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Tributes to Liverpool fan and 'all round nice guy' Kyle Brooks...
A 28-year-old man who died on the northbound A12 last week was hit and killed by several vehicles while walking in the middle lane, an inquest opening heard today.Ink technician Kyle Brooks, from...
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Bonfire night: Wrap up warm and stay safe
Those heading out to one of the big fireworks displays across Essex this evening would be advised to wrap up warm, as temperatures are predicted to fall to a chilly 6 degrees by 9pm, dropping to a...
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Rescued new-born kittens 'may have died' after falling into...
The fire brigade smashed through a concrete floor of a house in St John's Avenue, Braintree, yesterday (November 5) to rescue two newborn kittens who had fallen into a drainpipe.It is thought that the...
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1,000 tonne haystack alight in Coggeshall
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a 1,000 tonne haystack blaze in Coggeshall this evening (November 18). The blaze started around 4.45pm off Ambridge Road in a haystack about 30 metres by 50 metres and 10...
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Four teenagers arrested on suspicion of arson after hay bale...
FOUR teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a 1,000 hay bale pile fire that burned for 14 hours. The blaze started around 4.45pm in a haystack measuring 30 metres by 50 metres and 10...
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River Blackwater whale watch: police helicopter and boat join...
Essex police officers have been involved in one of their most unusual wildlife operations – preventing 40 whales from stranding themselves on the county's beaches and sandbanks. Officers from the...
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Man, 75, found dead next to car on Chelmsford Road, Great Dunmow
A man has died following an incident involving a vehicle in Great Dunmow.Police were contacted after a man was found lying next to a car on hard standing adjacent to a roundabout in Chelmsford Road,...
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Friends of missing Finchingfield man Michael Bell join search for...
Relatives and friends of Michael Bell, missing from his home in Finchingfield are today joining police as the search for him continues - and are appealing for help from volunteers. Concern is growing...
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Missing Finchingfield man Michael Bell's car 'seen by member of...
A member of the public has reportedly seen the car of missing Finchingfield man Michael Bell near Colchester – but it drove away before police arrived. Police and family members searching this morning...
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Finchingfield man Michael Bell, 57, found safe near Colchester
A man who had been missing from his Finchingfield home since Tuesday has been found safe after a search involving police, his family and members of the public. Michael Bell, 57, was discovered at a...
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Fire crews called to electric storage shed blaze in Battlesbridge
Fire crews were called to an electrics storage shed alight in Battlesbridge earlier today. The crews from Wickford and South Woodham Ferrers were called at 4.08pm to the shed, which was at the Hayes...
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'Think before you call us to flooding', say Essex fire service
Essex fire service bosses are urging the public to only call them if there is a danger to life – as they have received a number of calls "more suited to plumbers". Crews across the county are...
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Police concerned for missing Harlow woman Clare Goddard
Police are growing concerned for the welfare of a Harlow woman who has not been in contact with her family for a week. Clare Goddard, aged 30, lives in Canons Brook. She was reported missing by her...
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Essex NHS staff including paramedics and midwives walk out in...
Paramedics, midwives and nurses in Essex are among NHS healthcare workers that are on strike until 11am today over a national dispute about pay. Members of nine unions walked out at 7am in protest...
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Man trapped after two cars collide and hit a house in Chelmsford
TWO cars collided and then hit a house in Chelmsford last night, after a driver became unwell at the wheel, leaving one man trapped in his vehicle.The accident happened opposite Chelmsford Fire Station...
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Quick-thinking was the difference in Chelmer Village rescue
WHEN 80-year-old John Adams collapsed in Santander, in Chelmer Village, in August, two bystanders stepped in to save his life.Martina Donaghy, and Mandy Stevenson immediately began CPR on the...
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Eight-year-old Fletcher a hero after his mum had collapsed
A SCHOOLBOY who kept calm when he witnessed his mum having an epileptic seizure at their Great Baddow home joined award winners at the ceremony.Fletcher Parsons, 8, dialled 999 to ask for an ambulance...
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Body found in Newport during search for missing Dunmow man...
Police searching for a man missing from his home at Dunmow have found a body at Newport.Officers had been searching for 23-year-old Matthew Vernon, of Knights Way, who was last seen at a party in Bury...
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Woman returns from night out to find car smashed into Rainsford...
A PENSIONER returned home from an evening out to find that a car had smashed into the front of her Chelmsford house, leaving loose bricks and a crack in the ceiling.Edah Lijodi, 73, arrived at her home...
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Man was hit and killed while walking along pitch black Roxwell...
A VAN driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a pedestrian was killed walking on a 60mph country lane in the pitch dark.The collision took place at about 6am...
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