Arsonists throw bottle of flammable liquid from car destroying...
Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses after two cars were set alight by a bottle of flammable liquid thrown from a vehicle.A silver Mini Cooper S was set alight in Cheddar Avenue, Westcliff, at...
View ArticleEssex Fire Service announces who will be on expert advisory panel...
The expert advisory panel that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was told it needed to install after an independent report found the organisation to be "toxic, corrosive and dysfunctional", has been...
View ArticleWoman taken to Broomfield Hospital after being hit by car outside...
A woman in her 30s is recovering in Broomfield Hospital after being hit by a car in Burnham-on-Crouch this afternoon.The incident, which happened just before 3pm today (September 30) saw the woman...
View ArticleQueues at Witham after several vehicles involved in A12 crash at...
Traffic is backing up to Witham after a collision involving multiple vehicles on the A12 in Kelvedon. An accident was reported shortly before 8.30am as happening on the trunk road's northbound stretch...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 24, dies after crashing into lamppost in Harlow...
A young motorcyclist has died after crashing into a lamppost.Essex Police officers were patrolling Southern Way in Harlow at about 11.30pm yesterday when they spotted the rider collide with the...
View ArticleTwo believed dead after plane crashes in Essex countryside in...
Two people are believed to have died after a light aircraft crashed in Chigwell this morning.PICTURES: Aftermath of fatal Beech 200 King Air plane crash in Chigwell countryside Essex Fire and Rescue...
View ArticlePICTURES: Forensics scour scene of double-fatal Chigwell plane...
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View ArticleEssex Police to announce station closures and PCSO cuts from 251...
Essex Police are expected to announce today police station closures and cuts to PCSO numbers from 251 to 60.A review of Essex Police's estate has been under way since May last year when independent...
View ArticleFire brigade called out to Fitness 364 gym in Chelmsford
Three fire engines were called out to an electrical fault at Fitness 364 gym in New Street, Chelmsford this morning.The call-out is believed to be the automatic response to an electrical failure, and...
View ArticlePOLL: How safe do you feel in the face of 'severe' Essex Police...
Do you feel safe at night? Do you value your local police station? Do we even need bobbies on the beat? Essex Police is today expected to announce closures of 15 police stations, redundancies for 60...
View ArticleFour fire engines called to false alarm off Moulsham Street
The fire brigade attended its second false alarm of the day - sending four engines out to a home on Queen Street, just off Moulsham Street.Four engines attended the call, which a spokeswoman for Essex...
View ArticleVideo footage shows devastation following fatal Chigwell plane...
A pilot killed in the Chigwell air disaster - who had family in Brentwood - has been described as "the glue that held everyone together" as video footage emerges of the burning crash site.Captain...
View ArticleIN PICTURES: Aftermath of the Sandon Park and Ride van fire
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View ArticleVIDEO: Motorcyclist somehow escapes injury as bike crashes into a...
A motorcyclist somehow escaped injury in a high-speed collision with a van on the busy A12 near Chelmsford. Shocking dash cam footage shows the biker thrown to the ground in the crash, only to get up...
View ArticlePolice called to South Woodham Ferrers as family dispute descends...
Police were called to South Woodham Ferrers in the early hours of Sunday morning as a family disturbance escalated into a fight.Two cars and officers from Essex Police attended Melville Heath, off...
View ArticleA12 partially closed with heavy traffic after two-car accident...
A two-car crash on the A12 has blocked one lane, with very heavy traffic causing delays.The accident, which was first reported just after 8.30am today (October 12), occurred between junction 23 at...
View ArticleBoreham Interchange gridlocked after motorcyclist knocked off...
The Boreham Interchange was allegedly gridlocked in all directions yesterday evening (October 12) after a motorcyclist was knocked off their bike.A Highways spokesman said: "Colchester Road was...
View ArticleBREAKING: Woman in her 70s killed in three-car crash on the A131...
A woman has died after a collision involving three vehicles which happened on the A131 between Chelmsford and Great Leighs.The fatal incident happened just after 8.10pm last night (Monday, October 12)...
View ArticleHalloween 2015: Children's costumes not flame proof, warn Essex...
Your children's Hallowe'en costumes are not as fire proof as you think, the county's fire service warn.Fire bosses say that as the fun and spooky costumes are classified as toys rather than clothes,...
View ArticleGridlock Chelmsford traffic after Chelmer Valley Road lamppost...
Traffic in Chelmsford has been gridlocked this morning after a serious crash on a key city link road. A black car appears to have collided with a lamppost at the Chelmer Valley Road and Lawn Lane...
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