Large fire in Colchester after plume of smoke is spotted
A large fire has broken out in Colchester after a plume of smoke was spotted by passersby.Essex Live understands that a worker at Severalls Business Park, Wyncolls Road, Colchester, noticed the smoke...
View ArticleColchester fire: 20 tonnes of rubbish ablaze in Ardleigh
Firefighters are battling a blaze in Colchester after 20 tonnes of rubbish were set alight. Crews from Manningtree, Colchester and Wivenhoe were called to Morrow Lane in Ardleigh at around 2.40pm...
View ArticleColchester fire is believed to have been started deliberately
A fire in the north of Colchester was started deliberately, authorities say. The blaze on Morrow Lane, Ardleigh was attended by fire crews from Manningtree, Colchester and Wivenhoe at around 2.40pm....
View ArticleColchester boy, 13, has suddenly died at a home in Langenhoe
An inquest is set to be opened after a teenage boy suddenly died in Langenhoe.Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust were called to a house in Mersea Road at 1.40pm on Friday...
View ArticleLive updates as air ambulance lands in Chelmsford
There are reports of an air ambulance landing in Chelmsford after it was seen flying over Central Park.Essex Live understands that the helicopter was spotted flying over the city centre before...
View ArticleEssex vs Kent match delayed after man suffers cardiac arrest on...
Essex Cricket was forced to postpone their match against Kent this evening after a man was taken ill on the pitch.An air ambulance landed at around 5.15pm after a steward suffered a cardiac arrest.The...
View ArticleThis is why an air ambulance landed in Chelmsford this evening
An air ambulance landed at the County Cricket Ground in Chelmsford after a member of staff was taken ill.The helicopter arrived shortly after 5pm, with two ambulances and a paramedic car also in...
View ArticleA120 blocked after two vehicle incident near Marks Tey and...
The A120 between Coggeshall and Marks Tey is closed due to an incident involving two cars.The carriageway is blocked on both sides at Godmans Lane between the A12 and B1024 near Coggeshall.Essex Police...
View ArticleAn Essex County Cricket Club safety steward has died after...
A member of staff who was taken ill just prior to the start of a match at the Essex County Cricket Ground in Chelmsford has died.One of the club's safety stewards went into cardiac arrest just ahead of...
View ArticleInquest to open after a 13-year-old Colchester boy died suddenly...
A teenage boy who died suddenly in a village near Colchester has been named locally.Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust were called to a house in Mersea Road, Langenhoe, at...
View ArticleV Festival 2017: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust...
Thousands of people are set to descend on Hylands Park in Chelsmford for V Festival 2017 today (Friday, August 18).Despite the initial miserable start to the day, the sun is shining as excited...
View ArticleAir ambulance called to Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre after...
An air ambulance landed in Chelmsford this morning after an elderly woman stopped breathing.The helicopter landed at around 8.20am on Thursday (August 18), as crews attended to the woman in her 60s.A...
View ArticleRiverside lifeguards save woman after she suffered cardiac arrest...
Lifeguards at the Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre have been praised for helping to save an elderly woman's life after she suffered a cardiac arrest in one of the centre's swimming pools.An air...
View ArticleA132 blocked after crash involving a motorcyclist in Wickford
The A132 London Road in Wickford is partially blocked in both directions following a two-vehicle collision on Nevendon Road.The accident involving a motorcycle and car occurred outside the Dental...
View ArticleFirst picture from the scene of Wickford crash involving car and...
The first picture from the scene of a crash in Wickford shows two ambulance cars in attendance on Nevendon Road.Essex Live understands that a motorbike collided with a car outside the Dental Surgery....
View ArticleV Festival 2017: This is the 'extremely dangerous' drug police...
Police have warned people at V Festival to be wary of an "extremely dangerous drug" that has been found on one of the sites.Yesterday (Friday, August 18), bosses at the festival seized and tested a...
View ArticleEssex Police arrest two men after fight at Poplar Kitten pub in...
A man is fighting for his life after being seriously injured during a fight at a pub in Harlow.Essex Police were called to The Poplar Kitten public house on Tawneys Road, at 10.41pm on Thursday, August...
View ArticleV Festival 2017: Car fire on A12 at junction 15 is blocking entry...
The main road leading to V Festival has been closed as the emergency services tackle a car fire this afternoon (Saturday, August 19).The vehicle has burst into flames underneath the A12 at junction 15,...
View ArticleSouth Woodham Ferrers man dies after van hits tree in Brentwood
A man from South Woodham Ferrers has dies after a van left the road in the countryside near Brentwood and smashed into a tree.Emergency services were called to Wenlocks Lane in Blackmore just after 2am...
View ArticleSouth Woodham man who died after Brentwood car crash is named...
A man who died after a van left the road and collided with a tree near Brentwood has been named locally.Billy Whittaker, a carpenter from South Woodham Ferrers, died after a van left the road in the...
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