Last night, at around 11:47pm, two crews from Grays, one from Rayleigh and one from Orsett, attended a glass recycling centre at Tilbury Freeport.
On arrival, firefighters reported that the building was heavily smoke logged.
Crews used breathing appar…
Tina Hoy, of Rowan Close, Rayleigh, has been campaigning to make Rawreth Lane, Rayleigh, safer since 2020 and fears the combination of blind junctions, narrow pavements and speeding drivers is a recipe for disaster.
Part of Rawreth Lane is 50mph, but i…
Hundreds of people across Essex have backed a petition calling for an ‘immediate’ UK general election. A petition to Parliament has been signed by more than 180,000 people across the UK.
In Essex it has been signed by almost 4,000 people as of 10am on …
Bubbles and brunchGet ready to pop those corks because it is National Prosecco Day on Sunday August 13.To celebrate we have listed the top 10 places to go for brunch and bubbles in south Essex.Twelve Bar, Clifftown Road, SouthendThis is just the place …
Long delays as A127 partially blocked after crash in Rayleigh (Image: Essex Travel News)
A major south Essex road is partially blocked during this evening’s rush hour after a crash.
The A127 is partially blocked Londonbound between the A129 (Raylei…
Due to a vehicle hitting a railway bridge at Hockley all Greater Anglia lines are blocked.
Spa Road is partially blocked near Hockley station with slow traffic reported both ways after the incident.
Trains to Southend[2] have been cancelled by the tra…
A Canvey Island home has been left “uninhabitable” after the roof was struck by lightning and engulfed in flames. The incident happened on Waarem Avenue when Essex County Fire and Rescue were called at 8.39am.
Crews from Rayleigh Weir, Ingatestone, Bas…
Footpath to shut for almost 6 MONTHS and more upcoming works in south Essex (Image: Google Street View)A footpath is set to close until December and a Benfleet road is shutting for 89 days, among more south Essex works starting this month.These are the…
Concerns have been raised about school run related congestion around a planned new primary school in Basildon. The new 420 place Basildon primary school will be located at The Dry Street housing development in Nethermayne, and was granted permission by…
Police ‘controlling traffic’ as emergency services on scene of A127 crash (Image: Essex Travel News)
Police are “controlling traffic” after a crash involving a lorry and a van on a major south Essex road.
Emergency services were called to the A127 …
Emergency services were called to the A127 Londonbound in Rayleigh[1] after reports of the crash involving a lorry and a van.
UPDATEDRayleigh – A127 London bound – RTC involving a Lorry and Van Police are attendingRTC is at the Fairglen Exchange and Po…
Police on scene of A127 crash in Rayleigh ‘involving lorry and van’ (Image: Google Street View / stock image)Police were called to the A127 after reports of a crash on the major south Essex road this morning.There are delays on the A127 Londonbound in …
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Former Premier League Footballer Crashes Car Through Shop Front
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A former Premier League footballer pleaded guilty to drink driving after he crashed his car into a shop in the north of England last November.CCTV footage released by the Crow…