Dementia and diabetes sufferer Robert Clarke, 84, missing from...
Can you help find a missing man, 84, from Danbury?Robert Clarke was last seen at 3pm today (Sunday, April 24) when he went out for a walk but has not returned. An Essex Police spokesman said: "We are...
View ArticleEssex man dies after motorcycle crash in Southminster
Essex Police are appealing for information after a fatal motorcycle crash on Sunday, April 24.A police spokesperson said: "A man has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision in...
View ArticleWitham man found dead in friend's apartment after taking deadly...
A COMBINATION of alcohol and drugs caused a man to have a cardiac arrest and die at a friend's flat, an inquest heard.Police initially thought the death of 21-year-old Adam Howell in a property in...
View ArticleProtesters visit Chelmsford High Street to argue against proposed...
SCORES of protesters turned out in a show of strength in opposition to swingeing cuts proposed to the county's fire service.Essex Fire Brigades Union and supporters gathered in Chelmsford High Street...
View ArticleBurnham firefighters battled to save Benfleet motorcyclist's life
FIREFIGHTERS returning from securing the scene of a burnt-out caravan where the body of a man was found were flagged down by desperate bikers trying to save their friend.A crew from Burnham-on-Crouch...
View ArticleMan 'crushed by forklift' in accident at Chelmsford Aldi...
Police and ambulance are on the scene at the Aldi warehouse in Sheepcotes, Chelmsford, with reports that a man has been injured after being 'crushed by a forklift'.The accident is believed to have...
View ArticlePerson dies after being hit by train at Romford station
A person has died after being hit by a train at Romford this morning (April 29).Emergency services attended the incident at the railway station around 10.15am, which led to a number of services between...
View ArticleMeet R2D2 and more in Braintree cinema at Star Wars fundraiser...
MAY the fourth be with you at Braintree Cineworld for a costume fundraiser helping support firefighters injured in the course of duty.The cinema will screen the most recent film in the iconic saga,...
View ArticleAldi launch investigation after employee is crushed by forklift...
Aldi have confirmed that an investigation is underway after an employee broke his leg in an incident with a forklift truck this morning.A man, believed to be in his 40s, was taken to Broomfield...
View ArticleFire investigation into Heybridge caravan blaze that injures two
Fire investigators are seeking to determine the cause of a fire that completely destroyed a caravan near Maldon in the early hours of this morning.Firefighters from Maldon were called to a fire in a...
View ArticleHaystack burning containing 3,000 tonnes of straw
A haystack, containing more than 3,000 tonnes of straw, is alight in a field near Haverhill.Crews from Wethersfield, Halstead, Clare and Haverhill were called to Foxes Road in Ashen at around 5.20pm...
View ArticleOutrage after ambulance service serving Essex shelled out...
The East of England cash-strapped ambulance service is taking taxpayers for a ride by spending £454,000 a year on a fleet of luxury cars for its top executives, it has been revealedBosses of the...
View ArticleMan arrested after five people injured in A12 crash at Witham...
A MAN has been arrested after providing a positive breath test following a crash on the A12 involving five people.Essex Police were called to a crash involving one car on the A12 Witham bypass shortly...
View ArticleMan released after young Essex woman found with "life...
A MAN arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman was found badly burned in woodland in Essex has been released on bail.The 30-year-old woman was discovered in Fesants Croft, in Harlow, on...
View ArticleRoad safety concern after lollipop lady hit by 4x4 during school...
A LOLLIPOP lady was hit by a 4x4 car during the school run, prompting concerns about road safety in one Essex village.The accident happened at about 8.45am yesterday morning (April 28) on Western Road,...
View ArticleMan with "life changing" injuries and four in hospitals...
A MAN is in custody and will be questioned by police after a crash on the A12 near Witham, which put five people in hospital- one with "life changing" injuries.A 40-year-old man from Middlesex was...
View ArticleWitness to A12 crash near Witham says casualties were "lucky...
A LORRY driver who drove past the wreck of a blue Vauxhall Zafira which crashed on the A12 near Witham this morning "could not believe that someone hadn't died".Richard Vogt, an HGV driver from...
View ArticleThree teenagers stabbed and punched a 45-year-old Braintree man...
A MAN was stabbed in the hand and punched in the head by three youths in a daylight attack in Braintree.The 45-year-old was walking through an alleyway linking Julien Court Road and Beaufort Gardens,...
View ArticleFire crews cut free man trapped in vehicle after crash between...
Firefighters had to cut free a man trapped inside his vehicle after an accident on a rural country lane.Two fire crews from Halstead were called to Russells Road, between Gosfield and Halstead, at...
View ArticleWATCH: Car engulfed in flames at Army and Navy roundabout
This was the moment a passenger captured footage of a car engulfed by flames at the Army and Navy Roundabout in Chelmsford. >> Scroll down to watch video << The car fire caused traffic...
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