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An Essex man has been jailed just 24 hours after he was arrested for having a knife at a train station. Suwilanji Siwale was seen looking “nervous” by a ticket inspector who became suspicious and detained him, finding the enormous weapon within his clo…
Chelmsford City Council has been fined £80,000 for waste collection safety failures, after a father-of-three died when he was struck by a bin lorry.
Steve Bishop, 37, passed away after being hit by the rear and underside of a bin lorry that was reversi…
Elvis Mudzengerere died on September 5 last year, from injuries suffered after he was struck in Easton, near the Norfolk Showground.
His death has sparked a number of safety improvements at the annual dance music festival.
The inquest heard that Mr Mud…
A brand new Toys R Us shop-in-shop will open in Chelmsford High Street later this summer. The famous toy retailer is returning to Essex five years after they collapsed into administration and closed all their stores.
The popular toy shop will be openin…
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…
Residents who live in the shadow of the region’s newest railway station are full of excitement and say they already “love” the area they live in. Construction of a new railway station in the Beaulieu estate in Chelmsford is underway, providing a major …
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A bus link and upgraded cycle path running through Chelmsford[2] parkland once part of Henry VIII’s palace has been given the go ahead.
Plans for a two-way bus link to the future Beaul…
A bus link and upgraded cycle path running through parkland once part of Henry VIII’s palace has been given the go ahead. Plans for a two-way bus link to the future Beaulieu Park Railway from White Hart Lane involves altering and widening the existing …
A total of thirteen people have been arrested after a number of men and women were found “in the back of a lorry” on a busy road between Chelmsford and Braintree.
Essex Police were called to Essex Regiment Way shortly after 9am on June 21 following con…
One lane of the A12 Colchester-bound is closed after the incident just prior to the Junction 19 exit slip road at Boreham.
It comes following reports of a crash involving three vehicles – two cars and a lorry.
Lane 1 of (2) is closed on the #A12 northb…