The United Reformed Church at Chappel has marked its 125th anniversary.

Tomorrow (Friday, August 28), the celestial event will see Earth move between the Sun and the Moon, and the Moon will lie in Earth's shadow.

A yellow thunderstorm warning, issued by the Met Office, for Essex has been extended this morning as torrential rain batters the county.

Mersea Road is closed between Napier Road and Southway (A134) after a lorry hit a building

Heavy rain and thunder has been forecast across most parts of Essex this morning ahead of a what is expected to be a very wet day across the county.

Forecasters the Met Office and the BBC have forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms across most of Essex today, as drivers are warned of floods to key routes.

The Red Arrows will take to the skies over Essex today in what is expected to be a thrilling display. Here is when and where you can see them.

Mersea Road in Colchester has been closed this morning near Napier Road following reports of a lorry hitting a building.

Sian Jadeja, 23, was involved in the fight in Colchester city centre when he and another suspect attacked a at a taxi rank in the early hours of March 1.

Health and beauty brand Boots could relocate from unit nine at Tollgate Centre shopping park to unit 4a, the former Carpetright unit, approved plans have revealed.

The incident took place on Tuesday, August 18 and is said to have involved a French mountain rescue dog called Zidane.

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) underwent a CQC inspection in March.

Mr Steward, the applicant, put forward plans to build the detached three-bedroom houses on land at the junction of Ardleigh Road and Mill Lane, Great Bromley.

James Coleman, 24, had travelled to Colchester his completing his sentence at HMP Wayland, having previously served more than a year in jail.

Events across Essex have been cancelled due to forecast high winds and storms this week.

A popular garden centre restaurant near Colchester will be closing for four days to refit its kitchen and launch a new menu.

Anglian Water have confirmed that works in Tiptree will finish later than expected.

Andrew Ross, 56, of Tiptree, died earlier this month having initially attended his GP complaining of chest pain.

Sir James Cleverly said Wethersfield’s former RAF base was “always the wrong site” for asylum accommodation after

American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton died aged 80 following a “brief battle with cancer” on Tuesday.

Australian Kelly O’Brien, 50, of Hertfordshire, has been putting on The Dolly show for the last 20 years and regularly tours the UK, US, and her home country.

The long bank holiday weekend could be a washout in Essex with the potential of thunderstorms, according to weather experts.

Fire crews have warned that the risk of wildfires remains despite rainfall, after grassland in Rickling was destroyed by an out of control bonfire.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of two Essex men accused of stealing £150 worth of bark chippings from a Bury St Edmunds DIY store.

Ahead of the crunch meeting, city residents have raised concerns about a lack of infrastructure to support all these new homes.

Drivers are being warned of potential disruption from thunderstorms and heavy rain across Essex.

The Red Arrows will take to skies tomorrow in a highly anticipated display for the Clacton Airshow.

A dead seal was found washed ashore by residents on a beach near Cliff Park in Harwich. Graphic photo warning.

Businesses across Essex and Suffolk have cut their water use by more than 15 per cent since a hosepipe ban began earlier this month.

The fire service has issued an update after a grass fire broke out on Scraley Road in Heybridge earlier today.

Bevin King, 38, of South Woodham Ferrers has been charged with GBH after a man was left with life-threatening injuries following an assault in Maldon.

More than one tonne of construction and demolition waste was dumped on conservation land in Epping Forest.

A 71-year-old man has been charged with breaching a ban from Braintree town centre.

A player opens a brand new slot release, deposits $10, spins a handful of times, and closes the tab five minutes later feeling like the money was wasted.

A garden centre off the A127 has unveiled its expanded restaurant following a £200,000 refurbishment.

Frinton has been named among the best seaside towns in the UK, and named great value for potential homebuyers.

A cannabis grow has been destroyed after being found in a wooded area near West Bergholt.

Fire crews have been called to a blaze on grassland near Scraley Road in Heybridge.

Police have issued safety advice ahead of the Clacton Air Show, which is expected to draw large crowds.

Drivers are facing long delays due to a fallen tree near the A120 at Dunmow with the carriageway blocked as a result.

Firefighters were called to tackle a field fire in Rickling Green, Essex, yesterday caused by an out-of-control bonfire.

A letter written by Dolly Parton after she stayed at the Swan in Lavenham, just over the Essex border, has resurfaced after the star's death aged 80.

Epping Ongar Railway, and one of the railway’s heritage carriages, were picked to feature in Practical Magic 2, featuring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.

A man has been charged with a string of burglaries across Braintree and Halstead as well as a charge of fraud.

Regular service has resumed to train services between Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street after a train derailed in Wickford nearly two weeks ago.

Moon, Magick and Mystery is set to return to Colchester Castle, inviting visitors to explore the paranormal.

An air ambulance has landed in Point Clear, close to St Osyth after reports of an emergency incident on the beach.

Essex Police have launched an appeal to find missing 37-year-old Leroy Preston, who was last seen in the Basildon area.

The Met Office has predicted rainfall throughout the day across Essex today, with an hour-by hour forecast.

Firefighters were called to Birchanger Service Station near Stansted Airport yesterday after a lorry became engulfed in flames.