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Met Office: Yellow warning as band of rain, sleet and snow to hit...
Winter will set in this weekend, with a band of rain, sleet and snow due to spread east across Essex in the early hours of tomorrow morning (January 17). The 'yellow warning' for snow and ice means...
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Pedestrian hit by bus in East Hill in Colchester
Police are at the scene of a serious road incident at Colchester. Officers were called to East Hill shortly before 5pm today (January 16) following reports of a collision involving a pedestrian and a...
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Teenager arrested at Stansted Airport on suspicion of terrorism...
An 18-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences at Stansted Airport.The teenager was arrested at around 4pm today on suspicion of preparing of terrorist acts after she arrived...
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Air ambulance scrambled and four people taken to hospital after...
FOUR people were taken to hospital and an air ambulance was scrambled after a two-car crash in Braintree this morning that left one person trapped in their vehicle for over an hour.Paramedics were...
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Kelvedon high street blocked after pedestrian hit by van
Kelvedon high street is blocked in both directions after a pedestrian was hit by a van.St Mary's Road is partially after the accident that happened at about 5.15pm today (January 19).Traffic is queuing...
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Weekend trains from Essex to London via Chelmsford and Colchester...
A 15million rail upgrade on the mainline from Norwich to London will cause the weekend cancellation of services via Essex for two months.Engineering work will start on Saturday, January 31, and Sunday...
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A12 closed near Galleywood after lorry overturns
An overturned lorry has forced the closure of the London-bound A12 between Howe Green and Galleywood.Police say that two lorries collided shortly before 6.20am near junction 17 (Howe Green), but that...
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Passenger taken ill at Witham station travelling towards...
A train on the Norwich to Liverpool Street line has come to a standstill at Witham after a passenger was taken ill on board.The 11am train stopped at about 12.40 after the passenger became ill.An...
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Critics fear £15m weekend rail engineering works in Essex...
CRITICS have branded the two-month cancellation of weekend trains in Essex to make way for a £15 million rail upgrade as a "disgrace" and a "blockade".Buses will replace all trains between Colchester...
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A12 chaos prompts renewed call for lorry overtaking ban
Essex County Council bosses have reiterated calls for a ban on lorries overtaking on the A12 after motorists were caught up in rush hour delays yesterday (January 21).Two lorries collided shortly...
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M11 crash: Long delays in Essex after serious collision between...
Road users are advised that there are long delays on the M11 in Essex following two incidents. The road is closed northbound between junctions 4 and 6.The first incident happened just after 7.30am...
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Three people taken to hospital after Three Mile Hill crash
Three people have been taken to hospital following a crash on Three Mile Hill on the A414, near Chelmsford.An Essex County Fire and Rescue Service statement confirmed that three fire crews were called...
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Man dies and teenage girls injured after BMW slams into telegraph...
A man in his 20s has died after a collision in Rayleigh in the early hours of this morning (January 25).He was killed when a silver BMW coupe car travelling along Hockley Road towards Hockley from...
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Motorists braced for disruption as work gets under way on A138...
Work on improving the A138 Chelmer Viaduct will finally get under way today (January 26).The £28million scheme, estimated to last for 18 months, will involve the demolition of the existing viaduct and...
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Driver cut from car after two vehicle crash in Braintree
Firefighters have cut a trapped driver free from their car after a two-vehicle crash in Braintree.The accident happened at around 3.44pm this afternoon in Glebe Avenue.Two fire crews from Braintree...
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Opinion: Weekend Essex rail closures are 'plugging holes in a...
Travelling to and from London from Chelmsford and Colchester by train during the weekend is about to get longer, and a lot more inconvenient.Buses will replace all trains between Colchester and...
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Second highest number of pothole claims made in Essex - but how...
Essex motorists made the second highest amount of claims in the country for damage to their vehicles from potholes.Figures from the RAC reveal that 2,548 claims were made against Essex County Council...
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A138 Chelmer Viaduct demolition work: What you need to know
The A138 Chelmer Viaduct will be replaced by the end of 2016, with preliminary work starting this week.The vital route serves as a link to Chelmsford city centre and is used by drivers heading in and...
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Lorry overtaking ban 'not appropriate' for A12 because of number...
Whitehall has emphatically rejected the county highways boss's latest pleas for a ban on lorries overtaking on the A12.Rodney Bass, Essex County Council cabinet member for highways and transportation,...
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One-way system for Chelmsford city centre?
HIGHWAYS bosses are drafting plans for a major one-way system to dramatically alter Chelmsford's "vulnerable" road network and tackle its skyrocketing population.Essex County Council highways boss...
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