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Overdose death man 'turned his life around' despite Chelmsford...
A PROLIFIC shoplifter who had "turned his life around" after previously being banned from Chelmsford's city centre died last year as a result of a heroin overdose, an inquest heard.Glenn Victory, 31,...
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Horror A12 lorry crash victim starts search for life-saving nurse
A MAN involved in a head-on crash 50 years ago that left him fighting for his life is searching for the nurse who cared for him.On January 6, 1964, a 21-year-old Ray Bastin was driving a J Lyons bread...
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Greater Anglia rail services suspended after tree fall between...
Greater Anglia rail services have been suspended this afternoon after a tree fell onto power lines between Ingatestone and Chelmsford. Delays of up to 90 minutes are now predicted, while some services...
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Chelmsford man dies after being struck near Hatfield by train to...
A man from Chelmsford died after he was hit by a train yesterday afternoon. British Transport Police (BTP) officers and paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service discovered the body of the...
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ESSEX TRAVEL: Broken down lorry and car cause delays in...
Two broken down vehicles are causing delays to motorists in the Chelmsford area this morning. Around 6am a lorry broke down on the northbound A12 near junction 19 (Boreham) blocking the inside lane....
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ESSEX TRAVEL: Car crash on London-bound A12 - delays from...
A car crash on the A12 is causing delays on the London-bound A12 this morning between Ingatestone and Shenfield. The incident involving two vehicles is currently blocking the outside lane between...
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Man threatened teenagers at knifepoint after attacking Central...
Police want to speak to an aggressive train passenger who threatened five teenagers with a knife on a central line train. Detectives from British Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for information...
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Police shocked after drivers slow down to film M11 car collision...
Essex Police said its officers were shocked and amazed by the number of motorists who slowed down to film the aftermath of a crash on the M11 near Loughton. The collision happened when a silver VW Golf...
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Essex Travel update, January 30
On a wet and cold morning on Essex's roads here's your travel update. iN Chelmsford there is slow moving traffic on Parkway (East) between High Bridge (A1099) and the Army & Navy Roundabout The M25...
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Number of reported potholes on Essex county roads doubles
The number of potholes on country roads across Essex has nearly doubled in the last six months. Figures published this week by Essex County Council reveal that the number of defects on the county's...
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Drink drive nurse was due in court for same offence days after...
A NURSE caught more than three times over the legal alcohol limit was due in court for a separate drink-driving offence two days later, a court heard.Lynsey King, 37, of Head Street, Goldhanger,...
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Essex travel: Friday January 31
A ROUND up of all the county's travel news on Friday January, 31. Road: 8.57am Little Baddow flooding Paper Mill Lock - North Hill blocked both ways because of flooding and stranded vehicle at the...
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Flood water traps woman and child in car
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a mother and child trapped in their vehicle due to flood water. A crew from Ongar and the water rescue unit from Waltham Abbey attended Millers Green Road in Willingale...
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'Use your common sense - don't drive into flood water'; urges...
THE county's fire and rescue service is urging motorists to steer clear of flood water after several callouts to stricken vehicles yesterday. A spokesman for the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service...
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Elderly man trapped in car by flood water near Maldon
AN ELDERLY man had to be rescued from his car and receive medical attention for the cold after being trapped by flood water. The pensioner had got stuck in Ulting around 5pm yesterday. A fire crew from...
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Flood water traps three people in car in Terling
AN AMBULANCE was called out for a 60-year-old man after the vehicle he was travelling in got stuck in flood water. Firefighters from Witham and Colchester were called out to Terling Hall Road, Terling,...
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Three people trapped in vehicles by flood water rescued by Essex...
THREE people had to be rescued from their cars by a boat after getting stuck in flood water. Crews were called out at 5.22pm on Saturday to Watery Lane, Little Laver, between Chelmsford and Harlow, two...
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Commuters in Essex to be hit by Tube strikes in ticket office row
Essex commuters heading to work on the Tube over the next fortnight are set to be hit by two 48-hour walkouts this month. The RMT and TSSA unions will stage the walkouts starting tomorrow from 9.30pm,...
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Essex travel: Tuesday, February 4
07.45am Reports are coming in of a jacknifed lorry on the A12 London-bound near Bentley. 7.30am One lane of the A120 is closed between Dunmow West and Stansted Airport due to an accident involving a...
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New overspill car park for Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford
A new overspill car park has opened at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford following complaints from patients and visitors. The new car park, which has 82 spaces, will be accessed from the South Loop...
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