These will mainly be along the A12 in the early hours of the morning, with a few on the Dartford Crossing and the M25.
If you are set to be travelling along these areas, it’s best to take note of different diversions in place.
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Well, here we are at the end of another long and busy year for Essex crime. 2023 has had no shortage of outrageous court stories in our country, from the likes of reality TV stars to stone-cold killers. The likes of Chelmsford, Basildon, Ipswich and Sn…
The Christmas getaway has begun with 22 and 23 December set to be the busiest days on roads, railways[1] and at airports[2].
Around 21 million festive car journeys are taking place this week, according to the RAC, while engineering works will affect ra…
Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash on the A12 this morning (December 12). Emergency services were called out to the major road earlier today following the crash on the southbound carriageway.
The road remains shut near junction 25…
The expected completion date for work on the A12 between Marks Tey and Stanway has been pushed back by several months. The £36.9m project, which is seeing the reconstruction of concrete roads, was anticipated to be finished in Spring 2024.
Work has bee…
The M25 is set to be shut overnight next week causing potential delays for motorists. The entry slip road at junction 28 with the A12 near Brentwood will be shut on Monday night (December 4) into the early hours of Tuesday morning (December 5).
The wor…
There are delays on the A12 in Romford today (November 24) due to a traffic light failure. The juncton with the A125 North Street has seen the lights fail to work this afternoon.
The failure means that restrictions have had to be put in place which pre…
Nicholas Sparkes, of Blickling Close, Ipswich, had been returning from a night out in Latchingdon, Maldon, and was driving in a Volkswagen Golf on the A12 towards Ipswich at 4.40am on Saturday, September 3 of last year.
At the same time, 46-year-old Ma…
A driver was caught travelling at a “ridiculous” speed of 129mph on the M11 in Essex, right before a second was clocked at 136mph. The Essex Roads Policing Team had been conducting speed checks on the busy motorway this morning (November 20).
The team …
A two-vehicle crash forced a brand new curved bridge to be shut just weeks after it opened. Emergency services were called out to the new Beaulieu Parkway Bridge at the Boreham Interchange last night (November 18).
Pictures from the scene of the incide…
Police closed a stretch of the A120 on Thursday night (November 16) after a multi-vehicle crash. The collision westbound happened at just before 6.30pm and involved “a number of vehicles”, Essex Police said.
At 9pm the busy route remained closed from t…
A driver has been left injured following a hit-and-run on the A12 involving a lorry trailer this morning (November 16). The collision happened near the northbound carriageway close to Colchester, between Junctions 27 and 28, where emergency services we…
A woman needed CPR after firefighters rescued her following a house fire on Sunday morning (November 12). Neighbours and a passer-by alerted firefighters shortly before 5.30am after noticing smoke and the smell of burning at the address on Craven Avenu…
Buckhurst Hill is well known for being an affluent area, with the town even being named as one of the best places to live in the UK[1]. But residents have claimed that the neighbourhood has been plagued with crime, including break-ins.
Although the tow…