Transport and Logistics Network
Two airports, a port, hundreds of miles of roads and a vast train network which covers all corners of East Anglia. It’s fair to say that Essex has a pretty comprehensive transport system.
With London Underground stations in Brentwood, Epping, Shenfield…
As we reach the halfway point of 2023, we have once again seen a huge number of people come through our justice system. Be it for the “terrifying” crook who left victims shaking with fear in their own homes to criminal gang lords being brought down, th…
Boots[1] has announced plans to shut 300 branches across the UK within a year, putting numerous Essex stores at risk. The retail[2] giant’s US owners will close the stores over the next 12 months, with four having already been axed since the start of 2…
Chelmsford City Council fined £80,000 after father killed by reversing bin lorry (Image: Getty)Chelmsford City Council in Essex has been fined after a father was killed when he was struck by a bin lorry while on the job.The council was fined £80,000 af…
A man who was told as a teenager that he should never run again is now planning to go 100 miles without stopping to raise money for his cousin who can’t crawl, walk or talk. Alex Mackay is raising money for his seven-year-old cousin Albert Said, from B…
The council was fined £80,000 after the father of three’s death in December of 2017.
John Bishop, who was 37, passed away when he was struck by the underside of a bin lorry which was reversing down Osea Way.
The bin lorry[1] incident prompted the Healt…
The home of an elderly couple living in Ongar has been completely destroyed by a fire. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service were called to The Spinney in Ongar shortly before 5pm on Thursday (June 15).
When crews arrived, they reported the elderly resi…
A serving Essex Police officer was killed by a lorry driver who was vulnerable to falling asleep in monotonous situations, a court has heard. PC Tris Baker was off duty and travelling on the A1060 in Roxwell at about 1.50pm on September 23, 2021, when …
Pedestrian dies after crash with lorry on major motorway near south Essex (Image: Stock image)
A pedestrian died after a crash involving a lorry on a major south Essex road last night.
Police were called to a bridge on junction 27 of the M25 near B…
Police were called to a bridge on junction 27 of the M25 near Brentwood shortly after 11pm on Sunday (June 11) following concern for the safety of a woman.
Officers attended shortly after a crash involving a pedestrian and a lorry. The pedestrian sadly…