Natalie Hensel

Colchester

Trainee Reporter at Newsquest

🏅NCTJ Gold Standard 📰 Senior Reporter @ Newsquest 📧 [email protected] 🎓 BA Multimedia Journalism Graduate UoE 📸 Instagram: nhj_impressions

Articles

Yellow weather warning issued for heavy rain and thunderstorms across Essex

12 hours ago | chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

The Met Office has issued the warning across the east and south of England for Saturday, June 7. According to the weather service, there is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and hail, leading to longer road journey times. Weather conditions are also likely to affect train services, as well as causing power cuts and affecting other services.
Yellow weather warning issued for heavy rain and thunderstorms across Essex

12 hours ago | harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

The Met Office has issued the warning across the east and south of England for Saturday, June 7. According to the weather service, there is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and hail, leading to longer road journey times. Weather conditions are also likely to affect train services, as well as causing power cuts and affecting other services.
Train operator confirms delays as tree branch on overhead wires causes issues

12 hours ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Warning - Trains between Manningtree and Colchester were delayed (Image: Newsquest) Travellers using train services between Colchester and Manningtree are experiencing delays as debris has caught in the wires. Greater Anglia has informed passengers about delays as a tree branch was in contact with the overhead electrical wires. The lines were temporarily shut, but have since reopened, as the branch was removed by Network Rail staff.
Yellow weather warning issued for heavy rain and thunderstorm across Essex

13 hours ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

The Met Office has issued a warning across the east and south of England for Saturday, June 7. According to the weather service, there is a good chance driving conditions will be affected by spray, standing water and/or hail, leading to longer journey times by car and bus. The weather conditions are also likely to affect train services, as well as lead to short term loss of power and other services.
Colchester foodbank in 'limbo' as bosses continue appeal for new base

19 hours ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

The lease on their current unit at Tollgate Retail Park finished in January and new premises have not yet been found. Co-directors Armin Lange and Nikki Ranson confirmed the foodbank, which is run in cooperation with anti-poverty charity the Trussell Trust, is still looking for its next home. “We are in limbo,” said Ms Ranson. “There are so many things we need to do, so many things we need to organise and get sorted, but we can’t do them because we still don’t know where we’re going.
Campaigners call for return of navigation rights as bridge's future remains uncertain

19 hours ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Last month Essex County Council’s planning committee adjourned a decision until further information was available, as the future of the bridge is yet unknown. The highways department scheduled a “provisional” dynamic load test for July 3 and 4, however, but campaigners are calling for a full independent risk assessment for paddlers navigating under the bridge. Nikki McGenn, chairman of the Sudbury Canoe Club, has shared her concerns, as the club is advocating the full use of the river again.
Sir Bernard Jenkin raises concerns at Strategic Defence Review

1 day ago | harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Concerns were raised about the proposals, with Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge branding the review an “empty wish list”. Harwich and North Essex MP Sir Bernard Jenkin said he was concerned “significant cuts” would have to be made to increase defence spending to three per cent of gross domestic product, in line with the Government’s plans. He said: “The document says this will allow us to grow our nuclear-powered attack submarine fleet to up to 12.
Clacton lifeboat in action as yacht gets into trouble on coast

2 days ago | clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Boat - The Shannon class boat of the Clacton RNLI (Image: RNLI / Mark Walsham) CLACTON lifeboat was in action after a yacht got into trouble on the Essex coast. The RNLI team reported a busy start of the week with several responses to calls in their D class and Shannon class lifeboats. On Monday night, the all-weather lifeboat went to the aid of a yacht in difficulty 23 miles offshore near the Harwich shipping lanes.
Colchester teenager fined after bike crash saw pedestrian airlifted to hospital

2 days ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Harvey and co-defendant Keiron Hibble, 29, were riding their motorcycles along High Street when they turned on to St Botolph’s Street. Godfried Dua, prosecuting, told the court Hibble was driving at excess speed and hit a pedestrian.
Man, 22, jailed for having machete at seaside sports bar in Clacton

2 days ago | clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk | Natalie Hensel

Sentence - Chelmsford Crown Court A man has been put behind bars for taking a machete into a popular sports bar on Clacton seafront. Coran Helgesen, 22, was caught with a machete at Tom Peppers, in Marine Parade West, on September 1, 2023. He denied threatening another person with a blade, but admitted to the possession of a knife. Helgesen, of Lincoln Gardens, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, was sentenced to two months in prison at Chelmsford Crown Court on May 30.