This Is Total Essex

Colchester has a long history and is home to a number of historical buildings and structures that tell part of the town's story - but there are also some modern builds which catch your eye

The most popular baby names in each of the local authority areas have been revealed by the ONS

The pair were sentenced to a combined total of five years and two months prison, the NCA said.

Emergency services attended but, sadly, a man was later found to have died. His family have been told.

Over the years, Joey has come out with some pretty hilarious answers to questions, but are you any better than him?

The UK Health Security Agency has issued an alert after thousands of cases of norovirus - 75% higher than would normally be found at this time of year. The agency said anyone who catches it should stay home, in a bid to stop the spread

It's taken four years for the case to be concluded in court - but Holtum will now begin serving an 18-year sentence for his horrific actions

Levelling-up scheme proposes new routes in the town as well as trees, flowers, plants and baskets bringing to life derelict areas of Dovercourt.

There is allegedly a mini labyrinth of cellars and tunnels beneath the Fox & Fiddler, leading to various parts of the town

The 40,000 acre vineyard near Saffron Walden once had a very different use

After weeks of nominations and voting we can finally reveal the result

The GP could shut and patients could be moved a mile away

Godfrey's in Hornchurch, has been a family-run bakery for 32 years and has become a local institution - with some staff members staying for over 20 years

The crime of body snatching involves the secret removal of corpses from burial sites- usually to sell and be used for dissection or anatomy lectures in medical schools

The passageway sits underneath us - completely hidden to the modern world

The place was once described as 'the queen of Essex' and is one of Britain's most preserved towns

Carmody, 19, was convicted of murder after less than seven hours of jury deliberation.

Telaqwon was last seen wearing his school uniform. He is understood to have links to London and Manchester

Great Bardfield has a surprising number of connections to royalty

The council sold off bits of land