Live updates and reaction as Colchester MP Will Quince resigns his ministerial position

CCTV images have been released of a man police would like to track down in connection with a vicious attack which put a father in a wheelchair.

If approved the project will be finished around 2030.

INTERNATIONAL superstars are set to headline at a new music festival in Southend which is expected to draw in more than 10,000 people.

Parents have been praising a money-saving birthday present tip that's gone viral on Facebook.

COLCHESTER MP Will Quince has resigned as Minister for Children and Families with immediate effect.

Organisers said 2,000 people enjoyed the spectacle

It follows a series of anti-social driving incidents

NEW figures have revealed the most sought after locations to buy a house in north Essex.

AN animal lover has commendably raised thousands of pounds for an under-threat sanctuary after walking a staggering 50,000 steps in a single day.

The punch left the woman 'seeing stars'

Tools were stolen as well as bikes

He passed the Army Officer Selection Board in March

Costa Coffee has been gifting Costa Club members free drinks in recent weeks to celebrate the launch of its biggest summer drinks range yet.

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Rishi Sunak has quit as chancellor and Sajid Javid has resigned as health secretary as Boris Johnson’s leadership faced a fresh crisis.

Twenty-six councillors voted for adopting the local plan.

He armed himself as he waited for a duo to approach him

HARWICH and North Essex MP Sir Bernard Jenkin has suggested political leaders promoting people with the “wrong attitudes and the wrong behaviours” gives permission to others to behave similarly.

Jonathan Simon appeared in court

The star asked to borrow the flag

ACADEMCIS who want GPs to be able to prescribe fishing as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are inviting military veterans on a free fishing weekend as part of their research.

They were turned away from the cinema at the weekend

It has now been put in place

FIREFIGHTERS have issued a warning after an overheated battery sparked a shed fire.

FIREFIGHTERS are advising residents to make sure cigarettes are properly stubbed out before discarding them after a fire in Clacton.

A SHED became engulfed in flames after a nearby bonfire proved too hot to handle.

They also attached their own image of “an apocalyptic vision of the future”

He has been jailed

RESIDENTS determined to shift a few pounds are being encouraged to attend a series of forthcoming weight loss classes.

A YOUTH Football Club hosted a continuous 12-hour football match to raise cash for charity and renovations of its clubhouse.

ATRADITIONAL folk band are set to perform an afternoon set of shanty songs an iconic seaside attraction.

A 25-year-old man remains on bail

Recovery works are underway

The Only Way Is Essex star Yazmin Oukhellou is "stable and recovering in hospital after surgery", her representative has confirmed.

BURGLARS ransacked a home in broad daylight before fleeing the scene with a sack-load of expensive items.

The garden cost £10,000, but the school didn't have to pay for it.

Two fires have been set in a week

A SUPERMARKET will open its newly rebuilt store in north Essex this week.

TWO friends have finally taken to the air as they completed a skydive and raised thousands to help a little girl fighting a rare form of cancer.

The firm has dished out letters to pupils

David Robinson acted swiftly to save Derek Snelgrove

It follows sexual misconduct allegations against Tamworth MP Chris Pincher

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Live updates as Colchester Council is set to vote on the future of the Middlewick Ranges.

Protestors are expected to cerate a blockade at 12pm

It is understood protesters plan to block part of the A12 this morning

Motorists undertook a go-slow protest in light of increasing fuel prices

CAN you spot yourself in our crowd shots from the Michael Ball and Alfie Boe concert?

Motorists were stopped by campaigners