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There are a few pets from the RSPCA and Danaher Animal Home who are looking for new owners

A CANCER charity launched in memory of a young man will commemorate its milestone anniversary with a huge musical celebration next week.

He failed to move from the right-hand lane

A £20,000 reward is being offered for information in connection with a missing woman who liked to visit Leigh.

COMMUNITY groups are joining forces with a view of raising vital funding on behalf of a charity dedicated to helping people who are fighting cancer.

FREAKY families are being invited to attend an eerie evening of haunting entertainment in celebration of the spooky season.

The rules have come into place immediately

The judge described the drug supply operation as "well planned and professionally run"

The survey could shape the future of Colchester's city centre

The high street chain of Superdrug will remain open

He has had the same car and licence plate for 11 years

An appeal for information has been launched

He said it was a 'moment of madness'

He died after being stabbed

The attacker was spared jail by a judge

Essex Police have worked tirelessly around the clock following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Madeleine McCann disappeared while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007.

Households can apply for free cash through the Household Support Scheme.

The Royal Family will observe another week of mourning fo the Queen following her state funeral on Monday.

Crowds of mourners have flocked to London, Windsor and royal sites throughout the UK while the royal family gathered at Westminster Abbey.

It came as she was laid to rest

Some preferred to mourn the Queen with one another rather than at home

The police have appealed for witnesses

North Essex dignitaries have reacted to the Queen's funeral

It is now the fourth monarch which Mr Bowley has seen take the throne – and third king

The poignant service brought together many people

Essex Police officers took part in a two-minute silence today during Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral.

He has made it through to the next round

The tragic event happened back in 1944

It came as the nation mourned

Wilkin and Sons has had a Royal Warrant since 1911.

THE Queen’s most loyal aide was given pride of place in front of Her Majesty’s coffin during the procession to Westminster Hall.

NORTH Essex royalists in mourning have said Her Majesty the Queen’s death “feels like losing a member of the family”, ahead of her funeral next week.

THE Mayor of Colchester has described the late Queen Elizabeth as “an exceptional person” following her death at the age of 96.

A few places will be screening the Queen's funeral in Essex on Monday, September 19

King Charles III was left close to tears during a state funeral service at Westminster Abbey.

Since 5pm on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of members of the public have filed past the Queen's coffin.

The Queen’s funeral will mark a major moment in history as the nation thanks Her late Majesty for 70 years of public service.

COUNCILLORS and dignitaries paid their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a heartfelt ceremony yesterday.

An Essex mourner was in tears as she met the King and the Prince of Wales yesterday.

The pre-school improved after being handed two welfare requirements by the education inspectorate

THE United States President has touched down in the UK ahead of attending the Queen’s funeral.

HEARTBROKEN students, staff members and alumni from a university which was visited by the Queen on two key dates in its history have paid tribute to Her Majesty.

POLICE are on scene of a collision in Colchester which has seen a man taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Buckingham Palace has unveiled the line-up of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee for the first time.

COLCHESTER’S very own paralympic hero Jonathan Broom-Edwards MBE has been fighting that little bit harder throughout his entire life.

The royals visited the area in 2014.

Members of the public are welcome to join the minute's silence taking place across the country on Sunday evening

The thief has a concerning record of offending