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Essex Police to pilot £32 million IT system that will...
ESSEX POLICE will pay the lion's share of a new £32 million police IT system shared with six other counties.The system will revolutionise the way officers fight crime.Athena, a new collaborative IT...
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Thieves jailed for stealing sunglasses, watches and perfume from...
Two thieves have been jailed for six weeks after admitting stealing duty free goods from Stansted Airport.Ivan Garcia, 36 from Belham Road, Peterbrough and Ana Silva, 29, of the same address, appeared...
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Two homeless men in court charged with burglary, drug possession...
Two homeless men have appeared in court charged with burglary, possession of Class A and B drugs, as well as assaulting a police officer.Westley Linnen, 37, of no fixed address, was charged with a...
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Inquest opens into death of Chelmsford chef Sadiane, 22, at...
An inquest has opened into the death of 22-year-old chef Sadiane Roach.The brief five-minute hearing at Essex coroner's court this morning (March 31) heard Sadiane, of Burnell Gate, in Beaulieu Park,...
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BREAKING: Car crash in Woodham Mortimer, two people being taken...
Two patients have been taken to Broomfield Hospital after a car crash on the A414 near Woodham Mortimer.Two ambulance crews and a rapid response vehicle were called to the incident near Limebrook Way.A...
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Women's Institute volunteers knit teddies for traumatised Essex...
Kind-hearted members of the Earls Colne Women's Institute have knitted an astonishing 61 "Trauma Teddies" for Essex Police to give to children who have suffered traumatic incidents.Police Community...
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100-tonne Maldon fire started by dropped cigarette
A FISHERMAN'S stray cigarette sparked a 100-tonne blaze that destroyed an estimated £6,000 of hay bales.The fire began at approximately 10.30pm on Friday night, with police and firefighters attending...
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Police hunting missing man find body near Chelmsford
A body has been found by police hunting for a missing man in farmland near Chelmsford.Officers searching for Richard Manning, who went missing from an address in Billericay on Thursday, found the body...
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Man breathes in toxic smoke in Duke Street, Chelmsford takeaway...
A man breathed in toxic smoke last night as Chelmsford firefighters battled a blaze at 'Verde Pizza and Pasta' in Duke Street. The fire saw two fire engines be called at 1.01am.When they arrived, crews...
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25 firefighters tackling 'well-developed' Braintree flat fire
Around 25 firefighters are battling a 'well developed' flat fire in Braintree this afternoon.Fire crews were called at 2.18pm to a flat above the Masala restaurant in Station Approach. Crews had to...
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Four people homeless after fire tears through Braintree flat
Four people have been made homeless after a fire tore through a flat above a Braintree restaurant this afternoon.Around 25 firefighters helped tackle the blaze after they were initially called at...
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Two men rescued after drifting from Jaywick beach in £9...
A daring duo was rescued from the North Sea after they drifted 200 metres from a Jaywick beach in a homemade boat.The small boat, which cost the two amateur fisherman just £9 to build, was made from...
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Man in critical condition after being rescued from boat in...
A man who fell critically ill while at the top of a boat in Blackwater Marina was rescued by firefighters this afternoon. Essex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the marina in Maylandsea at 1:43pm...
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A12: Lorry crash near Ingatestone closes road
A lorry has crashed across the central reservation on the A12 between junctions 13 and 14 near the B1002 at Ingatestone, closing the road going northbound and causing heavy delays.The lorry is...
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30 firefighters battle Stansted Airport building fire
Around 30 firefighters battled a fire at Stansted Airport tonight. The fire, which was in a catering building measuring 40m x 40m on Long Border Road on the airport's perimeter, took around three hours...
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Van driver, 26, released without charge over Latvian pedestrian...
A 26-year-old van driver will not face prosecution over the death of a Latvian student who was walking along a main road in pitch black.Pavels Ivanovs, 22, was hit by a vehicle while walking along the...
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Investigation launched into Coggeshall fire after woman suffers...
An investigation has been launched into the causes of a fire that left a woman with smoke inhalation.Two fire crews rushed to Albert Place in Coggeshall at 7.34pm, but the fire was already out by the...
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UPDATE: 21-year-old arrested on suspicion of Clacton murder
A 21-year-old man from Clacton has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally stabbed in Clacton town centre last night (April 13).A man in his 50s died after being stabbed in the...
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VIDEO: Firefighters tackle 'roaring' Rookes Crescent car blaze in...
"Brave" firefighters tackled a car blaze in Chelmsford this afternoon - thought to have been started deliberately. Officers were called to the corner of Rookes Crescent and Parkinson Drive, off Writtle...
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Road closure after crash in Steeple leaves person trapped
A road traffic accident in Steeple this afternoon left one person trapped in their vehicle and a road closed.The Street is closed in both directions between Batt's Road and Maldon Road following a...
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