Two injured in two-car collision at Wycke Hill, Maldon
A two-car vehicle collision outside Maldon Fire Station as shut down parts of the A414 at Wycke Hill. Two people have been injured after a red Ford Fiesta and a yellow Peugeot collided near the...
View ArticleFirefighters attend roof fire at home in Leigh
A roof fire tore through a house in Leigh yesterday afternoon. The property in Station Road was attended to by firefighters from Leigh and Southend at 2.43pm. Crews used one hose reel to extinguish the...
View ArticleWorld Cup marks start of anti "morning after" drink...
A campaign to keep Essex roads safe from "morning after" drink drivers this summer has been launched today. This year's operation coincides with football World Cup and officers will be checking drivers...
View ArticleTwo men charged after burglary of jewellery from Chelmsford
Two men have been charged with burglary of a property in Beehive Lane, Chelmsford and a house in Brentwood. The two men were arrested by police officers after being found close to a property in...
View ArticleTravel June 10: The latest travel news from across Essex
Hello Essex and welcome to the latest travel news from across the county on this glorious blue sky morning. DARTFORD CROSSING: On the M25 clockwise there is heavy traffic from before J30 to the QE2...
View ArticlePolice appeal after double assault in Promenade Park
Essex Police are appealing for witnesses following two assaults in the vicinity of Promenade Park in Maldon on the same night. The assaults, took place on June 10, and occurred between 5pm and 7pm. The...
View ArticleEfit image of man wanted in connection with Danbury burglary
This is an Efit of a man wanted in connection with a burglary in Danbury. The burglary happened at a property in Bicknacre Road at around 2.30pm on June 2. A man was seen in the area prior to the...
View ArticleSection of A12 near Boreham closed after lorry crash
A two-car collision involving a lorry and a car on the northbound A12 near Boreham saw a stretch of the carriageway closed on Friday morning. UPDATE: The carriageway has now reopened. Police were...
View Article30 people evacuated after block of flats catches fire in Great...
SOME 30 people have been left homeless after a fire raged in a block of flats in the early hours. Three crews from Chelmsford and one from Great Baddow were called to Harberd Tye in Great Baddow,...
View ArticleMan stuck in mud is rescued from St Lawrence Bay shore
Firefighters rescued a man stuck in the mud in St Lawrence Bay yesterday morning. The service was called and sent three engines at 7.53am after the man, in his 40s, became stuck about 100 metres from...
View ArticleDaniel Hilton charged with arson after fire in Wood Road,...
A man is due to appear in court today charged with arson following a fire that devastated a block of flats in Heybridge. Daniel Hilton, 29, of Wood Road, Heybridge, goes before Chelmsford Magistrates'...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle barn blaze at Fox and Raven in Chelmsford...
Firefighters battled a large fire at the back of the Fox and Raven pub in Barnes Mill Road today (June 21) during their strike. Three working crews rushed to the scene, behind the Miller & Carter...
View ArticlePolice helicopter called to Witham
The police helicopter was called over Witham in the early hours of this morning. The helicopter flew to the area at around 1.25am after receiving a call about a concern for a person's welfare. They...
View ArticleBurglars steal TV and ransack caravan in Southminster
Police are hunting burglars who broke into a caravan stole a TV and then poured petrol over a number of items. The break-in happened in Southminster when thieves smashed their way into a caravan off...
View ArticleEssex travel: Morning of Wednesday June 25
Good morning and welcome to daily travel roundup from across Essex. There are several issues on the A12 this morning, no surprises, so take care. On the A12 London bound an accident just before J20...
View ArticleA12 misery after two accidents near Hatfield Peverel cause major...
Two crashes involving a total of ten vehicles have brought the A12 London bound carriageway to a standstill this morning. Police have kept one lane open, but motorists are urged to avoid the road...
View ArticleThree people left trapped after car flips in Cressing accident
Three people had to be cut free from a car after it flipped in an accident in the early hours of this morning.The incident occurred on Witham Road, Cressing at 12.20am where the vehicle left the road...
View ArticleRenewed appeal over fatal Kelvedon collision which killed...
Police are today renewing their appeal for witnesses to the fatal road crash in Kelvedon in which a former beauty queen died. Bonnie Hiller, of Nursery Rise, Tiptree, died when the grey Mercedes...
View ArticlePICTURES: Damage of Ryanair planes following Stansted Airport...
This is the extent of the damage after a Boeing plane was pushed back into a fellow Ryanair jet at Stansted Airport yesterday (June 28).Customers faced delays of up to three hours after a Warsaw-bound...
View ArticleOngar Road closed at Writtle after serious two-vehicle crash
Police have closed the A414 Ongar Road at Writtle following a serious two vehicle road traffic collision this afternoon (July 1). All three emergency services were called to a stretch of road near...
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