Accident between car and motorcycle blocks Britvic roundabout in
Traffic chaos across Chelmsford this morning has continued after a car and a motorcycle were involved in an accident.The crash, first reported just after 8.15am this morning (November 30), took place...
View ArticleA12 shut in both directions after crash near Galleywood and
Essex Police are in attendance at a road traffic accident on the A12, which is expected to shut the road in both directions.Heavy traffic and some delays are expected after the crash between junctions...
View ArticleMan almost three times the drinkdrive limit arrested after Odeon
A man is in custody this morning (November 30) after a crash on the Odeon roundabout in Chelmsford.After the incident, the man was pulled over by officers from Essex Police and breathalysed.The...
View ArticleWanted man taunts Essex Police on social media by commenting on
A wanted man trolled Essex Police after allegedly commenting on his own mug-shot. Essex Police issued an appeal for help in tracking down 21-year-old Basildon man Bradley Cooper on Thursday, who is...
View ArticleMan arrested as part of child sexual exploitation investigation
A man arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs in connection with a child exploitation investigation has not answered bail and is wanted by police.A 33-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of money...
View ArticleMans image released following attempted armed robbery in Stock
Police investigating an attempted robbery have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to.A man armed with what appeared to be a hand gun entered the Four Vinters shop in Mill Road shortly...
View ArticleChelmsford prisoner found with homemade knife made out of
An inmate at HMP Chelmsford has been sentenced to four years in jail for possession of drugs and a homemade weapon, which had nine razor blades melted into a plastic knife handle.Mitchell Woods, 21,...
View ArticleEssex Villager of the year loses title after being found with
A former Essex 'Villager of the year' has been stripped of his title after being found guilty of downloading thousands of indecent images and videos of children. Former Scout leader and Lib Dem...
View ArticleDanbury man with extreme animal pornography escapes jail
A disabled man who had extreme animal pornography that showed women having sex with animals has escaped jail.Herbert Mead, 61, of Little Baddow Road, Danbury, downloaded seven movies and 54 still...
View ArticleChelmsford prisoner found with knife made out of plastic cutlery
An inmate at HMP Chelmsford has been sentenced to four years in jail for possession of drugs and a homemade weapon, which had nine razor blades melted into a plastic knife handle.Mitchell Woods, 21,...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV in search for two men over Chelmsford Mac
Essex Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the theft of an Apple Mac Book from Currys.The incident took place on the Chelmer Village Retail Park at...
View ArticleBraintree and Witham celebrate start of Christmas countdown with
THOUSANDS of people lined the streets of Braintree to witness a magical Christmas lights switch-on like no other the town had seen.The crowds packed in front of Cycles UK in High Street on Sunday last...
View ArticleHow to spot Santa as he flies over Chelmsford this Christmas Eve
Staring up at the sky on Christmas Eve hoping to catch a glimpse of Father Christmas' sleigh is something almost all of us have done and – in all likelihood – almost all of us have never spotted...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information after cherry picker stolen from
Police are continuing with their enquiries after a cherry picker was stolen from a car park in Chelmsford town centre on Sunday night (November 29).A blue Hyundai Trajet car towed the machine out of a...
View ArticleMan detained after allegedly performing indecent act outside
A Chelmsford man was detained following reports that he was performing an 'indecent act' outside a children's play centre.Police were called to Rainsford Road at 2.20pm on Sunday (November 29) after...
View ArticleMan arrested in Chelmsford on suspicion of making threats to kill
A man was arrested in Chelmsford on Sunday (November 29) on suspicion of making threats to kill.The man, aged 21 and from Clacton, was initially spotted on CCTV in the town centre and detained at...
View ArticleChelmsford music teacher allegedly had sex with pupil in school
The trial of a music teacher accused of having sex with teenage pupils at a Chelmsford school began today.Kieran Hope, 32, of Keith Avenue, Wickford, faces seven charges including three counts of...
View ArticleSilver End villagers give mixed reviews on new Stephensons bus
AN INDEPENDENT bus company that stepped in to rescue a cluster of vital services from the axe has come under fire from villagers unhappy with their service.Stephensons of Essex started providing...
View ArticlePolice and Commissioner Nick Alston admits that rural Essex
THERE is unlikely to be a visible police presence across the Dengie, Essex's Police and Crime Commissioner admitted during a meeting at which high-ranking police officials were put under the...
View ArticleWrittle girl has her hair cut for cancer wig to support school
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl had her hair cut to use in a wig for young cancer victims to support her best friend in battling the disease.When Katy Kyriacou was diagnosed with leukaemia last year, Amelia...
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