1+ day, 14+ min ago   (484+ words) Three men have been sentenced after a teenager was kidnapped in Essex and a man who tried to intervene was stabbed and left with "life-threatening injuries". Lewie Wilson and Riley Dedman - both now 18 but 16 at the time of the incident…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (458+ words) A woman is too traumatised to leave her home after a man followed her in a car in Essex. The incident happened near Langdon Hills as she drove home from a late shift on Friday, September 4. Her husband, Beauford Fox,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (905+ words) A construction site manager from Romford has avoided prison after a worker was buried alive in a ditch. Gheorghita Arsene, 33, who was known as Geo, was crushed to death when a deep trench collapsed on top of him, covering him…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (152+ words) A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and drug possession after a car hit three cyclists in Kent, killing two. Aaron Turner, 22, will appear in court on Wednesday following the crash on Sunday in Gravesend in…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (159+ words) Three people have been charged with attempted murder after a major triple shooting incident in an Essex market town. Police were called to reports of shots fired in Market Place, Braintree, last Monday (August 31) at around 10.10pm. Medics treated three people…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (144+ words) Three Londoners have been arrested following reports of four people being stabbed during a hotel event in Essex with around 100 people. Police were called to a hotel on Stifford Clays Road in North Stifford just before midnight on September 5 to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (429+ words) The lazy dog days of August are often regarded as being uneventful. Now and again, in local history books we read of strange tales. One favourite is the story of Thomasine Tyler, wife of a local property owner. Historical records…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (154+ words) A woman was found dead when her landlord and bailiffs entered her home to evict her, an inquest heard. Beana Khan, 45, was found deceased at her home on Katherine Road in East Ham on August 21. An inquest into Ms Khan’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) A man who died at Chadwell Heath station has been named as Mark Peter Adkins. Mr Adkins, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene of the casualty on the tracks at around 8pm on August 13. An inquest into his death was opened…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (263+ words) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the Romford area. A canopy and extension allegedly built "without planning permission" at an Upminster restaurant have been ordered to be bulldozed. A formal enforcement notice has been issued by…...