Essex Police to install 35 new ANPR cameras across county to
Essex Police will be installing new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras across Essex to target criminals using the county's roads.There are currently 61 fixed cameras across the county...
View ArticleRecap Serious crash in Hatfield Peverel
The air ambulance has landed in Hatfield Peverel on Wednesday morning (May 18). A rapid response vehicle and an ambulance are also at the scene of the incident, in Maldon Road. Traffic is queuing in...
View ArticlePolice helicopter over Melbourne Chelmsford for suspicious
The police helicopter was out over Melbourne in Chelmsford in the early hours of Wednesday morning (May 18).The crew were sent to help officers on the ground, who were called to Fox Crescent after...
View ArticleTeenage girl hit by car in Hatfield Peverel
A teenage girl was hit by a car on Wednesday morning in Hatfield Peverel. The girl was struck close to the pedestrian crossing in Maldon Road at around 7.30am.The East of England Ambulance Service sent...
View ArticleTwovehicle crash shuts main route through Barnston
A crash between a car and a van has blocked the main road through Barnston.The collision, which happened on Wednesday afternoon (May 18), has closed Chelmsford Road in both directions near High Easter...
View ArticleA12 closed at Marks Tey after concerns for mans welfare
The A12 was brought to a standstill earlier this afternoon (May 18) near Marks Tey as Essex Police dealt with concerns for the welfare of a man seen in the area. Rolling roadblocks were brought in as...
View ArticleWomen allegedly punched in the face several times at Promenade
A mother was allegedly punched in the face several times in front of shocked families as she enjoyed a family day out. The incident, described as a "prolonged attack", is said to have taken place in...
View ArticleEssex Search and Rescue need volunteers to act as missing people
Essex Search and Rescue is looking for volunteers to act as missing people to help train dogs and their handlers.The specialist search teams are not just confined to the sea or mountainous areas. Each...
View ArticleHatifeld Peverel homes protest sees more than 100 people in Stone
MORE than 100 campaigners took part in a protest march through a meadow proposed for development.Though developers Gladman Ltd have withdrawn their application for stables on Stone Path Meadow in...
View ArticleMiley Byrne wore The Muppets pjyamas before alleged sexual
A 13-year-old girl who accuses a man of raping her said has admitted being "infatuated" with him.Miley Byrne, 28, of Challis Lane, Braintree, is standing trial at Chelmsford Crown Court for allegedly...
View ArticleCould Marks Spencer Aldi or Lidl move in at Chelmsford
Marks & Spencer, Aldi or Lidl could pop up at the old Britvic factory in Chelmsford if the latest rumours are to be believed.The land of the abandoned plant, which stands on Westway, was sold for a...
View ArticleChelmsford prison staff threatened by person throwing package
A member of staff at HMP Chelmsford was threatened after confronting someone attempting to throw a package over the wall into the prison on Saturday, May 14.The prison have recently been battling an...
View ArticleHouses evacuated near Colchester after fire
Homes have been evacuated in a village near Colchester on Wednesday evening due to a fire. The fire, in a workshop in Great Horkesley, involves a oxy acetylene cylinder, which are liable to explode...
View ArticleHatfield Peverel homes protest sees more than 100 people in Stone
More than 100 campaigners took part in a protest march through a meadow proposed for development.Though developers Gladman Ltd have withdrawn their application for stables on Stone Path Meadow in...
View ArticleCar crashes on A414 in Danbury
A car has been badly damaged in a crash in Danbury on Wednesday evening. The black Ford Focus, which crashed on the A414 through the village, has a badly damaged front and buckled door. The road was...
View ArticleLong delays on M25 after car and lorry crash
There are long delays on the M25 near the A12 junction at Brook Street on Thursday morning after a crash between lorries and a car.The collision, just after Brook Street at junction 28 on the...
View ArticleA120 blocked after crash near Marks Tey delays on A12 at
The A120 is blocked near Marks Tey on Thursday morning (May 19) after a crash.The collision, which involves one vehicle, has blocked the road between the Ashburys Drive junction and Marks Tey...
View ArticleBasildon men arrested after cannabis plants found in South
Essex Police have arrested two men, aged 44 and 47, both from Basildon, on suspicion of growing cannabis in Redhills Road in South Woodham Ferrers after being tipped off by a member of the...
View ArticleVolkswagen Tiguan owners 1900 bill for doing 54mph past
A motorist has been told to pay £1,500 after ignoring a speeding notice. Jane Mukabi, 52, of Ladyshot, Harlow failed to respond to a Notice of Intended Prosecution from Essex Police after the...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after being hit by car in Marks Tey
A man has been taken to hospital after he was hit by a car in Marks Tey on Thursday morning (May 19).The road, the A120, was blocked by the crash which happened just before 6.45am.The East of England...
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