Residents of a newly-constructed neighbourhood in Rainham have been left disappointed after feeling ‘stuck” in brand-new homes without a promised train station. Many Beam Park residents have claimed to have changed their office hours, in order to allow…
A local council covering parts of Essex say they want to “push forward” with plans for a tram network to boost the borough’s infrastructure and economy. It comes ahead of the expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) across Greater London later t…
A lorry fire caused long delays on a motorway and surrounding towns.
Traffic is being held on the M2 after the incident on the coastbound carriageway at around 2.50pm, just after Junction 5 for Maidstone[1], Sittingbourne[2], and Sheppey[3].
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This is the moment a lorry carrying a heavy load crashed into a bridge on the A13 – which forced the major Essex road to be shut for hours. The road had to be shut in both directions at the Wennington Interchange yesterday (August 8) after the lorry co…
Traffic is at a standstill on the A13 in Essex this afternoon (August 8) after a lorry hit a bridge. Inrix is reporting the entire eastbound carriageway in Essex is blocked near the junction with the M25 due to the incident which occurred at around 12p…
A man has admitted to murdering his wife with a rounders bat. Tarsame Singh, 79, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday, July 31 where he admitted killing his wife Maya Devi at their home address in Hornchurch.
On Tuesday, May 2, Singh walked in…
A grieving Essex mum said her family has been “shattered by a senseless act of violence” as two men were jailed for killing her son in a shopping centre food court. Michael Ugwa, 29, was killed at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Thurrock on April 28 last y…
It has been confirmed the government is to pull the plug on £170m of funding promised to Medway Council.
It was reported last month that spiralling costs and scheduling fears had led to a rethink from Homes England over cash from its Housing Infrastruc…
The opening date for a new leisure centre in Rainham has been revealed. The launch of the centre, based on Viking Way, is scheduled to be opened to the public on July 1.
The centre will be near the Tesco supermarket in the centre of the village. Constr…
There are significant concerns about an elderly woman who has gone missing from an Essex town. Pamela Thomas has not been seen since Friday evening (June 16) and is described as vulnerable.
The 71-year-old was reported missing from the Darenth Road are…
The moment a lorry smashed through and destroyed overhead cables at an Essex train station has been captured on video. The film, posted by c2c on Twitter, shows a lorry with a load propped up on a diagonal driving fast through a railway crossing in Ess…
Severe damage to overhead wires has caused major disruption on Essex rail lines this morning, with delays expected to last all day (May 18). There has been damage to wires between Stanford-le-Hope and Pitsea which has blocked some of the c2c routes.
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Palletways member, Ketra Logistics (Linked Logistics), has invested in a new liveried trailer for one of its most valued customers, Wanis International Foods, the UK’s leading world foods wholesaler.
The trailer has begun operating out of Wanis’ new s…
A woman has died following a serious collision between a car, lorry and a van on the Essex border. Despite the best efforts of emergency responders, a woman, in her 50s, died at the scene.
Officers were called to New Road at the junction with Wenningto…