This Is Total Essex

You can nominate your favourite pub, restaurant, cafe and takeaway

Temperatures are expected to rise

Some of the best meals are eaten at home on your sofa

Everyone has a favourite place to eat - yours could be voted the best

We have so many amazing pubs in Essex - but we need your help to find the best

We need your help to find the cafes that serve up the tastiest food and the best service

It is the brand's first store in Essex

It has a long history, and some reasonably priced homes, too!

It will be receiving a big refurb

He is wanted on recall to prison

Olivia Bowen, from Chelmsford, has opened up about the pregnancy with her second child, a baby girl, after a challenging few months

A woman from Essex tried out the Too Good To Go app for the very first time, putting a local bakery to the test – and she couldn't believe what she received in her haul

The shop went viral on social media for its homemade chicken nuggets

There are some familiar faces who could be heading to the dancefloor

Two Essex men helped organise collection of the £18m drugs haul

Traffic has been affected since before 7am

She finished breast cancer surgery not that long ago

As many as 25 people have now been arrested with 16 being charged with offences

It is a perfect addition to any wardrobe

An Essex primary is set to expand further with plans for a new assembly and sports hall