Chelmsford man hospitalised after assault in South Woodham...

April 27, 2015, 7:54 am

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Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault of a man in South Woodham Ferrers to get in touch.Two men were involved in an altercation outside The Railway Public House in Hullbridge Road at around 10.45pm on Saturday, April 25.One man, aged in his 30s from Chelmsford, suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. Another man, aged 35 of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released on police bail pending further enquiries until May...

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April 28, 2015, 1:29 am

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Concerned residents were dramatically evacuated from a block of flats this morning (April 28) as fire fighters were scrambled to extinguish two burning cars.Two fire engines from Chelmsford fire station were called to the scene at Thompson Court in Broomfield Road at 3.09am.Fire crews revealed that two cars were alight in the car park underneath a block of flats. The vehicles were 100 per cent alight, but crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire by 3.44am.The block of flats was...

Missing Suffolk man might be in Essex

May 2, 2015, 10:18 am

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Police are appealing for help to find a 36-year-old man who could be in Essex after being reported missing in Suffolk.Mark Stanbridge was last seen on Wednesday 22 April at his home at Clare, but is believed to have connections in Chelmsford.He is descried as white, 5ft 11in tall, of slim build and has shoulder-length brown curly hair and a beard. He was wearing a dark green jacket, dark trousers, black shoes and was carrying a backpack.There has been a possible sighting of Mark in Ashdon,...

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May 2, 2015, 2:00 pm

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A nine-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with serious injuries tonight (May 2) after he was hit by a car in Plantation Road, Boreham.Several ambulances and police cars were scrambled to the scene shortly after 7pm, which was also attended by an air ambulance.The boy is believed to have been hit by a blue Subaru when he was crossing the road with his parents.He was treated at the roadside before being taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, flanked by his parents. Officers are still...

Young boy 'critical' in hospital after being hit by Subaru...

May 3, 2015, 4:53 am

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A nine-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Boreham last night.Detectives believe the youngster, who is from the Chelmsford area, was crossing the road after getting off a bus with his family when he was hit in Plantation Road.He is being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, where he was flown by air ambulance, for head and leg injuries. Emergency services spent nearly five hours at the scene following the incident, which happened in...

Meet the Essex firefighter and his dog saving lives after Nepal...

May 5, 2015, 11:53 pm

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AN Essex firefighter and his dog are part of a crucial group hunting for survivors and victims of the devastating Nepal earthquake.John Ball and his 10-year-old female Border Collie Darcy scour the rubble day and night along with five other of their Essex firefighting colleagues - Timothy Hersey, Gregory Kench and Nicholas Manning from Colchester, Mark Sladden from Southend and Martin Stoker from Clacton.Darcy and her handler also worked together on a rescue mission after the 2009 Indonesian...

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May 6, 2015, 4:51 am

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Detectives have made a direct appeal for the man who abducted his three-year-old son to hand himself in and make contact with police.Robert Gurling, from Romford, who is also known as Reg, was last seen at Great Notley, near Braintree, at about 10.30am last Saturday. He was with his son who speaks with a lisp.DCI Simon Werrett, who is leading the hunt for the pair, said: "We have been told that the boy has a pronounced lisp and looks younger than three-years-old. He has been described to us...

Community praying for Jack, 9, after Boreham Subaru crash

May 6, 2015, 7:56 pm

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AN ENTIRE school is praying that its nine-year-old pupil pulls through after he was was hit be a car in Boreham.Jack Setterington, a pupil at Bishops CofE and RC Primary School, was knocked over while crossing Plantation Road after getting off a bus with his parents.He is being treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital, in Cambridge, where he was flown by air ambulance, for head and leg injuries, and his condition is described as being "serious but improving".Emergency services spent almost...

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Huge fire after 100 tonnes of hay catches fire

May 9, 2015, 1:28 am

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Firefighters have been fighting a large haystack fire near Little Wakering.Around 200 bales weighing 100 tonnes of hay were completely alight, were fire crews arrived at the scene in Muckinghall Road, Barling at around 11pm on Friday May 8.Crews are using ground monitors to control and contain the blaze as a controlled burn takes place.Firefighters have remained on site throughout the night as the stack continues to burn itself out. As of 09.15am on Saturday one pump remains at the scene...

Essex man killed in Kent car crash

May 9, 2015, 5:31 am

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A 43-year-old man from Essex has been killed in a crash on the A21 in between Sevenoaks and Swanley in KentPolice officers were called at 2.42am on Saturday May 9 to reports of a single vehicle collision involving a black Vauxhall Zafira on the northbound carriageway of the A21The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

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May 10, 2015, 10:41 am

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The A12 London-bound is expected to stay shut into well into the evening following a fatal crash involving two lorries near Chelmsford.One of the drivers died in the crash which happened just after the A130 junction turn-off heading towards London between junction 17 for the A130 Junction 16 for Galleywood.A cab of one of the lorries appears to have been almost obliterated in the smash which happened at 4.45pm on Sunday May 10.The other lorry driver has been taken to Broomfield Hospital as a...

Body found in Braintree chemical incident

May 11, 2015, 12:22 am

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A body of a man in his 20s has been found following a "chemical incident" at a home in Braintree.Police and Ambulance teams had been called to the home in Tideswell Close in Braintree at 9pm on Sunday but had to leave until firefighters arrived.An Essex Police spokeswoman said: "Police were contacted at 9.30pm on Sunday, May 10, with reports of concern for a man at a property in Tideswell Close, Braintree. "Officers attended along with the Fire service and found a man in his...

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May 11, 2015, 6:53 am

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Two men have been charged with assault and grievous bodily harm after two men were left with facial injuries and broken bones in a Chelmsford assault. The incident happened in Moulsham Street at around 2.40am on Sunday, March 15, following what police described as a "disturbance" involving a group of people that started outside Chicago Rock Café and moved to Baddow Road, near Pizza Express. A 25-year-old man from Brentwood suffered a fractured jaw after he was punched in the...

Two teenagers charged with burglary and theft after house fire in...

May 11, 2015, 7:06 am

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Two teenagers have been charged with burglary and theft after a house fire in Witham last year. The boys, one aged 17 from Ingatestone and one aged 16 from Witham, where arrested after a fire at a house in Bronte Road on March 2 at around 12.20am. They were arrested on suspicion of arson and were bailed until April 30 this year while the investigation continued. The youngsters were formally charged with burglary and theft, but not arson, last week on April 30. They will appear at Colchester...

Man found dead in Braintree house killed by toxic fumes from...

May 12, 2015, 2:32 am

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A man died after breathing in toxic fumes from a barbeque being lit indoors, it has emerged. The man in his 20s was found dead by fire crews at a house in Tideswell Close, Braintree, at 9pm on Sunday (May 10) in what is being treated as a "chemical incident". Police and ambulance teams had also been called to the home, but had to leave until firefighters arrived due to the "strong smell of a toxic substance". A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service Trust said an ambulance...

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Staffing levels at mid-Essex fire stations dramatically improve,...

May 12, 2015, 8:47 pm

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STAFFING levels at mid-Essex fire stations have improved, according to figures obtained by the Chronicle.One in five shifts were undermanned at Chelmsford, Great Baddow and South Woodham Ferrers fire stations in 2014 – compared to 57 per cent in 2013.But the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) say the figures are deceptive, claiming that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has decreased the benchmark number of minimum duty firefighters."They've changed the crewing model so the fire appliances...

A12 blocked following four car crash

May 12, 2015, 11:20 pm

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A four car smash on the A12 has blocked the London bound carriageway, causing huge delays for commuters. Traffic is queuing back to Junction 28 after the accident which happened just before Junction 25 (Marks Tey). Essex Travel News alerted their followers to the incident at 7.14am. A12 Londonbound – an accident is blocking two lanes between just before J25 (Marks Tey). Traffic slow back past J26 (Spring Lane).— Essex Travel News (@Essex_Travel) May 13, 2015Drivers should find...

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May 13, 2015, 7:04 am

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Essex Police has said that the woman who died after her Smart car overturned and crashed into a garden in Boreham was from Maldon.Emergency services were called to Main Road shortly after 6pm on Tuesday May 12 following reports that a black vehicle had left the road, struck a lamp-post and ended up in a garden.The car driver, a woman aged in her 60s and from the Maldon area, was pronounced dead at the scene.The B1137 Main Road was shut in both directions after the crash and left a garden fence...

Woman, 32, suffers smoke inhalation at Holden Close kitchen fire...

May 14, 2015, 12:15 am

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A 32-year-old woman was treated by paramedics last night after she was caught up in a kitchen fire.Firefighters were called to a flat in Holden Close, Braintree, at 10.36pm last night (May 13).Crews at the scene said the whole property was heavily smoke logged.The woman breathed in smoke and was left in the care of East of England Ambulance Service paramedics.Officers reported that they had extinguished the blaze by 11.05am.An ambulance service spokesman said: "The East of England Ambulance...

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May 14, 2015, 4:59 am

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In an effort to tackle the ongoing funding problems facing Essex Police, Nick Alston, Essex's first elected Police and Crime Commissioner has spoken about the possibility of raising council tax.Alston wants the precept paid to fund policing in the area to be increased beyond the 2 per cent annual limit currently in place. He said: "I believe Essex Police has the budget to continue to deliver professional policing throughout 2015-16, but beyond that – as I have said before – the...