Armed robber targets Burnham Ladbrokes with shotgun
An armed robber, carrying what is believed to be a shotgun, targeted a betting shop in Station Road, Burnham on Crouch last night (Sunday December 14).Essex Police are investigating the robbery which...
View ArticleTwo car crash in Broomfield leaves road blocked
Two vehicles have crashed in Bloomfield today (December 15) with one person thought to have been injured.At least two fire engines and two ambulances attended the scene close to Main Road's junction...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man taken to hospital in 'serious condition' after two...
A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition following a two car crash in Broomfield this afternoon (December 15).The man, believed to be around 60 years old, was freed from his car by the...
View ArticlePair taken to hospital after two car crash in Chelmsford
Two men were rushed to hospital last night (December 15) after a two car crash in Chelmsford.Emergency services dashed to the scene of the collision in Galleywood Road shortly before 7pm. Paramedics...
View ArticleThird person dies after fatal Gosfield Road collision
A third man travelling in a car involved in a fatal head-on crash in Gosfield more than a week ago has died in hospital.The victim, in his 20s, had been in a critical condition in Addenbrookes Hospital...
View ArticleFamily's tributes to Gosfield crash death victim Coz Powell: 'He...
The family of a man who died eight days after a road collision which claimed the lives of two other men have paid tribute to him.Corran 'Coz' Powell, 21, of Greenfields in Gosfield, died at...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies and girl, 16, flown to hospital after A131...
A motorcyclist has died and a teenage pedestrian seriously injured after a head-on rush hour collision on the A131 High Garrett in Braintree.Police believe the crash, which took place shortly before...
View ArticleYoung man stabbed to death in Oaklands Park, Chelmsford is named...
A young man killed in Oaklands Park in Chelmsford this afternoon has tonight been named by friends. Ash Woolley, from Chelmsford, died after he was stabbed in the grounds of the park in Moulsham...
View ArticleBroomfield at breaking point: Why was the Chelmsford hospital's...
BROOMFIELD Hospital's accident and emergency department was stretched to breaking point on Friday, with ambulances lining up outside and elective surgeries cancelled due to the number of patients.But...
View Article'Dearly-loved' motorcyclist killed in A131 crash in Braintree...
A motorcyclist who died in a fatal collision involving a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Braintree has been identified.Bryan Myers, a 42-year-old HGV driver from Witham died instantly shortly before 8am on...
View ArticlePolice helicopter called to Broomfield to reports of man 'running...
The Essex Police helicopter was dispatched above Chelmsford after officers were told a man had been spotted darting in and out of busy traffic.Part of Main Road in Broomfield was cleared at around...
View ArticleWoman suffers serious injuries following Christmas morning crash...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road collision in Colchester which has left a 20-year-old woman with serious injuries.The collision happened just before 4am this morning on Berechurch...
View ArticleTiptree blaze leaves two families homeless on Christmas night
Two families have been left homeless on Christmas night after a fire broke out close to their flats.Firefighters from Witham and Tiptree station were called to Oak Road in Tiptree shortly after 7.15pm...
View ArticleInvestigation into fire at Inner Space in Gloucester Avenue in...
A joint police and fire investigation is under way into what caused a fire at a meditation and yoga centre in Chelmsford this afternoon (December 26).Firefighters in two appliances rushed to Inner...
View ArticlePolice probe woman's unexplained death in Galleywood
The death of a woman found seriously ill at a property in Galleywood today is under investigation by police.Officers, the air ambulance and paramedics in three ambulances and one rapid response car...
View ArticleCalls for safety action on A131 after fatal crashes
RESIDENTS living along the A131 High Garrett plan to sign a petition, or even build a makeshift sign, to improve safety precautions in their road.Ingrid Payne and neighbours plan to meet after...
View ArticlePolice cordon off property in Colchester after double stabbing
A police investigation is under way after two men were stabbed during a disturbance at a property in Colchester.Officers and paramedics were called to Avignon Close at around 7.40pm yesterday. The two...
View ArticleHow can you catch Ebola? What you need to know as deadly disease...
A Save The Children aid worker was confirmed as having Ebola in Glasgow yesterday, before being moved to London this morning.The woman, an NHS health worker, was working in Sierra Leone and had taken a...
View ArticleNew Year's Eve 2014: Broomfield Hospital warns people to use...
Health chiefs at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford have reiterated the need for people without life threatening illnesses or injuries to avoid using its A&E department this winter.Nurses treat...
View ArticleTeenagers cheat death after car rolls FIVE times to dodge animal
FOUR friends cheated death when the Ford Fiesta they were travelling home in after a night out in Chelmsford rolled five times as the driver swerved to avoid an animal.George Bovingdon, 18, was driving...
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