Heavily pregnant woman involved in Parkway, Chelmsford crash
A heavily pregnant woman is involved in the crash on Parkway and all three emergency services are at the scene.Police, fire and ambulance medics were called just before 9.55am with reports of a crash...
View ArticleRecap: Woman 'in labour' involved in four-car Parkway crash
A woman in labour was involved in a four-car crash on Parkway in Chelmsford. Emergency services were called at around 9.50am and both sides of the road were shut while the incident was dealt with. A...
View ArticleHuge fire at Beehive pub in Great Baddow being treated as arson...
POLICE believe a fire at a pub that forced the evacuation of nearby homes and a petrol station was started deliberately.Flames engulfed a wooden summer house in the gardens of former pub The Beehive in...
View ArticleLorry driver reported for careless driving after four-vehicle...
A lorry driver has been reported for careless driving after a four-vehicle crash that shut a major Chelmsford road for two hours on Monday.Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to Parkway, close...
View ArticleFive fire crews rush to clear diesel leak from overturned lorry...
Five fire crews rushed to an overturned lorry on a busy Essex road last night (April 18) after diesel started leaking from the vehicle's tanker.Two fire engines from Basildon were joined by crews from...
View ArticleWoman cut out of vehicle following crash in Felsted
A woman had to be cut out of her vehicle by fire crews after two crashed in Felsted.Two fire engines from Dunmow were called at 7.12pm to Station Road and crews used one set of cutting equipment to...
View ArticleCar deliberately set alight in Cressing near Braintree
A car was deliberately set on fire in Cressing in the early hours of Wednesday morning.One fire engine from Braintree was called to Evelyn Wood Road at 2.09am. Two seats inside were found to be on...
View ArticleBraintree pensioner responds to crisis situations in Essex
A PENSIONER has found a new lease of life in his retirement by volunteering in crisis situations across Essex. Bob Cann, 62, from Braintree, joined the British Red Cross in March 2015 and has since...
View ArticleTwo-car crash on Moulsham Street, Chelmsford
A woman escaped injury after a two-car crash on Moulsham Street in Chelmsford.The two-car crash occurred near the Sharrow dental practice at around 10.20am.A car was badly damaged in the crash...
View ArticleEssex County Council shell out £430k for playground flood...
WORK on a new flood alleviation scheme at Runwell recreation ground is due to be completed this month and will bring relief to residents in Church End Lane. The work at Church End Lane is being carried...
View ArticleGirl, 7, seriously hurt after being hit by car while riding bike...
A seven-year-old girl was seriously hurt after being hit by a car in Chelmsford on Thursday afternoon. The girl was riding her bike when the crash occured in Shardelow Avenue, Springfield at around...
View ArticleHeavily-pregnant woman involved in Chelmsford Parkway crash gives...
A FATHER has told of the "terrifying" ordeal when the car he was driving his in-labour partner to hospital in was sent careering into a car coming the other way.Kevin Pilgrim, 30, of Seymour Street in...
View ArticleIKEA recall children's bat costumes over fears it could strangle...
A CHILDREN'S costume sold by the furniture giant IKEA has been recalled after three children sustained neck injuries from the clothing.Fears a bat cape sold by the Swedish firm could strangle children...
View ArticleMan unhurt after three-car rush-hour A120 Braintree crash
A man escaped injury after a three-car crash on the A120 near Braintree on Friday evening.Emergency services were called to the Marks Farm area following the collision, which is believed to have...
View ArticleWoman treated by paramedics after four-car A12 crash
A woman was treated by medics after a four-car crash on the A12.The crash happened at around 12.10pm on the Colchester-bound carriageway between J19 for the Boreham Interchange and J20A for Hatfield...
View ArticleHome Office 'working closely with police' over 15 people found in...
Immigration services say they are working closely with the police over the 15 people found in the back of a lorry on the M25 on Friday. The group, made up of men and women, are understood to have been...
View ArticleFire crews called after light aircraft crashes at Earls Colne
A light aircraft crashed at Earls Colne airfield on Saturday afternoon. Fire crews were called to the area at 3.43pm. A fire service spokesman said that the aircraft, the type of which is not known,...
View Article15 people found in M25 lorry now in hands of immigration service
15 people found on the back of a lorry on the M25 are now in the hands of the immigration service.Emergency services were called to a sliproad off J31 on the anti-clockwise just after 3pm on Friday...
View ArticleChelmsford's Broomfield Hospital launches free patient wi-fi...
Patients at Broomfield Hospital will now be able to use free wi-fi internet.The service, announced on Friday, offers 24/7 streaming access on mobile phones and tablets. Visitors to the hospital will...
View ArticlePolice incident in Bradwell on Sea
A police incident is underway in Bradwell on Sea this evening.Officers have been seen near Maldon Road for most of the afternoon, according to residents.It is not yet clear why they are there.We have...
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