light of Spring

Natalie Bennett | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Politics
Natalie Bennett

I have found in many places traditional voters of different stripes, Labour and particularly Tory, who might not agree with every Green Party policy, but who will be voting Green on Thursday because they value their local Green Party's hard work and community knowledge, and have found their county or unitary council unresponsive, undemocratic, untransparent - and they want shed some Green light on its workings.

My Interview With a Cougar

Mike Taylor | Posted 01.06.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Mike Taylor

The wine bar across the road is not one I have frequented during the day, at night it's loud, expensive and trendy, not my scene at all but I'm not here to review the bars and pubs of Essex. I'm here to study the growing number of cougars in Essex.

Police Seek Two Over Murder Of Songwriter

PA | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK

Police have identified two men they say should hand themselves into the nearest police station immediately as it is "vitally important" they are spoke...

Air Ambulance Mercy Dash Proves To Be A Dummy Run

PA | Posted 12.02.2013 | UK

Paramedics and an air ambulance raced to the scene of an emergency - only to find a mannequin left in a parked car. Crews from the East of England ...

Essex Boys And Geordie Lads Most Likely To Wear Make-Up, Survey Finds

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Many British men are secretly wearing make-up to hide their imperfections, a survey has revealed. According to the findings, 1 in 10 men have turne...

Old Chalk Mine Forces Essex Family Out Of Home

Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.12.2012 | UK

A family has been forced to evacuate their home after a 30ft crater opened up outside their front door. The Coldham family first noticed a small ho...

Four Children Injured After Hedgetrimmer Slices Open School Bus

Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.12.2012 | UK

A hedgetrimmer has sliced open the top of a double decker bus in Essex injuring four children in what emergency crews called a "scary looking scene." ...

A Sausage on The Side?

James Emtage | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle
James Emtage

In my honest opinion, a decent sausage is just about all a man needs in his mouth. And with the ever-increasing range in happy organic, hand reared, spoon-fed and sea salt scrubbed sausages on the market, now is the time to be side ordering yours.

House Fire Father Appeals For Information

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK

A father who lost his family in a house fire in Essex has appealed for witnesses as police revealed the property was burgled on the night of the blaze...

Art Helps the Mind as well as the Soul

Dr K.L. Margrove | Posted 07.01.2013 | Home
Dr K.L. Margrove

Due to the need to improve the evidence base for participatory arts and health courses, people on the waiting list were invited to take part in an evaluation of Open Arts.

Leisure Centre Admits Failures That Led To Death

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK

A leisure firm has admitted health and safety charges over the death of seven-year-old girl at a swimming pool. Michelle Gellard was pulled unconsc...

'She Has Been Taken From Us Once And Now She Has Been Taken Again'

PA | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK

The family of a woman who was killed in her home have been left "sickened" after her ashes were stolen. A ceramic pot containing the ashes of Clair...

Appeal For Father Who Lost Wife And Five Children In House Fire

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK

An appeal has been launched to raise funds to support a man who lost his wife and five children in a house fire. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NH...

Three-Year-Old Harlow Fire Victim Dies

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK

A three-year-old girl who was fighting for life after a house fire in Harlow, Essex, which claimed the lives of her mother and four siblings, has died...

Harlow Fire Victim Remains 'In Critical Condition'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK

Three-year-old Maheen Shakoor remains in a critical condition after a suspected arson attack that killed her mother and four siblings in Harlow. Sh...

Family Killed In Harlow Fire 'May Not Have Been Intended Targets'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK

A doctor and her four children who were killed in a suspected arson attack may not have been the intended targets, police have said. Sabah Usmani, ...

Father Battled Blaze In Vain Attempt To Save Wife, Four Children

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.12.2012 | UK

Dr Abdul Shakour, who lost his wife and four children in a suspected arson attack on their home in Harlow, Essex, "fought hard to save his family in a...

Harlow Fire Leaves Four Children Dead

PA | Posted 15.10.2012 | UK

UPDATE: A fourth child, aged 3, has died in hospital following the house fire. A man, believed to be the father of the household, is being treated for...

From Banff To Bodmin, Five Other Cat Gaffes

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK

A police hunt for a lion supposedly stalking the crossroads of Clacton has had Britain on big cat alert. Thermal imaging devices were deployed on ...

Essex Police Call Off Search For 'Lion'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK

Police have called off a search for a lion reportedly on the loose in Essex, saying they believed the sightings could be a "large domestic cat" or "wi...

Lion On The Loose! Experts Believe Sighting In Essex Is Genuine

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.08.2012 | UK

Firearms officers and police helicopters have joined the hunt for a lion that is thought to be roaming loose near Clacton, Essex. Essex Police have...

Dale Farm Travellers Apply For Council Funding For New Site

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.08.2012 | UK

The majority of protesters arrested at Dale Farm travellers site last October will not face further action by the council. As evicted Irish Travell...

The Only Way Is Out? Lauren Quits TOWIE

WENN | Posted 22.08.2012 | Home

After several series of rows, tears and tantrums, Lauren Goodger has quit The Only Way Is Essex. The bronzed TV star has decided to leave the hit r...