Woman in 70s dies in head-on Writtle crash in Ongar Road
A woman in her 70s has died in a two-car head on crash in Writtle this afternoon (July 1).Two female drivers in a bronze Kia Picanto and a black Ford Focus collided on the A414 Ongar Road west of...
View ArticleTributes to grandmother and former Essex Chronicle stalwart...
Tributes have been paid to the former Essex Chronicle stalwart and grandmother killed in a two-car crash in Writtle yesterday (July 1).Petal Hawkins, 79, of Chelmsford, was pronounced dead on the A414...
View ArticleFlames roar from Braemar Avenue shed in Old Moulsham, Chelmsford
This picture captures the moment shortly after a shed burst into flames, causing black smoke to bellow into the skies in Chelmsford this evening (July 2).Two fire engines sped to the blaze in Braemar...
View ArticleVideo: The moment fire broke out in Braemar Avenue, Chelmsford,...
A shocked Old Moulsham householder captures the moment a shed bursts into flames. The blaze broke out in Braemar Avenue shortly after 8.10pm yesterday (July 2) and was extinguished within 45 minutes....
View ArticleWoman hurt after collision with car in Three Mile Hill in...
A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a car close to Hylands Park in Chelmsford.Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the scene at...
View ArticleAir ambulance called 'after Tour de France spectator collapses in...
THE air ambulance was dispatched close to Finchingfield on the day of the Tour de France today after a man collapsed in a crowd waiting for the peloton to arrive Medics, already at the scene reportedly...
View ArticleWoman in stable condition after being struck by car in Three Mile...
Police investigating a collision close to Hylands Park in Chelmsford which left a woman seriously injured want to speak to the driver of a car seen swerving out of the way. The 57-year-old pedestrian...
View ArticleDelays after person hit by train at Chelmsford railway station
A person has been hit and reportedly killed by a train at Chelmsford station tonight. All lines are currently blocked and delays of up to 60 minutes are expected, according to Greater Anglia. A tweet...
View ArticleChelmsford railway station fatality was woman from Witham
Police have confirmed that a person hit and killed by a train at Chelmsford railway station last night (July 8) was a woman from Witham.The 53-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics...
View ArticleFire engulfs roof of house in South Woodham Ferrers
A fire tore through the roof of a house in South Woodham Ferrers in the early hours of this morning.Firefighters were called to Cullver Rise at 3.31am to find the roof was 100 per cent alight and...
View ArticleM11 delays: Traffic diverted through Chelmsford and along A12
Road users are advised that there are severe delays on the southbound M11 in Essex following a multi-vehicle collision that has resulted in a closure at junction 7 near Harlow. Emergency services are...
View ArticleM11 death crash victim was pensioner from Halifax
A pensioner who was killed in a crash on the M11 yesterday (July 10) was a 79-year-old woman from West Yorkshire, police have said.The victim, from Halifax, was a passenger in a silver Vauxhall Astra...
View ArticleFire crews rush to Danbury to timber yard equipment fire
Two working fire crews have put out a blaze near Chelmsford this morning as fire union members are on strike over government pension proposals. The pair of fire engines rushed to Brooks Brothers timber...
View ArticleWitham woman fatally struck by train at Chelmsford railway...
A WOMAN who died after being hit by a train at Chelmsford railway station last week has been named.Lorraine Allison Sands, 53, of Witham, was discovered by officers on the line last Tuesday (July 8)....
View ArticleInquest held into death of Willingale sleepwalker Rob Williams...
THE family of a "loveable joker" who fell 13 feet from a hotel window before dying from hyperthermia say they still have questions unanswered following his inquest.Rob Williams, of Pigstye Green Lane,...
View ArticlePolice search for missing Harlow teen Gary Akister, 15
Police are appealing for help after a 15-year-old boy went missing from the Harlow area three days ago. Gary Akister went missing from an address in the town on July 16. Gary, who is originally from...
View ArticleFamily in Chelmer Village left homeless after devastating blaze...
A family-of-four faces weeks in temporary accommodation after a lightning strike during the storms set the roof of their home in Chelmer Village alight yesterday (July 18).Firefighters eventually left...
View ArticleStorms cause chaos across Essex
Torrential downpours earlier this evening are causing chaos across Essex tonight. The Essex fire service have received numerous calls to flooding and weather concerns across the county at around...
View ArticleMan collapses after two car crash in Church Road, Witham
A motorist was taken to hospital after a two car collision in Rivenhall. Police said the 52-year-old man from Braintree collapsed shortly after his Vauxhall Zafira collided with a Volkswagen Passat on...
View ArticleWoman dies after being taken ill on Greater Anglia train at...
A WOMAN has died after she fell ill on a train travelling through Chelmsford this afternoon (July 21). Emergency services, including the Hertfordshire Air Ambulance, were called at around 1.30pm, but...
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