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On Monday, authorities worked to fix the large main that burst wide open. Crews pumped the final pools of water and began making repairs to the cast-iron pipe that ruptured 24 hours earlier on Devonshire Road at 12th Street. The water main break created a massive sinkhole. Several homeowners are worried about the status of their homes. "I didnt know how big it was until I came out here. This is deep," said resident Stephen Engler. Engler said there are multiple sinkholes on his property that wo...

3 homes evacuated as water main break floods Allentown street Updated Dec 27, 2020; Facebook Share Three homes have been evacuated as crews continue to work on a 36-inch water main rupture in Allentown. The rupture began early Sunday at Mack Boulevard and Devonshire Road with the initial call coming in around 4:30 a.m., said Susan Sampson, a spokeswoman for the Lehigh County Authority. The rupture affected water pressure on the city’s South Side and has since led to the evacuation of three h...

In this latest tale, Tom recounts a familys terrifying encounter with a manikin. THE weird spate of incidents that ultimately caused a family to flee from their home in the middle of the night took place at an outwardly elegant Georgian three-storey detached house on Devonshire Road, Prenton, in early January 2010. James Meredith Jones, a chartered surveyor in his 40s, spotted the empty dwelling one day on his way home from work, and after he had arranged a viewing, he applied his skill ...

Man jailed for causing fatal collision in Orsett A MAN who caused a collision where a taxi driver died, and then ran off from the scene, has been jailed. Norman Bullock had been driving along Brentwood Road in Orsett at around 4.05am on 5 October when his red Peugeot 308 taxi was struck by a Black BMW X5. Following the collision witnesses reporting seeing the driver of the BMW leave the vehicle and make off. When emergency services arrived Norman, 65, was still in his vehicle and...

Published: 9:50 AM December 23, 2020    Edvinas Pupkis has been jailed for causing the collision in which taxi driver Norman Bullock died. - Credit: Essex Police A man who caused a collision in which a taxi driver died, has been jailed for two and a half years. Edvinas Pupkis, 22, of Ilford, was given the sentence (alongside a four-year driving ban) at Basildon Crown Court on December 22. Pupkis caused the death of Norman Bullock when he hit Mr Bullocks red Peugeot 308 taxi in Brentwood Road...

A DRIVER who caused the death of a taxi driver in a crash and fled the scene has been jailed. Norman Bullock had been driving along Brentwood Road in Orsett at around 4.05am on October 5 when his red Peugeot 308 taxi was struck by a Black BMW X5. Following the crash, the driver of the BMW, Edvinas Pupkis, got out, grabbed a bag and walked off. When emergency services arrived Norman, 65, was still in his vehicle and despite the best efforts of paramedics, sadly, he was pronounced dead at...

A DRIVER who caused the death of a taxi driver in a crash and fled the scene has been jailed. Norman Bullock had been driving along Brentwood Road in Orsett at around 4.05am on October 5 when his red Peugeot 308 taxi was struck by a Black BMW X5. Following the crash, the driver of the BMW, Edvinas Pupkis, got out, grabbed a bag and walked off. When emergency services arrived Norman, 65, was still in his vehicle and despite the best efforts of paramedics, sadly, he was pronounced dead at...

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- A Windsor man is facing multiple charges after allegedly stealing a car and crashing it twice while fleeing from officers — all in about 15 minutes. Police say around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, officers received a report of a disorderly man inside a business in the 1100 block of California Avenue. When officers arrived, they were told the same man entered a running vehicle with passengers inside. Police say the passengers were able to safely get out of the car before the suspec...

AMONG the cases heard at Southampton Magistrates Court were... SEAN PATRICK CANNEY, 25, of Vokes Close, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to failing to provide his details following an accident. Driving record endorsed with five points and fined £300. Ordered to pay victim surcharge of £34 and court costs of £85. MARC ANDREW PALMER, 39, of Southampton Street, Southampton. Pleaded guilty to the theft of razor blades and 23 vape products worth £193.37 and admitted breach of suspended sentence...

A man has admitted causing a fatal crash in Orsett where a taxi driver died. Sixty-five year-old Norman Bullock from Grays died after the crash involving his red Peugeot 308 and a black BMW X5 on the A128 Brentwood Road at around 4am on 5 October. The driver of the BMW, 21 year-old Edvinas Pupkis, was arrested and later charged with causing death by careless driving, aggravated vehicle taking, driving without insurance, failing to stop at the scene of a collision, and failing to report a ...