Audi car fire in Rookes Crescent, Chelmsford, not 'suspicious'

April 15, 2015, 5:32 am

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Police are not investigating a fire which burnt out a car in a residential street yesterday (April 14).Firefighters extinguished the blue Audi A3 blaze on the corner of Parkinson Drive and Rookes Crescent between 5.06pm and 5.26pm.Witnesses described "roaring" flames and explosions erupting from the vehicle while children mingled close by.While the fire service established the cause as deliberate, before calling Essex Police, the force says they are not treating it as suspicious.An...

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Chaos for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service as firefighters...

April 16, 2015, 2:50 am

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Essex fire services were plunged into chaos again this week after a failing IT system sent fire engines from all parts of the county out to imaginary incidents.The news comes just hours after fire chiefs were forced to fend off probing questions from councillors at Tuesday's fire authority meeting over the endemic failures of the new 'state of the art' mobilising system.A senior manager told councillors he was confident that all the problems had now been eliminated. This was followed by comments...

Fire tears through abandoned bungalow in Stanford-le-Hope

April 16, 2015, 3:20 am

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Firefighters tackled a blaze that destroyed the roof of an empty Corringham bungalow yesterday afternoon.One crew from Corringham and two from Orsett were called to the scene, on Branksome Avenue, just after 4pm, with the property 100 per cent alight. Firefighters used two main jets and two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire, which was eventually put out by 5.36pm. The electricity company were in attendance and isolated the supply, and a joint Police and Fire Service investigation has since...

CLACTON MURDER: Victim named as James Gregoire

April 16, 2015, 6:56 am

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Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Clacton are now able to name the victim as James Gregoire. The 54-year-old died after being stabbed in Rosemary Road at about 11.45pm on Monday, April 13.A 21-year-old man, who was arrested in Clacton on Tuesday on suspicion of murder, remains in hospital receiving treatment.A post mortem examination has revealed that Mr Gregoire died from several stab wounds to the upper body.

BREAKING: Pedestrian hit by car in Chelmsford city centre

April 16, 2015, 9:27 am

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A man has been hit by a car in Chelmsford city centre this afternoon (April 16).The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) say they were called out to Rainsford Road between Parkway and Cedar Avenue at 4.55pm.Traffic is partially blocked as a result of the incident, with an ambulance and ambulance car on the scene, treating a man believed to be in his 20s.The crews were still treating the man as of 5.35pm, but a spokesman for the service said his injuries are not thought to be...

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April 17, 2015, 1:24 am

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THE woman who fell off the multi-storey last night (April 16) remains in a very serious condition this morning, say emergency services.She remains in Royal London Hospital following the fall at around 5.50pm from High Chelmer multi-storey car park in Victoria Road South, Chelmsford.The East of England Ambulance Service NHs Trust say the woman they treated was in her 20s, but Essex Police are saying she is believed to be in her 40s.An Essex Police spokeswoman said the circumstances surrounding...

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April 17, 2015, 4:30 am

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A pensioner who was save by an off duty paramedic waiting to go on holiday at Stansted Airport will be united for the first time today.Alec Molton set off from his Suffolk home for Stansted airport on June 3 last year, the only thing on his mind was the family holiday to Spain he was about to embark on. Once at the airport and shortly after checking in, Alec turned round to his family and said, "sorry son, I've had it", whilst suddenly feeling unwell. The 70-year-old collapsed and went...

Bystanders and off-duty firefighter battle in vain to save...

April 19, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A PUB regular of more than 70 years died after suffering a "massive heart attack", despite the efforts of a group of bystanders including an off-duty firefighter.Percy Woods, 87, was enjoying a pint in The Cap and Feathers in South Street, Tillingham, at 7pm on Saturday, April 4, when he fell abruptly to the ground.Landlords Peter and Linda Colegate, Kevin Knight and Nick Duncan, a firefighter with Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, did their best to revive Mr Woods but...

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200 tonne hay stack on fire in Shalford Green for over 10 hours

April 20, 2015, 1:49 am

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A 200 tonne hay bail stack near Braintree has been alight for over 10 hours.Firefighters were called to a fire which had engulfed the 200 tonne straw stack in Shalford Green at 9.39pm last night (April 20). On arrival the incident commander reported that the straw was completely alight and that the fire was affecting hedgerow and the nearby roadway.Crews brought the fire under control and made sure that it was contained before allowing a controlled burn to take place.As of 7:13am this morning...

Firefighters tackle kitchen fire in Braintree house

April 21, 2015, 12:10 am

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A fire broke out in the kitchen of a house in Braintree last night. Firefighters were called to the blaze, which broke out in the ground floor kitchen, of the property in Albemarle Gardens at 9.03pm. The fire caused smoke to clog the house. Using one hose reel jet and wearing breathing apparatus, the two crews from Braintree had extinguished the fire by 9.20pm. Firefighters also used a ventilation fan to clear smoke from the house.

Chelmsford woman calls 999 after eating too much take-away

April 21, 2015, 3:50 am

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The East of England Ambulance Service have revealed some of the most bizarre and inappropriate 999 calls received in 2015, including an over-indulgent eater and an injured squirrel. Call handlers receives an average of around 2,500 calls a day from across the region, and while most are genuine, the collection of odd enquiries has been published to raise awareness for the service's Right to Call campaign, aimed at using resources in the most efficient way. Here at the top eight inappropriate...

Road closed in Heybridge after crash, while power cables come...

April 23, 2015, 1:49 am

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A junction in between Heybridge and Goldhanger has been temporarily closed after a single-vehicle accident this morning.The B1026 Maldon Road was partially blocked after the crash at the junction with Wash Lane.Power cables also fell in the area, between Wash Lane and Chigborough Road, which are currently being made safe. The incident was first reported by Essex County Council's traffic control centre at 8:46am.

Essex Fire Authority hire £1,250-a-day consultant to carry...

April 23, 2015, 2:41 am

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A consultant is being paid £1,250 a day to carry out a review into the 'culture' of Essex Fire Authority.Irene Lucas CBE, former Chief Executive of South Tyneside Council, will receive the exorbitant fee, plus expenses, to investigate allegations of bullying and intimidation within the organisation. Alan Chinn-Shaw, secretary of the Essex branch of the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) hit out at the appointment, saying: "At a time of such budget constraints, I would question if close to...

Chelmsford fire crews called to overturned road sweeper in...

April 23, 2015, 12:52 pm

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Chelmsford fire crews were called to an overturned road sweeper in Writtle tonight. A further two fire engines from Brentwood were also called to the A414 at 5.36pm, where the sweeper had been in collision with a car. The four fire crews used specialist cutting equipment to release the person trapped inside.They were left in the care of the ambulance service at 6.34pm.

Witham acid attack victim 'frustrated' at delay in trial of...

April 24, 2015, 3:21 am

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The victim of an acid attack who was left permanently scared, has said he is frustrated at having to wait another five months for a trial to start.Father-of-two, Wayne Ingold had what is thought to be sulphuric acid sprayed in his face and shoulders outside his flock of flats in Bramble Road, Witham, as he went to collect his post from the communal box.He suffered burns to his face, neck, right shoulder, arm and hand, needing painful skin grafts.A boy from Mitcham in south London, who was 15 at...

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Car overturned in Mayland crash

April 24, 2015, 8:34 am

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Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision this afternoon which saw a woman trapped in her overturned car near the junction of Nipsells Chase and Steeple Road in Mayland.A crew from Tillingham and one other from South Woodham Ferrers attended the scene and used specialist cutting equipment to release the casualty by 2.11pm.Other emergency services' vehicles attended the scene and an ambulance spokeswoman said: "The East of England Ambulance Service Trust was called to a road...

Coggeshall, Brightlingsea, Colchester fire crews battle major...

April 24, 2015, 4:20 pm

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THESE dramatic pictures show teams of firefighters from Brightlingsea and Coggeshall battling a cottage fire tonight. Eight fire engines plus three specialist vehicles and the Incident Command Unit from Basildon were called to School Road in Langham, near Dedham, at 7.02pm on Friday (April 24). The fire set 25 per cent of the thatch alight. The team of over 40 firefighters set about creating a fire break in the thatch and then fought the fire from height from the aerial ladder platform....

Two Braintree men charged after Bocking Antiques Centre burglary

April 25, 2015, 12:41 am

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Two men have been charged with burglary other than in a dwelling following a series of break-ins and attempted burglaries at the Bocking Antiques Centre in Bocking End, Braintree.The antique centre had been broken into in August, and again in mid-November and overnight on Thursday December 4 into Friday December 5. There have been at least two other attempts to gain entry. Two men were detained on Thursday December 11 and were charged on Friday, April 24. Glen Cassidy, aged 35 and Peter Myall,...

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April 26, 2015, 8:00 am

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An elderly woman is in a critical condition following a fall at the Market car park in Bellmead. The woman, in her 80s, was tended to by paramedics around 2pm today (Sunday) before being taken to hospital by air ambulance. A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "Police were contacted by the Ambulance service shortly after 2.10pm today, (Sunday, April 26) with reports of concern for the safety of a woman at Bellmead in Chelmsford."Officers attended and found a woman in her 80s with...

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April 26, 2015, 10:05 am

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An elderly lady was taken to hospital in a critical condition following a fall in Chelmsford city centre. The woman, in her 80s, had fallen from a significant height near the Market car park in Bellmead.The air ambulance arrived and the video below shows it leaving the scene. Police and paramedics tended to the woman before she was air lifted to hospital. A spokesperson for Essex Police said: "Police were contacted by the Ambulance service shortly after 2.10pm today, (Sunday, April 26) with...