Stone thrown from bridge at car on A12
A stone was hurled at a car while it was travelling on the A12 near Ingatestone.The silver Honda Civic's windscreen was damaged when it was hit by the stone at around 2.40pm on Tuesday, May 17. Police...
View ArticleWacky costumes and transport at Sandon Schools leavers parade
A CHELMSFORD school's tradition of outlandish outfits and terrific transport for Year 11 students on their last day showed no sign of abating ahead of the exam period.An ice-cream van, fire engine,...
View ArticleTwo men hurt in Danbury headon crash
Two men were taken to hospital after a head-on crash in Danbury on Wednesday night.The crash, on the A414 Main Road on May 18, happened at around 7.20pm.Two ambulance crews were sent to the scene, as...
View ArticleCrews battle giant waste heap fire near Stansted for six hours
Eight fire crews spent six hours battling a colossal rubbish heap fire in Essex this morning.Crews were called to the blaze in Widdington, about six miles north of Stansted, at 2.39am this morning (May...
View ArticleAudi driver left unconscious after white van man hit and run in
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was in collision with a van following an incident in Marks Tey this morning (Thursday, May 19).The man aged in his 50s and from the local area was driving...
View ArticleSouthend United fan Bradd Cummins banned from attending any UK
An 18-year-old man from Westcliff has been banned from attending any football match across the UK for three years. Bradd Cummins of St Helens Road was made the subject of a Football Banning Order at...
View ArticleMan responsible for huge twomonth wood blaze near Ingatestone
The man responsible for an illegal waste site that went up in flames and burned for two months near Ingatestone has avoided jail.Joshua O'Malley, 26, of Vale Court, Wheathampstead, St Albans, was...
View ArticleEssex Police too busy for 8 months to probe if deputy head was
The police watchdog has said Essex Police was too busy to investigate claims a deputy head posed a threat to children - eight months after receiving a tip-off.Martin Goldberg worked at Thorpe Hall...
View ArticleThree Ingatestone schoolboys get police award for stopping
Three young school friends who had to use all their strength to stop a woman jumping in front of a train in Ingatestone have got commendations from the Chief Constable of British Transport Police...
View ArticleMan responsible for huge twomonth waste site blaze near
The man responsible for an illegal waste site that went up in flames and burned for two months near Ingatestone has avoided jail.Joshua O'Malley, 26, of Vale Court, Wheathampstead, St Albans, was...
View ArticlePensioner hands over licence after driving wrong way up A12
A pensioner was spotted driving the wrong way up the A12 this afternoon (May 19). Essex Police were called to the road near Feering shortly before 2.30pm following reports that a car had been spotted...
View ArticleLindt Lindor chocolate balls swapped for rubber balls marbles
A woman has narrowly avoided jail for a bizarre campaign which saw her switch chocolate balls for conkers and balls of wool in supermarkets across Essex.Wendy Purser was today (May 19) sentenced to 12...
View ArticleEssex actress comes back home to play lead role in The Romford
Actress Sarah Day is coming back to her Essex roots to play the lead role in The Romford Rose.Although she now lives in London, Sarah was born in Colchester and spent the first seven years of her life...
View ArticleNew law makes glitzy cigarette packaging and packs of 10 illegal
Slickly-designed packs of cigarettes with bright colours are now a thing of the past as a new law means fags must be sold in plain standardised packaging. The UK has become the first country in Europe...
View ArticleCyclist rides wrong way down A12 near Chelmsford
A cyclist diced with death on the A12 when he was spotted riding the wrong way near Chelmsford.The rider, a 26-year-old Romanian man, was seen cycling down the Chelmsford-bound side of the dual...
View ArticleMiley Byrnes anger at arrest for alleged rape of 13yearold
A man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl denies ever having spent any time with her and described how his arrest left him feeling "intimidated" and "angry". Miley Byrne, 28, of Challis Lane,...
View ArticleDavid Bowie cat lookalike found clinging to lorry for 70 miles
A cat with different coloured eyes like those of legendary singer David Bowie was found clinging to lorry after a 70 mile drive.The white female cat was found clinging to the chassis of a lorry that...
View ArticleWatch Lorry forced to swerve as woman 85 drives wrong way up
This is the moment drivers came face to face with a car heading the wrong way down the A12. The white MG, driven by an 85-year-old woman, went on the London-bound carriageway at Feering near Braintree...
View ArticleMiley Byrne is found not guilty of raping 13yearold girl in
A man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl has been found not guilty after a five-day trial concluded today (May 20).A jury took one hour and 20 minutes to find Miley Byrne, 28, of Challis Lane,...
View ArticleNorwich trains from Chelmsford station delayed by 90 minutes
Trains to and from Norwich that stop at Chelmsford are being delayed by up to an hour and a half by signalling problems.The intercity services, which run between London to Chelmsford, Colchester,...
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