This Is Total Essex

Plans are in place to build flats at the site

It was previously named one of the UK's best places to live

In total, the council wrote off more than £3.3 million in unpaid debts

Lauren Goodger made a name for herself as one of the original stars of The Only Way Is Essex

Michael Casey, 24, was sentenced to more than two years in jail but did not attend the hearing

Tom Greenhill, 37, began experimenting on his own home while his wife, Kerry, was pregnant during a 40 degree heatwave in 2022

It's so pretty you might not need to go abroad this summer

Azuma Windowa was 16 years old and had just sat her GCSEs when her mother Gladys was killed when a suicide bomber blew up the No 30 bus she was on at London's Tavistock Square

It was opened 170 years ago

The sanctuary announced urgent repairs and maintenance, with no reopening date set yet

It's not as busy as some of the more well-known Essex beaches

Police are growing 'increasingly concerned' about her welfare as she remains missing

The dog unit were deployed and tracked suspects from Thurrock to Tilbury

George and his girlfriend, Lolly, could not contain how much they loved the place

Others say they are 'obsessed' with it

The cabin bag fits perfectly underneath a plan seat

Our beloved Stansted Airport had some interesting reviews from American tourists visiting the UK

Both the best place to live and the worst place to live in Britain are apparently in Essex

Which? named it as one of the worst seaside towns in the UK - but it still attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year

The area fell into a state of decay 100 years ago - but has since been revived