Essex councils are keeping a close eye on the weather forecast as a heatwave could once again force changes to bin collections.

Teenage musician Finlay Craig is stepping into the spotlight as Colchester's first organ scholar.

Traffic is beginning to queue on the A414 Maldon Road, on the eastbound carriageway, following reports of a crash in Danbury.

Essex Trading Standards have issued an urgent recall after Tickit Sensory Blocks were found to possibly contain asbestos.

Signal issues in north Essex village have continued after a telecommunications mast was removed “without warning”.

Burger King is opening a drive-thru between Costa Coffee and Nando’s in Stane Leisure Park.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected Colchester-based firm Delight Supported Living Ltd in May, before publishing its findings on Monday, June 29.

Suffolk fruit farm Peake Fruit put forward plans to build a new packhouse building on its farm in Home Farm Lane, Ardleigh.

Closing down sale signs go up outside major outdoor retailer, GO Outdoors in Colchester.

The speed limit along the A131 in Little Maplestead between Halstead and Sudbury is to have a reduction in speed limit for more than three years.

A historic pub in Harwich is set to go under the hammer later this month with a guide price of £90,000 to £100,000.

A major road is set to fully reopen by tomorrow morning following emergency repairs.

Stanway Rovers Football Club, in New Farm Road, was broken into during the early hours of Friday morning, June 26.

MORE than 100 lucky Essex residents have bagged thousands of pounds this month as the big winners of July's Premium Bonds draw have been revealed.

A quiet cul-de-sac in Earls Colne has been left battling foul smells and mounting rubbish after residents say their bins have gone uncollected for five weeks.

The owner of The Heckford Angel, in Maldon Road, near Colchester Zoo has filed a new application for a change of use and renovation of the listed building.

Harley Nash, 28, was in a Volkswagen Golf when he stopped by police in St Osyth Road, Clacton, in April.

A road has been closed following a reported crash in Burnham-on-Crouch, with delays reported.

All traffic has been temporarily held on the M11 northbound following a collision in Essex.

Essex Police addressed the media today after two people died following a plane crash in High Ongar yesterday afternoon.

A domestic abuse survivor has spoken of her "relief" after coming forward and helping to bring her abuser to justice.

Police have issued an appeal after a teenage boy was reportedly assaulted in Castle Park, Colchester yesterday evening.

A police investigation into a nursery which saw its registration suspended has now concluded.

Plans for a new 3,500-home neighbourhood across three villages in Essex have taken a big step forward.

A key road in Chelmsford has been closed in one direction following a burst water main on the route.

A yellow heat-health alert has been issued for Essex and the wider East of England as temperatures are set to rise across the county

Plans have been unveiled to scrap the Halifax brand after 173 years, with all customers due to be transferred to Lloyds.

A 10-minute Harlow standoff with a man armed with petrol and a blowtorch has led to high praise for police bravery.

First Bus is set to introduce a series of changes across its Essex network later this month.

Essex Police have released a statement after two people died in a small plane crash in High Ongar.

Two people have been confirmed dead after a small plane crashed in High Ongar yesterday afternoon.

Two police officers are being investigated over failures concerning the murder of Essex teenager, Henry Nowak.

Former WH Smith sites across the country including Essex could be at risk of closing with TG Jones on the brink of collapse.

Colchester Zoo has revealed the name of a recently-born cherry-crowned mangabey monkey.

A former Essex Police officer is due to face a misconduct hearing next week over allegations of using a police phone to take sexually explicit images.

All lanes have been stopped following a crash on the M25 anticlockwise near Junction 26 for Waltham Abbey in Essex.

Hundreds of homes are without power near Halstead due to a "potentially dangerous situation".

After a "serious" small plane crash in Ongar, we have put together all we know on the incident so far.

Drivers using the A12 have been warned of potential disruption for "several days" due to a lane closure between Witham and Kelvedon in Essex.

There were several more streets across Essex that won in the People's Postcode Lottery last month.

Jonathan O’Brien, 21, was at Tom Pepper’s in the town centre last month when staff called police at 2.51am so they could get him out of the bar.

Daniel Deakin, 39, was taken to hospital when he caused the crash in Drury Road, Colchester last month.

Essex Police have evicted a group of travellers who set up an illegal camp site at Lower Castle Park in Colchester.

Miss Millie's is opening its unit on the High Street today, with a large menu or chicken food items on the menu.

After months of excitement, the first Miss Millie's fast food store in Essex is opening in the former-KFC unit in Colchester High Street.

A much-loved fox has died after 10 years at Hopefield Animal Sanctuary.

A man who experienced housing instability during his teenage years has spoken about the positive impact a youth charity had on his journey to independence.

A seventh man has avoided jail for violent disorder in Epping, with four others convicted and awaiting sentencing.

Emergency services remain at the scene of a small plane crash in Essex.

Criminals have been sentenced across Essex in recent cases involving exploitation, coercive control, drug networks and dangerous driving offences.