FIRE CREWS using specialist equipment cut free two casualties following a road traffic collision on the Aveley by-pass. The incident occurred at just after 7.30pm on Saturday night (Nov 16th) and involved three vehicles with two casualties trapped in the same vehicle.The casualties were freed by 20:27 hrs and left in the care of ambulance service paramedics.
FIRE CREWS were called to Chafford Hundred to deal with a fire in a bedroom. Crews were called to Gilbert Road at 1pm on Saturday afternoon (Nov 16th). Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used one hose reel to tackle the fire in the bedroom of a detached property.
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HUTCHISON Ports UK (HPUK) announced that MacAndrews, a subsidiary of CMA CGM, has switched all its South East England calls from Forth Ports’ Tilbury to Hutchison’s Thamesport reports portfinanceinternational.com. Last spring, MacAndrews had already moved three of its short-sea services from London Container Terminal (LCT) in Tilbury (Essex) to London Thamesport (LTP) on the Isle of Grain (Kent).
TWO men from West Essex have this morning been arrested as part of a cross-channel investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering. On Thursday, November 14, detectives and financial investigators from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA), Essex Police and the French Judicial Police, executed search warrants at two addresses on Rollason Way in Brentwood and The Green in South Ockendon.
AN "unlucky 13" of Britain's most wanted criminals who are thought to be hiding in Spain will be unveiled today, including the suspected leader of a £90 million cocaine smuggling ring. Ian Stanton, 42, from Liverpool, is accused of being the ringleader of a gang who smuggled more than 400kg of cocaine to the UK hidden in a shipment of Argentinian beef.
THE theft took place at 12.20pm on Monday September 16. A woman had entered the Cash Generator store, in Clarence Road, in Grays, picked up a remote control toy helicopter from the display and walked out of the store without making any attempt to pay for it. The suspect is described as white, aged 35 to 40 with brown hair.
COME and learn how the independent advisory group play an important role in providing independent advice to Essex Police. The meeting will be at 6.30 pm at Grays Fire Station in Hogg Lane, Grays.
OWEN WOOD, the man found guilty of the manslaughter of Liam Holden in a Grays car park will be sentenced today. Sentencing by judge Charles Gratwicke takes place at Chelmsford Crown Court. Wood was found guilty last month of the manslaughter, which took place in March.
NOW, I’m no style icon, but I am often complimented on my outfits. Sometimes, the focus is on a particular piece of clothing or it might be a particular colour that I’m wearing. Of course I’m pleased that my effort to look good has been acknowledged.
However, I began to realise that certain items of clothing were without fail drawing attention more than others. When I gathered these items together, I found, to my surprise, that they were purchased from the supermarket.
AS part of the infrastructure upgrade, in the lead up to the opening of the UK’s first 21st Century port, DP World London Gateway’s major junction improvement works on A13/A1014 Junction in Stanford-le-Hope, have now been completed on schedule by J. Murphy & Sons Limited. The works included the widening of the roundabout from two to three lanes, the installation of a new bridge, the widening of the slip roads and the signalisation of the junction.
Cyber slanging match number 1: UniteatLondngateway are concerned about union recognition at DP World London Gateway. They have been vociferous over the last few days and have alleged that DP World tried to entice companies to move away from Purfleet and Tilbury. Ms Doyle-Price replied on Twitter that "Cobelfret wanted to remain in Purfleet." She then goes onto to signpost an article from Unite and then tweets: "Unite tell how they are trying to bully their way into recognition at our newest port #anyunionbutunite."
COMMUTERS were, once again, stuck in traffic after a motorcyclist was involved in a road traffic collision on the A13 on Friday night. The collision occurred at the Southend-boudn junction of the A13 where it meets the A126 for Lakeside.
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in Chadwell St Mary where two watches were stolen. The back door of the house in Newnham Place was jemmied open between midnight and 6.45pm on Sunday, November 3. A ‘Police’ branded watch with a silver chain and a ‘Tag’ branded watch with a silver frame and black face were stolen.
THE FIRST ship is expected to arrive at DP World London Gateway tonight. London Gateway in Stanford-le-Hope, is the £1.5 billion "super port" which is expected to save British importers and exporters hundreds of millions of pounds every year from reduced transportation of goods across the UK.
