Cyprus hotel fall: Essex dad fined after son’s death
The toddler plunged almost 40ft from the hotel window A father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) by a court in Cyprus after his young son died in a fall from a hotel window during their family getaway. Joshua Foster, 37, from Essex, appeared at Paphos District Court on Friday. He admitted an offence relating to […]
1 day ago
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 months 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 […]
11 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