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Rail fares to rise by 3.5 per cent
Commuters face a hike of 3.5 per cent in the cost of a regulated rail fare from next January, it was confirmed today.Average fares in England will rise in line with the retail prices index (RPI), which...
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Stansted airport border force officers seize £10,000 of...
BORDER Force officers at Stansted Airport have seized £10,000 of counterfeit Disney Frozen-branded children's clothes and accessories.Officers discovered 490 dresses and three bags carrying images of...
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Delays on M25 in Essex after overnight lorry fire
A burnt out HGV has caused delays for motorists using the anti-clockwise M25 in Essex this morning (August 22). UPDATE: The road has now re-opened but long delays remain on the M25 and M11: #M25 ACW:...
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Alleged drunken Colchester bus joyrider charged
An alleged drunken joyrider has been charged after a bus was stolen from a Colchester depot.Ashley Barrell, 19, of Charles Pell Road, Colchester, has been charged with aggravated vehicle taking,...
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Car tax disc changes: what you need to know
Tax discs are set to be abolished in less than six weeks time after 93 years on our car windscreens.The traditional paper disc will vanish from October 1, with police cameras automatically checking car...
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A414 motorists held up by hay bales in Maldon as tractor sheds...
Motorists had something of a hay-raising experience after a tractor shed its load on a roundabout.Drivers heading towards the A414 from the Causeway, Maldon, found their progress abruptly halted on...
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Ryanair launches new business class for passengers
BUDGET airline Ryanair has launched a new 'business class' available to passengers from this week.Customers travelling from Stansted on the airline can now choose to pay from £59.99 to enjoy a number...
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Delays on A12 near Chelmsford as collision brings road to a...
Motorists on the A12 face misery this afternoon after an earlier serious collision near Chelmsford.Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the southbound carriageway at around...
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Stansted Airport's popularity plummets as Southend flies high
SOUTHEND Airport has been named the best UK airport for passenger satisfaction for the second year running in a survey.But the Which? report found popularity for Stansted Airport has nosedived to 43...
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Person hit by train at Romford railway station - delays at...
A PERSON has been hit by a train this morning at Romford (August 30). It happened around 10.30am and emergency services are on the scene. Great Anglia are advising: "Trains will be cancelled, delayed...
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Motorists' fury as road surface laid in the rain wrecks cars
MOTORISTS were left furious after a new road surface laid by Essex County Council in the rain damaged their cars.Repair bills could run up to more than £1,000 for some vehicles following work to Steele...
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Woman injured in car collision at Miami Roundabout in Chelmsford
A woman in her 50s was taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle crash at the Miami Roundabout in Chelmsford today.Police, two ambulances, and a paramedic car were called to the scene on London Road at...
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Chelmsford to Liverpool Street train cancelled due to signalling...
THE 8.30am Chelmsford to Liverpool Street train has been cancelled due to a signaling fault.It was due to stop at Ingatestone, Shenfield and Stratford, but because of a signalling problem between...
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Icelandic volcano erupts but aviation threat level reduced
WARNINGS over Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano have been reduced after an eruption did not produce any ash.Lava was spewed 50 metres into the air on Sunday and the country's meteorological office raised...
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Essex County Council pleased by rejection of 'pie in the sky'...
Essex County Council has welcomed the Airports Commission's rejection of Boris Johnson's proposal for a new airport on an island on the Thames Estuary. Nicknamed 'Boris Island', the plan for the Isle...
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Elderly cyclist seriously injured in crash between car and...
A MAN has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash involving a red Fiat Panda and a bicycle this evening (September 3).The incident on the A138 Chelmer Road happened at about...
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Pensioner taken to specialist Addenbrookes Hospital after...
A pensioner has been transferred to Cambridgeshire's Addenbrooke's Hospital suffering from serious head and shoulder injuries after he crashed off his bicycle yesterday.The man, in his 70s, was in...
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Oil thefts leave drivers scared to fill up their tanks
BRAZEN oil thieves have targeted 28 homes in two Essex villages and some residents have even had their tanks emptied twice.The thefts in Great Leighs and Little Leighs have left residents too scared to...
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Flood hotspot Terling Hall Road to be repaired at long last
ESSEX County Council will spend £140,000 to fix a road that has flooded every time it rains for more than ten years.The problems in Terling Hall Road, near Hatfield Peverel, force bus drivers and...
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Man reported following alleged drink drive crash in Great Totham
A man has been reported for failing to provide a specimen following a road accident in Great Totham . The 58-year-old Tiptree man was initially arrested on suspicion of drink driving after his silver...
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