Four vehicle crash blocks A12 at Witham
A four vehicle crash has brought the A12 to a standstill at Witham. The Londonbound carriageway has been completely blocked between J22 (Witham North) and J21 (Witham South).Commuters and other drivers...
View ArticleChelmsford travel agent reassures Essex holidaymakers travelling...
A Chelmsford travel agent has told people with holidays booked to Greece not to panic, claiming the Euro will be the country's currency for some time to come - whatever happens this week.Eileen...
View ArticleMassive queues on the A12 Northbound near Boreham after collision
The A12 is blocked northbound between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel after what is believed to be a two-car crash.The incident is thought to have taken place near junction 19 at Boreham with travel...
View ArticleMotorcyclist in hospital as police appeal for witnesses to...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a motorbike and a car which left one man with serious injuries.Officers were called to Rayleigh Road in Leigh on Sea at just after 7.30pm on...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after car drives wrong way on Army and Navy...
Two people have been taken to hospital after a two-car collision on the Army and Navy flyover, caused when one car drove the wrong way over the one-way stretch of road.Police at the scene said one car,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist flown to Addenbrookes Hospital after crash on A120...
A motorcyclist in his 30s has been airlifted to Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries after a crash with a car on the A120.The ambulance service was called to the incident, near...
View ArticleChancellor George Osborne promises A120 Braintree to Colchester...
The rural road connecting two major Essex towns will become a dual carriageway, the Government's summer budget has revealed.George Osborne yesterday included the plan to widen the A120 between...
View ArticleTube strike: Transport delays in London set to continue tomorrow...
Commuters from Essex faced tube misery this morning due to the strike by workers on the London Underground.Members of the RMT, Unite and TSSA unions walked out of their jobs at 6.30pm yesterday, while...
View ArticleOne lane of Essex Yeomary Way towards Army and Navy roundabout in...
One lane leading up to the Army and Navy roundabout was closed after a two-vehicle car crash this afternoon. Two cars collided on Essex Yeomanry Way, near Meadgate Terrace, at around 4.45pm today. The...
View ArticleRoxwell farm unit at Ashtree Farm could "go off like a...
Drivers are being advised to avoid Roxwell Road as a fire on a farm unit threatens to "go off like a bomb."Three fire engines and at least ten firefighters are currently battling a blaze at a Roxwell...
View ArticleDelays and cancellations to trains through Witham to last all...
Trains running through Witham are being delayed or cancelled due to urgent repair work being carried out to the railway bridge at Blunts Hall between Witham and Hatfield Peverel.Train services running...
View ArticleSingle car accident on the A12 blocks one lane heading northbound
A crash on the A12 has blocked one lane of the road going northbound.Essex Travel Updates took to Twitter just after 12pm to inform drivers about a single-vehicle incident between junction 18, at...
View ArticleTwo runaway horses stopped from causing carnage on A12 after...
Two quick-thinking police officers prevented a potentially fatal crash on the A12 after rescuing two runaway horse from the busy trunk road.Det Supt Stuart Hooper and Pc Jac Dean used their uniform...
View ArticleStansted airport sees increase of 200,000 passengers last month
Stansted Airport saw an extra 200,000 passengers pass through its terminal last month, making it the airport's busiest June since 2008. June saw an increase of 11 per cent compared with the same month...
View ArticlePensioner killed by John Deere tractor trailer as he walked along...
A pedestrian was killed by a tractor trailer when it broke free from the vehicle and struck the pensioner as he walked along a country road. Frank Fenning, 79, of Mill Lane, Birch, was walking down...
View ArticleCommuters in petition over No73 Heybridge to Chelmsford bus route
FRUSTRATED commuters have launched a petition after being told that their "essential" morning bus is to be severely reduced.Theresa Feeney and Sarah Watts, who get the number 73 Heybridge Basin to...
View ArticleTwo injured after two car crash closes northbound A12 near Witham
Two people have been injured after a two car crash on the A12. The collision happened at around 11.35am this morning near the Witham South junction of the A12. Essex Police closed the northbound lane...
View ArticleNorthbound A12 closed after crash between army truck and car
The northbound carriageway of the A12 is blocked after an army truck collided with a car. The accident happened near Hatfield Peverel at around 12.30pm this afternoon. Emergency services are at the...
View ArticleWATCH: Woman caught 'watching Masterchef' while driving on A127
A driver looking for top tips for her next culinary delight was confronted after a fellow user of one of Essex's main roads spotted her "watching Masterchef".The woman, who is driving a green Ford...
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