Comedy helped to "drive the message" at an Armed Forces Community event, on Monday.

NHS Essex is urging residents to order repeat prescriptions ahead of the August bank holiday.

The leader of a major organised crime group has been jailed after spending nearly five years on the run and being caught in Dubai.

A person has died following an incident on the railway near Benfleet station.

A lane has been closed on the M25 near Waltham Abbey following a multi-vehicle collision near the Essex border.

Drivers are being warned of a series of overnight closures over the next fortnight as essential repair work gets under way on the A12

Harwich Redoubt will receive more than £360,000 for vital repair work.

The Ballin' with a Bobby basketball tournament, which helps steer young people away from crime, is returning to Colchester.

Lilly Wingar, 16, was unable to attend prom at her school in Colchester after "difficult experiences" caused her to leave the school.

A fundraiser raised over £1100 for a boy from Tiptree, who "surprised" doctors with his birth.

Jaqueline Long, 65, was involved in the collision last month in Church Road, Tiptree, when she was behind the wheel of her Peugeot 2008.

An Essex mum has started her own business and run the London Marathon after being diagnosed with incurable cancer.

A Colchester group is calling for the immediate restoration of a Victorian boating lake in Castle Park.

Francois De Jesus, 53, was stopped by police in June in Elmstead, where a new link road between the A120 and A133 was opened earlier this summer.

Footage has captured the moment a drill artist who was has now been jailed was arrested with a gun at a probation meeting.

Drivers are facing long delays on the A133 at Weeley after a crash.

Households across Tendring are to benefit from an recycling box as part of a major scheme change.

A man has been charged with attempted GBH and several driving offences after an incident in Chelmsford.

Two siblings who sat their Spanish GCSE at just 13 and 11 are set to receive their results after unexpectedly moving to the UK just three years ago.

Amphora Connect has launched its new full-fibre broadband network in West Mersea.

For the first time in 80 years, two Royal Navy veterans have finally come face-to-face.

One of the world’s largest and most advanced container ships is due to arrive at Harwich Harbour

Arriva bus strikes have been suspended to allow drivers to vote on a new offer.

Ryanair has warned Stansted Airport passengers over the potential of fines regarding checking in.

A man has been arrested following a serious assault that left another man with life-threatening injuries in Maldon.

The Red Arrows will return to the skies for Clacton Airshow next week.

A teenager has been arrested in connection with an incident where a two-year-old girl was hit by an e-bike in Clacton.

Two teenage children were taken to hospital after a collision involving a car and an e-bike in Great Dunmow.

A new road safety campaign inspired by gaming is urging young drivers in Essex to slow down.

A bank branch in Colchester city centre will temporarily close for more than three weeks while refurbishment work takes place.

Greggs has issued an update on the future of their Halstead High Street after fears the store could close.

The next stage of huge repair operation has begun after a Greater Anglia train that derailed and led to major rail disruption was finally been removed.

A high street fashion retailer is closing another of its stores amid a UK-wide downsizing plan.

A drug dealer who hid cocaine inside a roll-on deodorant has been jailed for three years after police stopped Cristian Mihai in Braintree.

A prominent Chelmsford city-centre restaurant building, formerly home to a national chain, has been put up for sale.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms could bring flash flooding to parts of Essex this week, according to the Met Office and BBC Weather.

A popular pub chain has introduced a new rule affecting all of its pubs across Essex after people have been 'driven nuts'.

More than 40 bus routes are facing days of disruption this week as Arriva drivers walk out in London and Essex amid a dispute over working conditions.

The East of England Ambulance Service's life-saving cardiac care project has been shortlisted for a national award.

The University of Essex's Centre for Healthcare Science taught more than 2,600 young people from Essex and Suffolk about careers in the sector.

A woman has launched a campaign for stronger consumer protection after losing a cherished voicemail.

Bob Seabrook, 88, of Frinton, had been transferred to Little Holland Care Home in November after recovering from a stroke.

Pupils from Kelvedon St Mary’s CofE Primary Academy received funding from Barrett and David Wilson Homes for its sports provision.

St John’s Resident’s Association and Welshwood Park Resident’s Association are calling on Colchester Council to release a report

A Colchester city centre car park, Britannia, has fully reopened following the completion of archaeological investigations.

Train services have been cancelled or disrupted this evening after all lines were blocked between Liverpool Street and Shenfield.

All traffic has been held on the M25 clockwise following a collision at Junction 27 for the M11.

The Friends of Colchester Museums will soon start their autumn lecture series at Lion Walk Church.

Eleven criminals have been put behind bars across Essex so far this month, from domestic abusers and burglars to dangerous drivers and serious sexual criminals.

Tyler Donnelly, 18, told them, 'I’ll shank you up good and proper' during the brawl which started when he started shouting abuse at his victim.