Live updates and pictures as Essex falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

WRAP up warm and enjoy the annual Christmas lights switch on event in your area.

Samuel popped the question at the theatre, where they both now work

RIP.

The campaigner has spoken candidly of her fears for the future

WITH just days to go until Colchester is transformed into a twinkling magical wonderland, festive fever is well and truly starting to fill the air.

Love Island star Olivia Attwood revealed she was forced to leave I'm A Celebrity following shocking blood test results.

She has been punished for the 'minor offence'

A MARRIED couple who opened a business during the coronavirus crisis are now looking to the future after coming out the other side of the pandemic.

A suffragette who actively fought for women's rights will have a blue plaque in honour of her life.

The venues are still recovering serious losses from the Covid-19 lockdowns

A HISTORIC trophy which was presumed lost forever has been returned to a city centre swimming club after 100 years.

The walk is being held in memory of a much-missed teenager

Private GP Services, based on the new Chesterwell Plaza development in Leda Way, will welcome its very first patients

Colchester Council has received a planning application for the site in Magdalen Street

The daily word guessing game Wordle has well and truly taken the world by storm.

The Treasury has revealed 38 names from Essex that have an unclaimed estate

Audience members leave the New Wolsey Theatre in tears over the heartbreaking performance of 'Noughts and Crosses'.

Police are looking to trace a man captured on camera

He drove at speeds of up to 70mph in a 30mph zone

The attraction is rich in fascinating history

LATE night shopping events are set to return to Colchester city centre in time for Christmas 2022.

Great news for the company

This sounds like a fantastic scheme

Multiple orders are in place to temporarily close multiple roads in the county.

The Boundary Commission has revealed its planned changes

A CLACTON care home worker won a prestigious award for her excellent ancillary and person-centred services at the Great British Care Awards.

The key vote will take place next month

The judge has taken no nonsense during his 44 year career

Fantastic work has been undertaken to save the venue

He has been made to pay back the money - and more

The 39-year-old was found dead earlier this year at his home in Colchester

The Range could take over a former Debenhams store in an Essex high street, according to a property company.

Matt Hancock admitted that he is 'looking for a bit of forgiveness' as the former Health Secretary admitted he made a 'pretty big' mistake.

The price of some frozen turkeys has risen by as much as 20 per cent at Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose and Iceland

You could be fined £2,500 for driving while wearing gloves, coats or scarves, experts have warned

Boy George said he will try to avoid “pointless arguments” in the jungle.

Live updates with all the latest traffic, travel and other news from across Essex

Essex will have a few closures affecting the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing in the early hours of the morning over the weekend from November 11-13

Drivers are facing delays and queues on the Dartford Crossing this evening after vehicle fire blocked the busy road and bridge.

A date has been revealed for Southend's new City Wheel on the seafront as construction work finishes.

A COFFEE shop owner is ‘buzzing’ with ideas after taking over the shop this month, on the fourth anniversary of his first business.

Few would have envisaged such problems a year ago

They failed to stop for the police

Pupils at the Mayflower Primary School, in Main Road, Dovercourt, have paid their respects to fallen soldiers

She was left needing 53 stitches in her cheek and head

EMERGENCY services were at a pier as firefighters honed their lifesaving skills during an exercise that simulated real life scenarios.

He will be sentenced next year

The club has competed in four competitions since May

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