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Partial Closure Order issued to address persistent nuisance and disorder in Felmores

ON 4 December 2025, officers from the Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Legal Services teams attended Chelmsford Magistrates' Court and successfully secured a partial closure...

East Tilbury: XL Bully owner admits owning a dangerously out of control dog

THE owner of an XL Bully which attacked another dog and its owner, causing them both serious injuries, has admitted being the owner of...

Man wanted over assault at petrol station in Grays

ESSEX Police would like to speak to this man in connection with an assault investigation in Grays.  He was with a woman and a child...

Essex road safety campaign makes significant impact in first week: 97 drink and drug driving related arrests

THE first week of Essex Police’s latest road safety campaign targeting drink and drug driving has resulted in a notable number of arrests, demonstrating...

Family pay tribute to Chafford Hundred teenager stabbed to death on night out at university

AN eighteen-year-old student from Chafford Hundred was stabbed to death while on a celebration night out with his university friends in Southampton. The family of...

Chafford Hundred: Man charged with seven counts of indecent exposure

A MAN has been charged with seven counts of indecent exposure following a detailed investigation into incidents in Chafford Hundred. Back in October, we issued...

Essex Police Business Team: Shop theft: ‘If you’re struggling and thinking about stealing, please don’t. It will only make things worse’

THE Essex Police Business Crime Team is urging anyone thinking of turning to crime in the run-up to Christmas to think again. “December is a...

Chelmsford prison staff admits relationship with prisoner

A 48-year-old prison tutor has admitted an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner at HMP Chelmsford. Melissa Murphy, formerly Melissa O'Brien, of Dorset Close in Chelmsford,...

Plans for 26-room hotel in Grays town centre called In for scrutiny

COUNCILLORS have called in plans to convert three commercial units in Grays High Street into a 26-room hotel, citing concerns over parking, demand, and...

c2c and local Thurrock partners join forces as custodians of safety on the railway

LOCAL train operator c2c Railway Ltd and Jen Craft Thurrock MP met with customers and residents at Chafford Hundred station on Friday, 28 November...

December road safety campaign: Zero tolerance for drink driving:

THIS December, Essex Police will be taking part in a national campaign to stop drink and drug driving. There will be zero tolerance for...

Essex Police launch Christmas Drug-Driving campaign

SERP supports THINK! drug driving campaign as Essex sees highest number of drug-driving related collisions in 2024. This campaign targets young men, as DfT statistics...

Black Friday warning issued as £11 million lost to holiday fraud last year

THE UK Civil Aviation Authority is urging holidaymakers to act before booking travel deals during the Black Friday weekend and on Travel Tuesday –...

Essex Police may have to make redundancies 

THE crime commissioner for Essex has warned of further redundancies at Essex Police if the Government insists the force recruit more police officers without...

Grays man in court over thefts from BP station on A13

A GRAYS man has appeared in court, accused of stealing more than £800 of alcohol, after an investigation by Thurrock Neighbourhood Policing Team. James Prentice,...

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