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Colchester General Hospital rated inadequate by CQC: Enforcement...
Colchester General Hospital has been rated 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission, which has taken urgent enforcement action to protect patients.In a report, published today, it was revealed that...
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Essex to benefit from ambulance service's £1 million...
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) is set to make a £1 million investment in 1,000 new defibrillators, and Essex will receive 40 of them.The lifesaving kit, which makes a difference in...
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Reveller sprayed with CS gas gets £21k payout from Essex...
A REVELLER sprayed in the face with CS gas by police officers while firefighters battled a blaze at the Sugar Hut has been awarded £21,000 in compensation.Essex Police agreed the out-of-court...
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Man jailed for nine years after selling drugs on train from...
A man who sold drugs on the train from Witham to London has been jailed for nine years, after he pleaded guilty to drug offences and to possessing live ammunition.Dwight Brown, from Camberwell, was...
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Police in Braintree appeal for information after elderly man...
Police are encouraging witnesses to come forward after a man in his 60s was found with a serious head injury in Braintree.Officers were rushed to Rosemary Avenue in Braintree shortly before 3am on...
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Overturned HGV blocks London-bound A12 near Witham
An overturned lorry has blocked the London-bound side of the A12.The accident, involving a HGV, happened at around 3.50pm today between junctions 22 and 21 on the south carriageway.Fire crews from...
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Essex police says it has not uploaded pictures of innocent people...
Hundreds of thousands of innocent people may be on a facial recognition database, after it was revealed that up to 18 million mugshots were uploaded by police in England and Wales, in spite of a court...
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Cream safe and jewellery stolen from Corringham home in...
Police investigating an aggravated burglary in Corringham, Thurrock have released the name of someone wanted in connection with the incident as well as an e-fit of another suspect. Detectives want to...
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Van driver slaps man in Braintree road rage attack
A van driver slapped a fellow motorist in an apparent act of road rage.The attack happened in Harold Road, Braintree, at 12.15pm on January 30. A man in his 20s was driving a blue Vauxhall Astra, when...
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St John Ambulance opens nominations for Everyday Heroes awards
St John Ambulance is offering people the chance to nominate loved ones and friends who have used first aid to save someone's life.Everyday Heroes is a special awards programme celebrating the...
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Warley man in 80s defrauded by bogus cop
Police are releasing images of two people they want to speak to after a man in his 80s was defrauded in Warley.The man, who lives in Kipling Close, was contacted on January 15 by someone claiming to be...
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Man being cut from wreckage of three vehicle crash outside...
A three vehicle crash outside a primary school has blocked Braintree Road and a man had to be cut from the wreckage.Firefighters were called to the accident at 8.59am today after a collision outside...
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Murder accused Luke Eva claimed "I have been mugged"...
Murder accused, Luke Eva, told a passer-by he had been mugged of £200 to £300, stabbed in the hand and "may have taken the knife off them and stabbed them" after running for three hours through...
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Essex traffic police numbers fall by over 70 per cent in four...
The number of dedicated roads police officers in Essex has dropped by nearly three quarters, according to new figures.The report released in repose to a question in Parliament showed across Wales and...
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Serious traffic accident closes Broomfield Road
Broomfield Road has been closed following a serious traffic accident, in which one person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.One person was trapped in an overturned car following the...
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VIDEO: Residents describe 'massive bang' of serious two-vehicle...
Residents have described the "massive bang" of a two-vehicle crash in Chelmsford which hospitalised one elderly male driver with potentially life-threatening injuries. A silver Vauxhall Corsa and...
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Essex Police apologises to 59 alleged child abuse victims over...
Essex Police has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission over the handling of 30 investigations into allegations of child abuse that have now left 11 officers on restricted...
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Cordon lifted at Southend Hospital, 'hand grenade' taken away by...
Investigations are underway after a 'hand grenade' at Southend Hospital sparked an evacuation.The item, which was found by a member of staff just before 3.45pm today, was on the first floor of the...
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Firefighters tackling blaze in Braintree High Street
Around 25 firefighters are tackling a blaze above a cafe in Braintree High Street. The first floor and roof of the three-storey flat above Ben's Cafe were "well alight" when fire crews arrived after...
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Arson investigation launched over Ben's cafe flat blaze in...
Essex Police are treating a fire in a flat in Braintree High Street as arson.The force has confirmed it has launched a criminal investigation after firefighters were called to a "well alight" and...
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