East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) is expanding its Christmas tree recycling scheme into Essex.

A FORMER boy band member made a surprise visit to a popular pub in Colchester - bringing an 'unexpected touch of celebrity sparkle'.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be updating you on the A12 northbound, where a broken down vehicle has partially blocked the road. Thank you for joining us.

The A12 is partially blocked Colchester-bound near Kelvedon this morning.

A local government service responsible for parking enforcement in public areas has drawn a positive balance as new spending figures have been published.

Watford Colosseum is set to welcome James B Partridge's viral Primary School Bangers show - as seen at Glastonbury and the British Grand Prix.

Watford Junction trains are being cancelled or delayed this morning due to damage to overheard wire lines.

We visited one of the UK's most unique cafes in Watford to see if it lived up to the billing given in dozens of rave reviews. Here's what we thought.

English Heritage is helping to get the whole family into the festive spirit this year and sprinkling plenty of Christmas joy.

The Watford native and lifelong Hornets fan behind the Football Manager series has discussed how a challenging period for the franchise hit him hard.