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ESSEX Police are taking part in a national campaign throughout December to tackle drink and drug driving.

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?

The Practise, based in The Old Joinery just off Maldon Road, has been created by two wellbeing practitioners.

The Cherry Tree pub in Colchester, which has been closed for more than 12 months, has finally been placed on the property market.

Britain must not shrink back from a “chaotic world”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he underlined his commitment to internationalism.

A first look at the upcoming crossover between two ITV soaps has revealed that a multi-vehicle collision on a country road will be at the centre of the drama.

Plans to free up crown courts to deal with serious crimes swiftly and hand more support to victims are set to be announced by the Justice Secretary as part of efforts to tackle the “courts emergency”.

Geologists have been given a “one-of-a-kind” window into Scotland’s geological past as they analyse core rock drilled from the Great Glen Fault during investigations for a hydro-storage scheme.

Colchester United skipper Tom Flanagan set for spell on the sidelines

The Essex Rebels were cheered on by the largest crowd British volleyball has ever seen in a match against the Durham Palatinates.

Colchester Rugby Club claim dramatic win at Sudbury

Yilmaz Aksoy reflects on his time at Colchester United