Ingatestone power cut leaves residents in the dark
A POWER cut left nearly 1,000 Ingatestone residents without power this morning.Homes in the Fryerning area were left without electricity shortly after midnight for up to 5 hours.Power was restored to...
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Four hurt as bus crashes into block of Braintree flats
FOUR people were hurt when a bus collided with a car before ploughing into a block of flats.Hazel Stonehouse, 71, who lives in a ground floor flat in St Michael's Court, Braintree, was at home on...
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Two hurt following road traffic accident in Burnham
Police are appealing for information following a traffic collision in Burnham on Crouch. Officers were called to the scene after two cars, a silver Ford Focus and a grey VW Polo, were involved in a...
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Renewed police appeal after fatal road crash on Bromley Road,...
POLICE are renewing their appeal for information following a road crash in Colchester which claimed the life of an elderly cyclist. The accident happened when a blue Ford KA and the cyclist struck each...
View ArticleCouple trapped after Chelmsford supermarket car crash
FIREFIGHTERS cut free an elderly couple from their vehicle following a crash at a supermarket this afternoon.Emergency services were called by staff at ASDA, in Chelmer Way, Chelmsford, after the male...
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Elderly woman rescued by milkman after speaking through letterbox
A MILKMAN came to the rescue of a pensioner after she tripped and fell on to her kitchen floor and was left stranded for more than three hours.Mark Perry was on his regular Monday milk round in Great...
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Shortage of first responders 'putting lives at risk'
A SHORTAGE of lifesaving volunteer responders in the Dengie is threatening their ability to provide the 24-hour cover needed.Community first responders in the peninsula, who often arrive at emergencies...
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UPDATE: Trains delayed and road closed after Tilbury tyre fire
Firefighters tackled a large blaze in Tilbury this afternoon after a pile of tyres caught fire, disrupting motorists and rail commuters. Fort Road is currently shut in both directions between Brennan...
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Purfleet RTC: Man charged with causing death by careless driving
A Man has been charged with causing death by careless driving following a fatal road crash in Purfleet.The collision happened on the A1306 Arterial Road, near the junction with Watts Crescent and...
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Dozens of cylinders explode in booze wholesaler fire, Barking
A fire ripped through the storage yard of a booze wholesaler in Barking yesterday (Saturday, April 20).Firefighters in six fire engines were called to the blaze in the 30m x 20m open storage yard in...
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Keeping us safe: how Essex's emergency services use social media
Whether talking face-to-face, emailing, phoning or tweeting, communication is at the heart of us as people and social media, especially, has become a key part of our daily lives. London's Metropolitan...
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Man rescued after becoming stuck between beach huts in Walton-on-...
A disabled man has been rescued by firefighters after being found stuck between two beach huts at 10.16am today.Crews used blocks and air bags to move one of the beach huts, at Burnt House Promenade,...
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Woman cut from her car after accident near Coggeshall
A woman had to be cut out of her car following a collision near Coggeshall on Tuesday (April 23) afternoon.The accident involved two vehicles colliding on the A120 going from Coggeshall to Earls...
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Woman trapped after two-car smash
A Woman was cut free from her car after a crash involving two cars near Little Warely on Friday evening.Firefighters from Brentwood and Harold Hill attended the collision on the A127 eastbound at...
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Chemical container leak at Harwich port
Firefighters are currently at Harwich International Port after reports of a small leakage at a chemical container.Four pumps from Dovercourt, Clacton and Southend are standing by at Parkeston Quay...
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Two people found dead in hotel swimming pool in Hatfield Heath
A MAN and a woman have been found dead in the swimming pool of a luxury hotel in Hatfield Heath, Essex.Police were called to Down Hall Country House Hotel in Matching Road at about 7.35pm yesterday...
View ArticlePerson trapped in car following accident on A1114, Chelmsford
A PERSON is trapped in a car after a road traffic collision on the A1114, Chelmsford, Essex.Fire crews from Chelmsford and Great Baddow were called to the scene of the collision - which involves just...
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Cyclist killed in South Woodham Ferrers road crash
A CYCLIST has been killed in a road collision at South Woodham Ferrers. Officers were called by the ambulance service at about 4.14am on Thursday May 2 following reports of an incident at the...
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Black heavy smoke as fire rages near former Essex airfield
THESE dramatic pictures show a huge ball of smoke billowing into the air following a fire near a disused Second World War airbase this afternoon.Twelve fire engines and around 50 fire fighters from...
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Fire at Matching airfield 'destroys livelihoods' - black plume...
A roaring blaze has destroyed several industrial units and vehicles at the disused Matching airfield.The fire, which started at roughly 12 noon today, caused a pillar of black smoke that could be seen...
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