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Positive feedback from patients and staff at Broomfield Hospital...
After Care Quality Commission inspector rated Broomfield Hospital's emergency care unit as inadequate, the Chronicle spoke to patients and staff to get their views on the level of care.Emlyn Jones, 77,...
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Scheme to cut ambulance response times by using Essex fire...
A pilot scheme which saw ambulance crews use two Essex County Fire and Rescue Service fire stations as response hubs has proven so successful that it is being extended to a further five stations....
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A12 slip road going northbound blocked at Hatfield Peverel after...
Another incident on the notorious A12 has seen a slip road partially blocked after a two-vehicle accident.The crash which occured just before 9am this morning (August 18) saw the northbound entry slip...
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Heroic 999 operator pulled man from car after three-vehicle crash...
A heroic fire and rescue service control operator has been praised for pulling a man from a burning car just seconds before it was engulfed in flames following a three-vehicle crash on the A414 in...
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Elderly driver's 'throttle got stuck' in 'traumatic' head-on...
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians involved in a "traumatic" head-on crash in Writtle today have reportedly escaped with no serious injuries.A grey Volkswagen Touran, being driven by an elderly man,...
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Person trapped following two-vehicle crash in Barnston
Chelmsford Road in Barnston was closed this afternoon following a two-vehicle crash.Both the East of England Ambulance Service and the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service were called to the crash,...
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V Festival 2015: Person arrested on suspicion of rape at Hylands...
A person has been arrested on suspicion of rape at V Festival.Officers have detained the festival-goer, whose age has not been made public at this stage, after an allegation was made yesterday.The...
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service asks residents for response...
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service are urging people in the county to have their say on the service's future as first stage of consultation draws to a close.With the publication of the Integrated...
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Police appeal for witnesses after late-night driver ploughs car...
Police have appealed for witnesses after a car crashed into the front of a house in Leigh causing serious damage.The incident happened at Blenheim Chase at about 11.40pm on Saturday.The vehicle,...
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Chris May update: Search for missing Kelvedon man reaches three...
Detectives are still searching for missing Kelvedon man Chris May as his family endure the three month anniversary of his disappearance.National advertising to raise the profile of the campaign to find...
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Lorry driver charged after fatal M11 crash near Stansted Airport...
A lorry driver has been charged with causing two deaths by dangerous driving following a multiple-vehicle crash on the M11 last year.Three cars, a horsebox and a lorry were involved in the crash on the...
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Essex firefighters set to strike again as dispute continues
Firefighters across the county will go on strike today (August 28) and again on Tuesday (September 1) as a dispute over what they call "unfriendly" work practices and budget cuts rumbles on.The Essex...
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Traffic expected after incident in Little Baddow on Hammonds Road...
Traffic is expected this morning after an incident on Hammonds Road in Little Baddow.The accident, first reported at approximately 8.15am, occurred at the intersection between Hammonds Road and...
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Possible city centre traffic after incident at Chelmsford's Odeon...
Chelmsford city centre could be even busier than usual this morning after reports of an accident on the Odeon roundabout.The incident, at the roundabout which connects Parkway and High Bridge Road was...
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Firefighters take three hours to extinguish fire after Great...
Firefighters were called to a stack of straw bales on fire in Hanningfield Road, Great Baddow at 4.10pm. On arrival, crews from Great Baddow and Chelmsford reported that the stack measuring 10m x 10m...
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Appeal for witnesses after crash kills 42-year-old woman on bike
Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a van and a pedal bike on the A133 killed a cyclist. The incident happened at around 5am yesterday morning (Saturday, August 29) and...
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Family's home set alight while they were asleep upstairs
Detectives are appealing for information after a charity bag sticking out of the letterbox of a house in Gilders Way, Clacton was set alight this morning (August 30).The incident happened between...
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Gunman shot in leg by armed police in Dunmow
Armed officers attended Knights Way in Dunmow at around 10pm on Tuesday, September 1, following reports that a man was in the area carrying two firearms. The man was shot by armed officers. He suffered...
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Essex Fire Service condemned as 'toxic and corrosive' in scathing...
THE culture of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has been described as "toxic, corrosive and dysfunctional" in a scathing a report commissioned to investigate behaviour at the organisation.Irene...
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Elderly woman taken to hospital after being hit by car in Essex
An elderly woman was taken to hospital following a collision with a car in Clacton yesterday.The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) received a call at just after 8am to a report of a...
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