Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be keeping you updated on the A12 southbound, where a crash has left part of the road closed with slow traffic. Thank you for joining us.

A CRASH on the A12 near Hatfield Peverel has seen a road closed with slow traffic.

A £1million project to revamp a youth centre in Colchester’s city centre has been completed.

Firefighters were called to a three-storey town house in St Andrew's Avenue on May 31 after a neighbour heard a smoke alarm and dialled 999.

Technology is key to keeping roads safe in the east of England – but are roads in Essex missing out on the improvements the network needs?

A fallen tree has cancelled Abbey Line trains for the rest of the day.

A CHARITY has launched a campaign to double the impact of every donation

A nursery worker accused of serious offences involving children, from Hemel Hempstead, is set to appear in St Albans Crown Court tomorrow.

Calcutta Cravings, Watford’s newest Indian restaurant on St Albans Road, delivers big flavours in a cosy setting.

One of the leading home appliance and electricals brands, Daewoo Electricals has an extensive range including kettles, toasters, microwaves, coffee machines and air fryers amongst other small kitchen appliances in its collection.