Ferne McCann on spinning work and motherhood plates.

Essex Police have named 21-year-old Jack Sullivan as the man who died after sustaining fatal injuries following a kidnapping in Waltham Abbey.

A record of 34 candidates are confirmed to stand in the Clacton by-election. Get to know the people who are standing.

Postcard-sized collages from around the world are on display at the Cut and Paste exhibition at the Minories Gallery in Colchester.

Colchester NHS nurse Kim Ness has stepped down from her role after 50 years.

HS2 works require a reduced service through Watford Junction and into London Euston across this weekend (July 17 and July 18).

The Watford Observer shines a spotlight on Kings Langley in Hertfordshire.

New parking restrictions are being proposed in Abbots Langley.

Standalone Farm in Letchworth Garden City is the perfect spot for a family day out, and even has its own Highland Cow.

Standstead Abbotts is a picturesque riverside village in Hertfordshire with great pubs.