Nearly 3,000 hospital beds will help Essex's NHS cope with winter pressures that could lengthen A&E waits and ambulance handover delays.

A member of the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas says he was living his “dream”, following a performance in front of Colchester Gurkha veterans.

Smoking rates in Essex have fallen to the lowest on record

Colchester council leader Paul Dundas welcomes Budget growth and housing measures but warns homelessness concerns.

A retired major was delighted to see The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas again after fearing he would never see them after leaving the Army.

The first space on Watford’s Monopoly board has been announced as Rennie Grove Peace Hospice.

Chinese car giant Geely has opened a new showroom in Watford town centre.

A man has been charged after around £1,000 worth of cigarettes were stolen from Tesco Express, Radlett.

My lunch at Shree Krishna Bhavan in Carpenders Park was one of the most delicious I can remember.

Another resident has come forward after her car was scratched with an ‘X’ in the same West Watford road as a string of similar incidents.