Body discovered in Newport is identified as missing Dunmow man...
A body discovered in fields in Newport yesterday (December 2) has been formally identified as a man reported missing over the weekend.Matthew Vernon, 23, from Dunmow, vanished after he was last seen at...
View ArticlePictured: Do you recognise these people over Premier Stores...
SIX people are being hunted by police for questioning in connection with an incident of theft from a city shop.Between 12.20 and 12.32pm on November 13, six people entered the Premier Store in Upper...
View ArticleMan charged with possessing heroin after Witham death
A MAN has been charged with possessing heroin after he was arrested following the death of a man in Witham in August.Benjamin Poulter, 29, of Broadway, Silver End, was charged on Monday, November 24,...
View ArticleMan to face charges of dangerous and drink driving after crash...
A MAN involved in a serious collision near Braintree earlier this year that left a woman paralysed has been summonsed to court to face charges. Benjamin Hagon, 36, of Acorn Avenue, Halstead, was the...
View ArticleA127 jogger suffers 'life changing' injuries after being hit by...
A jogger was flown to hospital this morning (December 6) after he was seriously injured in a collision with a police car in Southend. The collision happened at around 7.20am at the junction of the A127...
View Article'Miracle that nobody was killed' in three car smash in Great...
Two people were injured in a three car collision in Great Dunmow, including a man who was returning to his parked van. The smash, which happened in Market Place at around 6.45pm yesterday (December 6),...
View ArticleTwo people dead in car collision in Gosfield Road, Braintree
Two people have died in a two-vehicle collision in Braintree this afternoon. Essex Police say Gosfield Road will remain closed until at least 10pm as a result of the smash, which took place at around...
View ArticleWoman in 40s dies suddenly in Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford
The death of a woman who was discovered at a property in Chelmsford over the weekend is being treated as 'non-suspicious'.Police were called to the home in Waterhouse Lane just before 5.30pm on...
View ArticleTwo remain critical after double fatal collision in Gosfield...
A collision which killed two people yesterday also left another man in a critical condition and a teenage girl in hospital. Two cars were involved in a head-on collision in Gosfield Road, Braintree,...
View ArticleBody found floating in River Crouch in Burnham is identified as...
A man whose body was discovered floating near the mouth of the River Crouch near Burnham has been identified as Stephane Loic Cogez from France.The 38-year old, who was from Nord-Pas-de-Calais, was...
View ArticleM25 in Essex to be partially closed 'for foreseeable future'...
Motorists have been warned to expect major delays on the M25 and surrounding roads this morning after fatal collision involving a number of lorries.CLOSURES AND ADVICE: M25: Currently shut clockwise...
View ArticleA120 shut in both directions near Colchester after serious...
The A120 has been closed in both directions between Colchester and Coggeshall following a serious injury multiple road traffic collision.Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene...
View ArticleM25 expected to re-open at 3pm after horror collision in Essex
Closures on the M25 put in place after this morning's multi-vehicle fatal collision are not expected to be lifted until at least 3pmAerial shots show the extent of the gridlock caused by this aftermath...
View ArticleM25 lorry death crash victim is identified as clear-up in Essex...
A motorist killed in this morning's multi-vehicle collision on the M25 has been identified as a 39-year-old man.Essex Police say the vehicles involved were a Peugeot car, a Scania lorry, a DAF artic, a...
View ArticleFirst picture: Tributes to musician James Simmons, 18, killed in...
The parents of a talented musician who died aged 18 in a double fatal collision in Braintree have paid tribute to their "dearly loved son".James Simmons, of Hillside Gardens, Brainree, was a rear-seat...
View ArticlePair arrested over fatal Essex M25 lorry collision
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with this morning's fatal collision on the M25.The pair aged, 33 and 25, are both receiving treatment in...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in two-car Tolleshunt Major crash
A motorcyclist is being treated by paramedics at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Tolleshunt Major.Witham Road is closed in both directions after ambulances were called at 1.50pm.The one patient, a...
View ArticleMiddle-aged motorcyclist in Royal London Hospital after...
A middle-aged motorcyclist is recovering in the Royal London Hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Tolleshunt Major.The man, who police say is aged in his 50s and from Colchester, fell off...
View ArticleFirefighters called to house fire in Bocking
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Bocking yesterday morning.The blaze began at 9.26 and two fire engines from Halstead and one from Braintree rushed to the scene.Crews reported the first...
View ArticleChelmsford factory evacuated after fire breaks out in car testing...
A factory was evacuated when a fire broke out in a mechanical spray booth of a laboratory. The fire started in the Visteon car factory in Springfield Lyons Approach at around 2.37pm yesterday...
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