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Many residents are wondering when the heatwave will end as Essex will have had five days of it by Wednesday, the Met Office says.

After thousands of people flocked to the beaches in Frinton and Walton to soak up the sun, they have left an unwelcome surprise on the beachfront.

Martyn Entwistle, 39, and Gemma Entwistle, 36, of Harwich, and their son Mason, 13, were stopped from boarding a British Airways Flight (BA) to Alicante in Spain, on Saturday.

Colchester residents are being urged to check their bin collection calendars ahead of upcoming changes.

The BBC is seeking children in Essex to take part in their brand-new programme, Will You Be My Friend?.

Old Heath and Hythe ward councillor Mike Lilley, 68, was sworn in as Colchester’s mayor, with alderman Lyn Barton serving as mayoress, back in May last year.

Essex & Herts Air Ambulance has announced a family-friendly obstacle course taking place on Sunday July 12 at Nuclear Wild Forest, in Kelvedon Hatch.

A campaign has been launched by Essex County Council and Essex Fire and Rescue Service to highlight the importance of recycling batteries.

The King created an instant “bond” with cancer patients when he visited the site of a newly redeveloped centre for people living with the disease.

A stepmother killed a five-year-old girl by scalding her in a hot bath as a punishment nearly half a century ago, jurors found.

35 degrees Celsius recorded at Kew Gardens and Heathrow Airport

Several people have been hurt in a collision between a train and a minibus carrying children in northern Belgium, police said.

Ex-Colchester United loanee Callum Roberts set for EFL move

Braintree Town issue fresh update amid transfer embargo

Bookmakers reveal early Colchester United promotion odds for League Two

League Two side announce new managerial appointment