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An Essex council has been slapped with an £80,000 fine after a dad-of-three was struck and killed by a bin lorry. Steve Bishop, 37, passed away after being hit by the rear and underside of a bin lorry that was reversing down Osea Way, Chelmsford, on De…
The Situation
After a freight train broke down earlier today, between Ingatestone and Chelmsford, the line has now reopened. Some disruption is expected as the broken down train is pulled away from the passenger lines by a rescuing Locomotive.
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Thurrock council has updated its residents on a plan to try and resolve ongoing issues with its bin collection services. Bin collections in the South Essex district have been severely disrupted in the last few months due to staffing, recruitment, and f…
PC Tris Baker who was killed in a smash with a lorry. (Essex police )A lorry driver who regularly fell asleep at the wheel has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after he ploughed into a car driven by an off duty policeman.PC Tris …
It’s hard to imagine when out for a stroll along the seafront in south Essex, that instead of looking out towards Kent, the view could have been very different. For around 50 years, politicians and researchers have been proposing the Thames Estuary as …
At the same time in another serious blow to the firm’s highways division, Costain has agreed it will now deliver its planned £1bn-£1.3bn A12 upgrade around Colchester in the south east as a joint venture rather than as sole main contractor as originall…
Parts of Essex are set to be warmer than Nice in France next week when a mini-heatwave is predicted to bask the county in sunshine. We might only be a week into June – with temperatures a bit chillier than we’d like – but the warmer temperatures are fa…
Sainsbury’s has confirmed an Ilford branch will be closing with submitted plans to convert it into flats and student accommodation. The supermarket on Roden Street, in the town centre, is set to be closed following possible development plans to provide…
An abandoned magistrates courts in the middle of Chelmsford have been used for a upcoming Channel 4 docu-drama ‘re-enacting a real criminal case’. Filming in Shire Hall meant that from April 24 work on pedestrianising the area in front had to be paused…
The A12 will be shut in parts of Colchester as workers continue to rebuild sections of the dual carriageway. National Highways has said the northbound carriageway between J25 Marks Tey and J26 Stanway[1] will be closed to traffic from 9pm on Monday.
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