Watch vandals firebomb Braintree mosque before taxi driver saves...
Braintree taxi driver helped put out a fire at his local mosque after two men were caught on CCTV setting it alight in a suspected hate crime. The vandals threw a flaming rubbish bag on to the roof of...
View ArticleRecap: Chelmsford railway station death as person hit by train
A person died after being struck by a train at Chelmsford station. Emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 1.30pm on Thursday (January 12) and arrived at the station quickly...
View ArticleJaywick evacuation: First photos show emergency services in...
Jaywick has been evacuated this morning (January 13) as severe floods are set to hit the seaside village.Due to the severe weather warning of rain and strong winds, Essex Police called at addresses in...
View ArticleChelmsford station death: British Transport Police confirm age...
The age and gender of the person killed by a train at Chelmsford railway station has been confirmed by British Transport Police (BTP).A spokesperson for the BTP confirmed that the victim was a...
View ArticleJaywick residents refuse to evacuate homes after severe flood...
Stubborn residents in Jaywick are refusing to leave their homes this despite a severe weather warning. The police and army were due to begin evacuating 2,500 homes from the seaside village, on the...
View ArticleEssex Police trigger Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea evacuations
The evacuation of homes in Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea have begun, to keep residents safe ahead of expected flooding tonight.A severe flood warning is in place for the towns and villages for high...
View ArticleA12 crash near Chelmsford sees man cut from "wreckage"...
A man was cut from the 'Wreckage" of a car after a crash on the A12 near Chelmsford in the early hours of this morning (January 14).Three fire engines, two ambulances and police were seen at the seen...
View ArticleCar leaves A12 near Chelmsford and rebounds back into road after...
A man had to be cut from the wreckage of his car after it came off the A12 near Chelmsford and rebounded back into road.Three fire engines, paramedics and police were called to the A12 northbound near...
View ArticleAccident at Witham Tesco leaves Chelmsford man in serious...
An 86-year-old man is in a serious condition after being hit by a van in the car park at Tesco in Witham.Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision that happened on January 11.The man was hit...
View ArticleM11 crash: Delays expected for rush hour traffic
Delays are expected on the M11 southbound carriageway following an accident this morning, January 16.A crash between J10 A505 (Duxford) and J8 A120 / B1256 Stortford Road / B1256 (Bishops Stortford) is...
View ArticleM11 crash: Severe delays after two crashes within 30 minutes
Two crashes on the M11 southbound carriageway that have happened within 30 minutes of each other is causing rush hour misery for commuters.There are delays on the M11 between Junction 8 at Stansted...
View ArticleClacton house fire leaves family homeless
A devastating house fire in Clacton in the early hours of this morning has left a family homeless.The blaze, which completely destroyed the home in Lupin Way, began at around midnight on Sunday...
View ArticleBillericay car set on fire deliberately
Essex Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a car was set alight and badly damaged in Billericay.Officers received a report from a member of the public that a car had been petrol...
View ArticleSouthend police appeal after attackers leave victim with broken...
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Southend and left with a broken neck.The attack happened at the junction of The Grove and North Avenue at around 9pm on Friday,...
View ArticleJaywick residents praise staff for evacuation efforts
Residents have praised the work of staff involved in the Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea evacuations last week.Police triggered the evacuation of homes in all three villages on Friday (Janaury 13) to...
View ArticlePolice called to Southend as elderly couple crash car into High...
Emergency services rushed to Southend High Street after an elderly couple crashed their car into the Natwest bank on the high street.The incident, which took place at around 2pm on Tuesday (January...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses to Halstead two-car crash
Police are appealing for witnesses following a road crash in Halstead involving two cars.No-one was injured and no-one has been arrested in the crash that happened on the A131 travelling from High...
View ArticleLakeside swarmed by emergency services after man suffers chest...
A man was rushed to hospital after suffering a chest injury in Lakeside shopping centre.The patient, who is in his 20s, sustained a wound after an incident in the out-of-town retail centre at around...
View ArticleChelmsford station death: Inquest hears how man died
A 65-year-old father died of multiple traumatic injuries after being struck by a train, an inquest into his death has heard.The body of Brian Horace Wills, of Hall Crescent, Holland-on-Sea was found on...
View ArticleLakeside shopping centre attack sees man stabbed twice
Police are hunting the person who stabbed a man twice at Lakeside shopping centre yesterday (January 17).Officers were called to reports of an altercation at Lakeside in Thurrock at around 7.45pm,...
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