Essex
Essex is an increasingly influential region in the UK jewellery trade, combining affluent commuter towns with vibrant local retail centres, artisan workshops, and independent designers. Its proximity to London and strong community ties make it a strategic area for store openings, training events, and tailored local marketing strategies. Jewellery Focus delivers trade-focused coverage of Essex’s jewellery landscape—including new and refurbished outlets, regional exhibitions, collaboration opportunities with hospitality and cultural venues, consumer trend analysis, and supply-chain development. Our reporting equips retailers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers operating in or targeting Essex with actionable insights on location strategy, collaborative sourcing, workforce skills, and regional growth potential.
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Jan- 2017 -11 JanuaryCrime
Staff threatened with handgun in jewellery store raid
Members of staff have been threatened with a handgun during a raid at a luxury watch store in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. Police were called yesterday (Tuesday, 10 January) at around 5:30pm to Luxe Watches on Queens Road after a member of staff was threatened by two men and was forced…
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Oct- 2016 -31 OctoberCrime
Diamond dealers jailed for laundering £53m to crime gangs
A London-based couple who ran a diamond trading business from their home in East Finchley have been jailed for laundering more than £53m for organised crime gangs. Danny Koort, 52, and Jeanette Rosen, 48, were convicted for money laundering at the Old Bailey after a joint investigation by the National…
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20 OctoberCrime
Two arrested following raid at Colchester jewellers
Two men have been arrested following a burglary at a Colchester jewellers in the early hours of Thursday morning (20 October). Police were called to Ernest Jones in Shewall Walk, Culver Square, at around 2:45am on Thursday, 20 October, after reports that burglars had repeatedly struck display windows in a…
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12 OctoberCrime
Essex jewellers hit by £10,000 armed robbery
A jewellery store in Brentwood, Essex, has been hit by armed raiders who are believed to have made off with at least £10,000 worth of jewellery. Police were called to the Bonds of Brentwood shop on Ingrave Road at around 12:50pm yesterday (Tuesday, 11 October), after four men on mopeds…
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Sep- 2016 -2 SeptemberCrime
Four arrested after ‘Halloween mask’ raid on village jewellery store
Four people have been arrested after raiders ‘wearing Halloween masks’ stole jewellery from a village jewellers. The robbery took place at around 10am yesterday (1 September), when two masked men entered Tiptree Jewellers in Tiptree, Essex, and smashed a jewellery cabinet with a heavy tool. The men made off with…
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Oct- 2015 -9 OctoberAnalysis
How is designer-maker jewellery sold now?
In a new series of articles about the changing face of contemporary jewellery, JACK MEYER investigates recent changes to the market in contemporary jewellery, and what this means for the new generation of designer-makers entering the industry now. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Over the last nine years I’ve been working with independent…
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Aug- 2015 -26 AugustRetailers
Folli Follie and Links of London launch in Boutique Goldsmiths
Boutique Goldsmiths, a concept store for fashion jewellery and watches from jewellery chain Goldsmiths, has announced it is to stock Links of London and Folli Follie. The launch of the two brands today (Wednesday, August 26) comes on the first day of the opening of the retailer’s first stand alone…
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Jul- 2015 -31 JulyCrime
Hatton Garden jeweller jailed over stolen watches
Seven men including a Hatton Garden jeweller have been jailed for 64 years for their varying involvement in 10 smash and grab raids across London. Reece Dunford, 31 of Osprey Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, played a role in all the robberies at high-end shops in the West End. Sometimes he carried…
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Jun- 2015 -22 JuneCelebrities
Seksy partners with ITVBe’s TOWIE for summer
Watch brand Seksy by Sekonda is the lead sponsor for hit reality TV show The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE) which returned to ITVBe on Sunday 14th June. The partnership span the duration of series 15 and continues with series 16 and the Christmas Special later this year. The deal,…
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May- 2015 -26 MayCrime
Hatton Garden heist investigators arrest ninth man
Detectives investigating the Hatton Garden burglary charged a ninth man in connection with the investigation on Friday 22 May. John Harbinson (21.3.73 – 42yrs), of Beresford Gardens, Benfleet, Essex appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with conspiracy to burgle. Harbinson was arrested on 21 May and taken into police custody.…
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