Purfleet13 Apr 2025Arrests after sacks of clothes found in warehouseThe sacks filled with clothes, shoes, toys and prams were destined to be sold abroad, police say.13 Apr 2025Essex9 Apr 2025Chemicals firm fined £2.5m over leaked acidsSchools were advised to close when a hydrogen chloride gas cloud billowed into the skies.9 Apr 2025Essex24 Mar 2025Long motorway delays after crash on bridgeDrivers are facing long delays as lanes remain closed.24 Mar 2025Essex23 Oct 2024'Time stood still': remembering Grays lorry deathsThe bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were found in a lorry trailer in October 2019.23 Oct 2024Essex27 Jul 2024MP pledges support after hundreds made redundantThurrock MP Jen Craft reacts to news that many of her constituents face losing jobs at Carpetright.27 Jul 2024Essex11 Jul 2024Man jailed over 39 lorry deaths cannot pay familiesA court hears Gheorghe Nica is unable to pay the £65,000 he owes in compensation to the families.11 Jul 2024Essex3 Jul 2024Man jailed over 39 lorry deaths to be deportedA total of 11 people have been convicted in the UK over the lorry deaths discovered in Essex.3 Jul 2024Essex20 Apr 2024M25 protesters handed suspended jail sentencesInsulate Britain campaigners "inconvenienced" thousands in the September 2021 action, police say.20 Apr 2024Essex31 Oct 2023Nutwork Rail? Watch as squirrel hops on trainThe tailed traveller runs down the aisle then jumps up to take his place alongside other passengers.31 Oct 2023Essex...
