A WOMAN and her baby who went missing following an attack on a 17-year-old man has been found. Kay Phillips and her baby were found safe and well by police at a relatives' house in Chelmsford on Tuesday evening (December 3).
A1306 New Road in Wennington closed in both directions between the B1335 Sandy Lane junction and the B1335 Wennington Road junction, because of an accident.
FIRE CREWS have been called to an RTC involving two vehicles on The Manorway in Stanford-le-Hope. One man is trapped and crews are working to release the casualty.
A WOMAN suffered injuries on Saturday night (Nov 30th) after being knocked down by a car as police had to contend with heavy cruiser presence. The collision occurred at 10.30pm on West Thurrock Way. It is believed that a beige Volkswagen came into contact with a woman near to TGI Fridays.
POLICE have launched an investigation after a car was found embedded in a wall at Orsett primary school. Police were called at 2am on Sunday morning (Dec 1st) to School Lane, Orsett where an abandoned Ford Focus was found.
A VEHICLE has struck a bridge between Upminster and Grays, which means trains cannot currently run between these stations. To check your journey, please use the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
FIRE CREWS were called to a road traffic collision involving one vehicle in Church Road, Tilbury. One woman was trapped and crews released the casualty by 00:40hrs (Nov 29th).
CPS East of England has authorised the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate to charge Simon Bromley, 44, with the manslaughter of Lee Balkwell, 33, who died when trapped between the drum and chassis of a cement mixer in Upminster, Essex, on July 18, 2002.
THE number of HIV tests being carried out in Thurrock has increased year on year since 2009, however, not every eligible person took up the offer. In the lead up to this year’s World AIDS Day – 1 December – a national HIV Testing Week is running between 22 to 29 November. During the week, the Terence Higgins Trust is teaming up with other organisations across England to encourage gay men and African people in particular, to take an HIV test.
YOUNG people from Thurrock have been voting in their hundreds for the issue they feel is most important to them.
As part of the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot; a total of 1,741 of the borough’s young people placed a vote for their top issue out of a choice of 15. Receiving the most number of votes was better work experience (224 votes), followed by zero tolerance to bullying in schools (158 votes).
ESSEX Police and intu Lakeside are once again working together to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience is had by all that visit the centre in the run up to Christmas. Operation Christmas Presence launched today and will see extra officers working closely with the intu Lakeside security team on patrols at key times of the day to deter anyone intent on committing crime and ensure that criminals do not visit the area during the busy shopping period.
It is thought he entered the store at just before 1pm on Tuesday November 5, took some jars of coffee, worth £25, and then left without making any attempt to pay for them. He is described as white and was wearing jeans, a black coat, white trainers and a multi coloured woolly hat.
A DRAMATIC rescue took place at lunchtime today (Nov 20th) after police saved a man from the freezing waters of the Lakeside marina. The man was spotted at just after midday clambering on top of boats in Alexandra Lake.
A MAN has died after falling from the QEII bridge this morning. Police were called just before 3.30am following reports a man had fallen from the bridge.
THE WIFE of a man who died following a fatal crash in Purfleet in October 2012 has issued a statement in tribute to him after the man who caused the crash is sentenced. Kevin COLGATE, 54, from Purfleet today (November 18) pleaded guilty at Basildon Crown Court to causing the death of David Dawe by careless driving.
