Car crash blocks road in North Fambridge
One person has been trapped in a road traffic collision in the Dengie that has blocked a road.At approximately 7.50am, one crew from Maldon and one from South Woodham Ferrers, were called to the scene...
View ArticleChelmsford police hunt for Melbourne Tanglewood Nursery school...
A shed was burnt down when an arsonist targeted a nursery school in Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, last week.A large wooden shed, which had been used to store outdoor play equipment, was set alight...
View ArticlePolice search missing Chris May's house for clues into his...
Police have executed a warrant at the home address of missing Chris May as concerns mount for his welfare.The investigation in to Chris' disappearance is now being led by the Kent and Essex Serious...
View ArticleBody found at Gosfield Lake in Halstead
Police are investigating after a body was found at Gosfield Lake in Halstead.Essex Police say they were called to the lake in Church Road shortly after 2.40pm on Wednesday, June 3 (today), following...
View ArticleAll NHS services in Essex unprecedentedly placed in special...
All NHS services in Essex have been extraordinarily placed in special measures due to failures.The chief executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, this week announced radical intervention to correct...
View ArticleLorry crash outside Royal Oak pub in Fambridge Road, Maldon
An accident involving a lorry and reportedly two car has blocked Fambridge Road outside the Royal Oak public house in Maldon.Essex Highways, part of Essex County Council, reported the incident at about...
View Article17-year-old boy rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital after falling...
A 17-year-old boy was rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital last night (June 3) after falling 18ft from a bridge in Notley Road.The teenager suffered a serious back injury and the ambulance service was...
View ArticlePolice urge Fairstead walkers to aid their continued manhunt for...
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Kelvedon's Chris May are appealing for regular walkers in Fairstead to help them unlock vital clues.Chris' car, a silver VW Golf, was found abandoned in...
View ArticlePregnant woman among 68 women found in container at Harwich port
A pregnant woman is among 68 people found locked in a container at Harwich International Port last night.A statement from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust said: "We received a call at...
View ArticleBREAKING: Three Mile Hill A414 two-vehicle crash, 'number of...
AMBULANCE crews are dealing with a "number of patients" following a crash on the A414 just south of Chelmsford this morning (June 5).The crash in the southbound direction, on Three Mile Hill near Wok u...
View ArticleHouse struck by lightning during early morning storms
A house in Cold Norton was struck by lightning causing a fire in the roof this morning, as storms hit Essex.Two fire crews from Maldon and one from South Woodham Ferrers were called to the property on...
View ArticleEssex patients waiting longest for ambulances, stats reveal
CRITICALLY ill patients are waiting longer for ambulances in Essex than most places in Britain, new statistics reveal.New figures show that ambulances in the CM3 area, for example, reach just 16 per...
View ArticleTeen and man bailed over Avon Road disturbance in Chelmsford
Police are continuing their investigation into a "disturbance" involving a 17-year-old boy and a man at a Chelmsford park.The teenager and the 47-year-old are on police bail after being arrested on...
View ArticlePair freed from two-vehicle crash in Maldon Road, Tiptree
Firefighters freed two people trapped, and who sustained serious injuries, following a two-vehicle crash in Tiptree this afternoon.They were called at 12.34pm to Maldon Road, and send a fire engine...
View Article'Don't let them get away with it': Broomfield Hospital gangrene...
A PENSIONER who died of organ failure after months of illness begged her son, "don't let them get away with this", after Broomfield Hospital sent her home with gangrene so severe her bones were...
View ArticleMotorcyclist caught speeding at 129mph on A131 Great Leighs
A motorcyclist was stopped by police after reportedly speeding at 129mph on an Essex A-road. Essex Police say they stopped the biker on the A131 Great Leighs bypass at about 10.30am today (Sunday, June...
View ArticleFire crews called to fire and 'strong smell of burning' at...
TWO fire engines were called out to a medical centre after staff reported a "strong smell of burning" coming from its plant room.Essex County Fire & Rescue Service were called at 4.02pm this...
View ArticleFamily of killed North Weald air crash man 'disappointed' with...
THE family of one of two men killed in a plane that crashed after taking off from North Weald say they are "disappointed at being no closer to the truth," as an inquest ruled an open verdict.Simon...
View ArticlePolice search Essex for son wanted in connection with mother's...
Police are searching in Essex and London for a man they wish to speak to in connection with the murder of a woman they believe to be his mother.The body of a woman thought to be Phyllis Hayes, 65, was...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after serious traffic accident on Savernake...
A man has been taken to hospital following a serious traffic accident on Savernake Road at the junction with Writtle Road.The crash involved one vehicle, and is causing severe traffic delays in both...
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