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Plans have been submitted to transform the former Mauro's café on The Green in Writtle into a new coffee, bakery and wine deli

The ombudsman said: "The council has allowed the matter to drift for almost 18 months and the injustice is ongoing."

Big cat sightings have been reported across Essex for years, and an early morning encounter at Wivenhoe Station left a commuter stunned as they said it was "nothing like anything I had seen before"

The application is set to make up more than half of the total planned across three zones of the Chelmsford Garden Community

Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in The Good Life and To the Manor Born, has died aged 86 after a battle with cancer

Airlines have different rules to cope with the new sports gear

There were plenty of smiling faces throughout the weekend

One surprise act in particular thoroughly impressed me

He was issued with a £200 fine despite explaining his health issues

Traffic is building in the area

It's one of the most significant investments in the centre since it was opened in the 1980s

Two men have been charged - and one man is from Essex

More than 600 residents raised objections to the proposals for the 'high performing' farmland

Exceptional teachers, support staff and education professionals from across the county have been honoured

Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones

Coronation Street actress Tracy Shaw, who played Maxine Peacock in the ITV soap, has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has now begun chemotherapy treatment, sharing an emotional update from A&E

A single mum from Essex who struggles to make ends meet was given a life-changing opportunity on Channel 5's Rich House, Poor House

They hope to convert the house into the ultimate tribute to the hit TV series

They need loving new homes

The name is said to have been named as such because it marks out a mile from the nearby city