The blaze happened at 6.30pm on Saturday in West Station Yard, off Spital Road in Maldon.
Families nearby feared they would have to be have evacuated, but fire crews used foam jets to bring the blaze under control by 8.15pm.
Police are now...
Comment on this storyA GREAT-GRANDMOTHER from Witham was found dead in the River Brain after passers-by spotted her mobility scooter in the water. Rose Phillips, 69, was pulled from the water near the junction...
FIRE crews worked through the night to tackle three chemical tanks on fire in a farm yard. Crews wore breathing apparatus to fight the...
A MAN from Colchester has been charged in relation to a spate of knife-point robberies across south Essex. Jay Williams, 31, of Military Road, has been remanded in police custody to appear...
A UNIQUE set of keys were found by a walker behind Shireborn Vale in South Woodham Ferrers on Saturday. The four Yale keys are inscribed with "Ripley's Believe It Or Not", along with a...
A HORSE trapped in its travelling box was saved by fire crews using specialist cutting tools. The animal's foot was caught in the rear bulkhead of the box in Greenbury Way, Chelmsford,...
A TATTOO parlour was set ablaze by arsonists in the early hours of Friday morning. Fire fighters were called to Brothers Ink, in West Road, Shoebury, Essex, at 5am on Friday to tackle a...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car crash in Deanery Hill, Braintree, just after 8pm on Friday. One person was trapped in their car after two vehicles collided on the busy Essex road. Fire...
THREE vehicles were involved in a crash on the A130 on Friday evening. Fire crews were called to the north-bound carriageway near Rettendon, Essex, just before 8.30pm Nobody was trapped in...
In a fiesty encounter City always looked the more likely side to score and Martin had been unlucky a minute before the interval when he saw another...
Comment on this storyBRAINTREE Town let a two goal lead slip as they drew 2-2 at strugling Lewes.The Iron were 2-0 up inside 30 minutes of the Blue Square South clash thanks to goals from Sean Marks...
CHELMSFORD City fans can expect to see two new players join the club within days as manager Glenn Pennyfather plans to "freshen-up the...
BRAINTREE Town supporters are being asked to raise £2,000 in cash to give to manager Robbie Garvey so he can sign another player to strengthen the squad as they push for Blue Square...
WITHAM Town manager Danny Greaves has made a double approach for two top goal scorers in a bid to boost his side's push for the champio...
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The film, by Oscar and Bafta winner Andrea Arnold won the jury prize at Cannes last year and is an unflinching look at the trials and tribulations of a young girl growing up on a tough estate in south Essex.
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Depeche Mode are keeping the Essex flag flying by choosing bands from the county to support them as they prepare for two big gigs in...
Mixing mod, Northern Soul, ska and post-punk influences, the Dead Formats put on a great live show as a band, but they're also gaining...
Acclaimed BBC wildlife documentary strand Natural World isn't about exotic, far-away locations this week – it's about Essex. The...
Essex singer and activist Billy Bragg is to make his first foray into theatre this spring. The "bard of Barking" has written songs for...
Essex's very own Hollywood star Dame Helen Mirren is in the running for yet another award with an Oscar nomination for her role in The...
Hot on the heels of Ian Dury movie Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and Blur documentary No Distance Left To Run, comes another...
Every so often an artist comes around who looks destined to lighten up the music scene. Essex's own Leddra Chapman is one such musicia...
Damon Albarn's virtual band Gorillaz are reanimated later this month with the release of new single Stylo on January 29. The Blur front...
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The Essex Chronicle is creating Chelmsford's first ever Speakers' Corner after an impromptu preacher was barred from speaking in the town centre.
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