Birchanger27 Nov 2024Plans unveiled for 1,000 homes on green belt landDeveloper City and Country believes its proposal will ease a "housing crisis" in the area.27 Nov 2024Essex17 May 2024'We do not want their lives to be in vain'The families of two men killed almost 20 years apart urge others to reconsider carrying knives.17 May 2024England1 Mar 2024'My family was torn apart by my brother's murder'James Hardwidge is calling on people to stop arming themselves with knives.1 Mar 2024Essex13 Nov 2023Police make arrests in crackdown on 'laughing gas'Nitrous oxide is now a Class C drug and its possession became illegal from 8 November.13 Nov 2023Essex30 Oct 2023Town road to shut for four weeks for M11 upgradeA full closure is now needed for "sheet piling and drainage installation", a county council says.30 Oct 2023Beds, Herts & Bucks6 Jun 2023Criminal investigation over royal escort crashHelen Holland, 81, died after being hit by a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh6 Jun 2023London19 May 2023Woman, 81, still critical after royal escort crashA police motorcycle was escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh when the crash happened last week.19 May 2023London12 May 2023Woman, 81, in coma after royal escort crash - familyA police motorcycle was escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh when the crash happened, police say.12 May 2023London21 Sep 2022Serious collision closes road for nine hoursThe road was shut on Tuesday night while investigation work was carried out, National Highways says.21 Sep 2022Essex