Wickford derailment: Second train comes off tracks in Essex within 24 hours
A Greater Anglia train carrying 62 passengers has come off the tracks in Essex in the second British rail derailment in less than 24 hours. The Wickford derailment happened at around 2.21pm on Friday on the line between Wickford and Rayleigh, sparking a major emergency response and wiping out services between London Liverpool Street and […]
2 weeks ago
Boy dies in front of family hours after doctor said he ‘just had a virus’
After being told his sore throat was due to a virus, he passed away just hours later. An eleven-year-old boy from Braintree, Essex, died mere hours after being told that “just a virus” was the source of his sore throat. Frankie-Rae Law, 11, was sent by his mother to the local GP where he was […]
10 months ago
Police boss has ‘no regrets’ after officers investigated pub landlords who displayed golly dolls
‘I make no apologies for doing that’ A police chief has said he has no regrets after his officers raided an Essex pub when someone complained it was displaying golly wog dolls bars behind the bar. Earlier this year six officers visited the White Hart Inn in Grays which has since shut down and removed […]
3 years ago
Rage rollercoaster rescue at Southend’s Adventure Island after passengers left hanging at 72ft
Thrill seekers on a 72-foot-high rollercoaster were left hanging vertically when the ride broke down in Essex. Horrified onlookers watched as rescuers scrambled to rescue eight terrified people stuck “at the top” of the Adventure Island in Southend, attraction just before 2pm Friday. Eye witnesses said the riders were left hanging on the tracks, stuck […]
3 years ago
Warning to parents as man ‘tries to kidnap boy from primary school’
The man has apparently been approaching ‘secondary age pupils’ as well A primary school in Essex has issued a warning to parents after a man allegedly tried to take a young boy from the school grounds. The incident was said to have happened on the courts at Templars Academy, on Cressing Road, in Witham last […]
3 years ago
Pub which refused to remove racist dolls is forced to close
‘The young people these days don’t understand, from years ago where did the Gollys originate from, it’s such a shame’ An Essex pub that caused national outrage after displaying golli*** dolls has been forced to close after being boycotted by some of its supplies. According to reports, Heineken and Carlsberg asked the owners of The […]
3 years ago