Man dies another critical in A133 Weeley crash
A man has died in a two-car crash in Weeley this afternoon (Monday, March 28). The crash, on the A133, happened at around 5pm and involved a red Ford Focus and a beige Kia Sed. The driver of the Ford...
View ArticleM25 closed at Epping and woman fighting for her life following
The M25 is closed this morning following a serious accident between a lorry and a car. Police were contacted at 1.55am this morning with reports a red Scania HGV had been involved in a collision with a...
View ArticleFarmers son from Hatfield Peverel looks for love on tonights
A FARMER'S son will be catapulted into the showbiz limelight tonight (March 29) as he bid to charm his date, as well as the nation, on a popular TV dating programme.But Dan Lewis, 30, a former King...
View ArticleTrain disruption to London from Southend expected to last all day
Train passengers are facing a day of cancellations and revised timetables after a tree fell damaging the wires on the London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria line between Wickford and Shenfield....
View ArticleFamily concerned for welfare of missing Witham woman
ESSEX Police are appealing for help to find a woman missing from her home in Witham.Catherine Colebourne, 36, has been missing since 9.45am yesterday (March 28) and has failed to return home.She is 5ft...
View ArticleCar abandoned on railway tracks brings Essex commuter trains to a
Trains on the c2c line in Essex were heavily delayed this morning after a car was left abandoned on the track at Pitsea. Delays on the line between Southend and Fenchurch Street, London, are set to...
View ArticleMaldon murder Woman found killed in Fambridge Close was stabbed
A woman who died in a Maldon street was stabbed to death by her son, it has been alleged.In'am Begam was found 'with significant injuries' by police and paramedics in Fambridge Close at around 2pm on...
View ArticleHearing aids and physiotherapy set to be still available on NHS
Physiotherapy and hearing aids will still be offered to people with hearing loss in mid-Essex after a CCG meeting.The clinical commissioning group made the decision at a meeting on Thursday, despite a...
View ArticleEssex school facing 900k bill to solve crowded classroom
A CRAMPED primary school rated "outstanding" by Ofsted is struggling to squeeze its pupils into classrooms.Kelvedon St Mary's Academy in Docwra Road has extended its teaching facilities into an old...
View ArticleNew school uniform rules trigger petition from angry Maldon
ANGRY parents have hit out at a school's uniform changes, saying they were not consulted about the decision that will put them out of pocket.Plume School on Fambridge Road in Maldon, has announced...
View ArticleKEGS sixth formers shine during national student tennis finals
A QUARTET of sixth formers from a Chelmsford school reached the finals of the Lawn Tennis Association's National Senior Students' Tennis Finals.The King Edward VI Grammar School's Charles Collier, 17,...
View ArticleEssex young readers vote for book awards winners
"I LITERALLY did a double-take when I heard my name."Popular children's author Ali Sparkes is no stranger to awards, but is delighted to be hailed the 2016 winner of the Essex Book Awards after her...
View ArticleTwo more weekends of train disruption for Chelmsford Braintree
There is light at the end of the tunnel for full weekend railway closures – as there is set to be just two weekends' more disruption before trains run through to London again.The line has been shut...
View ArticleStorm Katie Dont be fooled by Essex rogue traders to repair
People in Essex are being warned not to use cowboy builders or rogue traders to clear up damage from Storm Katie.Essex County Council Trading Standards issued the advice after high winds swept through...
View ArticleMaldon murder investigation police name Amina Begum as victim
The woman allegedly stabbed to death by her own son outside her Maldon home has been named by police as Amina Begum.The 47-year-old, of Fambridge Close in Maldon, was found "with significant injuries"...
View ArticleOwners desperate to recover china cockatoo after Essex wedding
SEVERAL items of china were stolen from an Essex wedding venue in an overnight burglary, including a distinctive cockatoo piece.A farmhouse on the Spains Hall Estate in Finchingfield was targeted from...
View ArticleMissing Witham woman found in Stratford
Catherine Colebourne, who was missing from her home in Witham, was found in Stratford yesterday evening, March 29.She had been missing since 9.45am on Monday and had failed to return home.
View ArticleStreet blocked in Witham after manhole cover collapses
A collapsed manhole cover has partially blocked a Witham street on Wednesday morning (March 30).Part of Newland Street, close to the junction of The Avenue, is closed while Highways engineers and...
View ArticleAldi snacks recalled after being made in dirty factory
A number of biscuits, sweet snacks sold by Aldi have been recalled because they were made in a dirty factory.Baketime Ltd is recalling six items sold at the shopping firm - which has stores in...
View ArticleA130 shut after serious crash near Rettendon
The A130 is shut northbound after a serious crash near Rettendon this morning (Wednesday, March 30).Emergency crews are currently at the scene, on the northbound side of the road, between Rettendon and...
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