BREAKING Police seal off Fambridge Close in Maldon
Police have cordoned off a street in Maldon this afternoon.A number of police cars along with an ambulance and paramedic response car are in Fambridge Close.A police cordon is also in place. It is not...
View ArticleBraintree district Ministry of Defence air base could be turned
The Ministry of Defence is giving up its Essex air base so the land can be turned into a housing estate for almost 5,000 homes.The site with three runways at Wethersfield, less than 10 kilometres from...
View ArticleBREAKING Murder investigation launched after Maldon street
Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found 'with significant injuries' in a road in Maldon this afternoon.Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after being called...
View ArticleMeadgate Avenue Chelmsford Burglars attack men with hammer and
Police are appealing for witnesses to an aggravated burglary in Meadgate Avenue, Chelmsford in the early hours of this morning (March 24).Three men forced their way into the house at around 12.15am and...
View ArticleArmed burglars break into Rookes Crescent flat in Chelmsford
Police are appealing for witnesses after a group of men broke into three flats in Rookes Crescent, Chelmsford overnight.Three or four men broke into the properties at around 1.40am this morning...
View ArticleWork on Witham crash road crossing nearly finished
A road in Witham which has seen four people struck by cars in the last year has had a traffic light crossing installed by Essex County Council.Work has almost been completed on the new traffic light...
View ArticleMan who tried to get sword hidden in walking stick through
A man who tried to smuggle a sword through an airport terminal earlier this month by disguising it as a walking stick has been sentenced to 28 days imprisonment suspended for six months at Chelmsford...
View ArticleRotary Club cancels South Woodham Ferrers fireworks because it
A rotary club has cancelled its annual fireworks show after venue bosses raised concerns about animal welfare during the event.South Woodham Ferrers Rotary Club has held a Guy Fawkes display on...
View ArticleChelmsford family support charity get funding boost from BBC
ISOLATED and hard to reach Chelmsford families are expected to get extra help from local support charity Home-Start Chelmsford following almost £10,000 worth of funding from BBC Children in Need.The...
View ArticleEssex Police appeal for help to find missing Chelmsford woman
Police are appealing for the public's help to find Paula Cansell, 42, who is missing from her home in Chelmsford.Paula was last seen at 10.45am on Tuesday, March 22 when she left her address and police...
View ArticleMan left with serious head injury after Brightlingsea twocar
A man was punched and left with a serious head injury after two cars crashed in Brightlingsea. The incident happened at around 9.45pm on Friday (March 24) after a grey Volkswagen Polo and a silver Ford...
View ArticleLong delays on A12 M25 and M11 as Essex Easter getaway begins
There are long delays on roads around Essex today as the Easter getaway begins in earnest. As of 1pm, there are delays of around 20 minutes getting onto the M25 at Brook Street Roundabout in Brentwood...
View ArticleBecky Parkers partner and father of her unborn child describes
WHILE Becky's family chose not to speak to the press at the culmination of the sentencing, statements were read out in court by prosecution lawyer John Caudle.The first was from Shane Anderson, Becky's...
View ArticleBraintree MP steps down from charity position amid disbility cuts
BRAINTREE'S MP James Cleverly has stepped down as patron of a disabled charity after voting in favour of the Government's cuts to disability benefits.Mr Cleverly was one of 311 MPs who voted for a £30...
View ArticleChelmsford councillors disappointed by lack of local representati
THE BBC's decision to bring its flagship politics show to Chelmsford but fail to include anyone from Essex on the panel was "terribly disappointing".Question Time broadcast live from the Marconi Social...
View ArticleChelmsford Anglia Ruskin midwifery students help lambs spring
TRAINEE midwives swapped their scrubs and delivery rooms for winter coats and barns as they headed to a farm to help ewes give birth.The third-year students from the Chelmsford campus of Anglia Ruskin...
View ArticleChelmsford man arrested in Brentwood High Street on suspicion of
A 23-year-old man from Chelmsford was arrested on suspicion of sexual grooming in Brentwood last night (Friday).He was arrested outside McDonald's at 9.15pm.Enquiries are continuing.
View ArticlePerson cut from vehicle after crash on A12 in Boreham
A person was cut free from their vehicle after it crashed on the A12 between the Boreham and Hatfield Peverel junctions. One fire crew from Great Baddow and two from Chelmsford responded to the...
View ArticleYoung family served eviction notice after complaining about
A young mother was served an eviction notice after months of dispute with her landlord over the state of her home, despite having just given birth to a new baby. Megan Litscher, 20, and her partner Sam...
View ArticleMissing Chelmsford teenager has sparked Essex Police appeal
Police are appealing for help to trace a woman missing from Chelmsford.Rosanna Cheverton, 18, was last seen in Chelmsford High Street at around 3pm today and concerns are growing for her welfare.She is...
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