A127

Ford Focus thief jailed and 15 more south Essex people at courts

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A thief who stole a car and drove it down the A127 has been jailed.
Vilmantas Pilibatis, of Cattawade Link, Basildon, stole a Ford Focus worth £800 in Gillingham, Kent, on January 7 last…

Live M25/A127/Dartford Crossing traffic updates after crash

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LIVE: Crash on A127 causes closures and delays

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Man dies after A127 collision involving pedestrian and lorry

A man has died following a road collision on the A127 in Upminster on Friday (October 20). The incident happened on the road close to the junction with Bird Lane, where emergency services were called from 1.16pm following reports of a collision involvi…

Fatal collision in Upminster. –

A man in his 40s has sadly died after being involved in a collision on the A127, Upminster today.
The incident happened at 1:40pm and it is believed that the man was in collision with a lorry. Despite the efforts of an off duty Met Police officer, the …

What new home developments are coming to Essex in 2023?

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PAVILLION VIEW
Development address: Church Road, Elmstead Market, CO7 7AW
Contact details: Nicholas Percival, 01206 563222
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Brick thrown from Essex bridge lands on woman’s car

A woman has “fortunately” avoided being injured after a brick was thrown from a bridge over the A127 at Laindon.
The woman was driving London-bound from Basildon to Laindon when the brick was thrown down onto her vehicle from a footbridge. Essex Police…

What the south and north of Essex think about each other

The north and south divide doesn’t just apply to the UK as a whole – it applies to Essex too. The most northern and southern areas of Essex are just shy of 50 miles apart.
Driving from Canvey Island in the south to the village of Hadstock in the north,…