Clacton girl, 14, left days paralysed after catching the flu
She was unable to walk, talk or breathe unaided after waking up from her choma
'A driver left my two kids to die after e-scooter crash - I will never forgive her'
"Their future was stolen from them when they had their whole lives ahead. To never see them grow up just hurts so much."
Serious flooding closes busy Romford roundabout
Multiple parts of the town have flooded, including a popular underpass
'Lorry fire' causing serious traffic problems on M25 and Dartford Crossing
There are huge queues of traffic going back miles
Essex wedding venue makes public apology and promises 'disruptive' incident will not happen again
Locals complained about a huge level of noise at the venue last week
'Intense' thunderstorm forecast for Essex as heatwave hits 30C
There are warnings about flooding in parts of Essex
Person 'seriously injured' after jumping into sea from Essex bridge
Coastguard attended 18 incidents over the bank holiday weekend
Essex driver, 52, given criminal conviction and £266 fine for beeping his horn at friend
The white van driver from Chelmsford has been left with a criminal record after tooting his horn to get a friend's attention
Tories take over Maldon Council kicking out independent leader after close vote
The Independent council leader has been ousted by the Tories after vote decided by just one vote
Essex's newest station branded 'ridiculously underwhelming' over major problem
Locals have said the station has a major problem, which means many are deciding not to use it
Armed police rush to Hertfordshire road after serious incident
Emergency services rushed to Burford Street in Hertfordshire after an altercation left two people with serious injuries
'Why Essex schools should make toilet passes mandatory'
Some schools have introduced toilet passes for imporant reasons that we need to seriously consider
'Security' brought in to stop vehicles going onto Essex village football pitch over the bank holiday
The parish council says it wants to 'return' the field to 'community use'
Essex pub fears it will close after World Cup bid rejected by council
The pub's owners have been told they can't stay open late to show all the World Cup games
The hard-to-pronounce Essex town that Olly Murs calls home
Many struggle to say the name of the town correctly, including a former prime minister
Man bitten by dog on Essex beach
Police are now trying to identify a woman who was walking two Collie dogs at the time of the incident
Parts of Essex hit record temperatures as forecasters predict heatwave could turn into thunderstorm
It's the hottest recorded temperatures in May for nearly 80 years
Police hunting woman with 'shaggy dogs' after man bitten in Essex street
A man in his 70s suffered a 'significant injury' to his arm
Essex woman wanted over 9 'dine and dash' incidents has allegedly 'fled abroad' to Disneyland
A family friend claims she fled abroad after failing to appear in court
Essex pensioner wins over This Morning viewers after becoming oldest wing walker
Harry Heasman made history by becoming the world's oldest wing walker
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