Best takeaway in Essex revealed at prestigious national ceremony
A Bangladeshi and Indian takeaway has been named the best takeaway in Essex at the England’s Business Awards.
Popular attraction reveals names of penguin chicks with Star Wars theme
Two Humboldt penguin chicks born at Colchester Zoo on Star Wars Day have been given fitting names after staff confirmed they are a male and female.
Two teenagers die after car veers off Essex road into wooded area
Two teenagers have died after a car left the road and crashed into woodland in Essex.
Drug dealer jailed after trying to hide cocaine in deodorant stick
A drug dealer who hid cocaine inside a roll-on deodorant has been jailed for three years after being stopped by Essex Police.
Exact date temperatures could drop as low as 7C in Essex
Temperatures in parts of Essex could plunge as low as 7C overnight this weekend, following a run of recent hot weather.
Urgent appeal to find 78-year-old man missing from Essex home
A 78-year-old man has been reported missing from Ingrave in Essex.
Former officer dismissed after engaging in relationship with abuse victim
Former PC Kieran O’Connor has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found he had engaged in an "inappropriate relationship" with an abuse victim.
Teen denies murdering 12-year-old boy allegedly struck by car in Essex
A 15-year-old boy, who has been accused of murdering 12-year-old Bobby Bloomfield in Pilgrims Hatch, has pleaded not guilty.
Pilot remains in hospital with 'life-changing injuries' after air show crash
A pilot remains in hospital after sustaining life-changing but not life-threatening injuries during an air show at Stow Maries near Purleigh.
Dangerous burglar who held woman at knifepoint in her Essex home is jailed
A dangerous burglar who held a 78-year-old woman at knifepoint in her home has been jailed for eight years.
Bodies of two puppies discovered near block of flats in Essex
The RSPCA appeal has been launched after the bodies of two dead puppies were found near a block of flats in Chelmsford.
Update issued after train derailed as Greater Anglia disruption to last a week
Greater Anglia have launched a rail shuttle services and bus replacement services for passengers in south Essex following a train derailment in Wickford.
When rain is forecast for Essex this week after FIFTH heatwave of summer
Rain is finally on the horizon for Essex after weeks of relentless heat this summer.
'Prolific' sex offender who targeted girls as young as four given 16 years
Nathan Behrens, 21, of Braintree, has been jailed for 16 years after admitting to eight child sexual offences.
Fire service update on major warehouse blaze after smoke seen 20 miles away
Firefighters will return to the scene of a major warehouse blaze to continue their work today (Monday, August 17).
Dozens of trains delayed or cancelled amid major disruption on Essex routes
A fault with the signalling system at Beaulieu Park has disrupted 50 train services in mid and north Essex.
Seven new deputy lieutenants appointed in Essex
Seven new deputy lieutenants have been appointed to represent the King in Essex.
Aerodrome issue update after pilot 'seriously injured' in plane crash
Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome has issued an update after the pilot of a small aircraft crashed during an air show.
Man found dead in wooded area near housing estate
A man has been found dead in a wooded area near the Greenstead estate in Colchester.
Pilot 'seriously injured' after plane crash at famous aerodrome
A pilot has been seriously injured after a crash at Stow Maries Aerodrome in Maldon during an air show.
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