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Essex will have a few closures affecting the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing in the early hours of the morning over the weekend from May 27-29 (PA)

M25, Dartford Crossing and A12 road closures in Essex this weekend
Essex will have a few closures affecting the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing in the early hours of the morning over the weekend from May 27-29

Court - Chelmsford Crown Court

Man accused of conspiring to steal £371k of equipment from farms

Ahmed Ozyoruk

Drug dealer who took over home of vulnerable man for drug base is jailed

The plane has been installed just in time for the jubilee celebrations (pic: Braintree Council)

New plane added to town war memorial in time for jubilee celebrations

Finlay and Collin (pic: LDR)

Father whose son has severe learning difficulties taking council to high court

PROUD OF PROJECT: Braintree Council deputy leader Tom Cunningham

Council hail first landmark event after opening new innovation centre

Spains Hall and inset Jamie Oliver (pic: PA)

Celebrity chef gets green light to upgrade security at countryside mansion

Award - Chris Greer and Hannah Gibson at the event

World-leading researchers celebrated at glitzy on-campus awards

Response - James Cleverly has voiced his opinion on the Sue Gray report

Braintree MP responds after damning government 'Partygate' report

'All I have is a baby photo and blankets': Mum left homeless after devastating fire

'All I have left is a photo and blankets': Essex mum left homeless after devastating fire

Josie Martin and Bruce Northrupp reopened Nunn's Bridge to the public

Residents rejoice as historic footbridge reopens to public after being saved

A driver has been jailed after repeated road offences

Banned driver jailed for 'flagrant disregard‘ for court orders

Andy Fletcher Depeche Mode's keyboardist dies aged 60 (PA)

Depeche Mode's keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies aged 60

A retired Essex businessman hopes by sharing his story it will stop other people falling into the same crypto currency scam

'I've been had, good and proper': Man lost £6,000 to fraudster who used her good looks to lure in victims

How your Essex MP did (or didn't) respond to Sue Gray's Partygate report

How your Essex MP did (or didn't) respond to Sue Gray's Partygate report

New food hygiene ratings have been given to eight establishments in Braintree (pics: Google Maps)

How these restaurants, pubs and takeaways did in their food hygiene inspections

Bures is staging its 34th open gardens

Village gearing up for weekend open garden event

Strikes - Staff at c2c and Greater Anglia are set to strike

Essex rail staff vote for strike action in bitter dispute threatening massive disruption

Closed - Just 11 banks remain in the Braintree and Witham areas (Radar)

Concern over accessibility as just 11 banks remain open in Braintree and Witham

Kenny pictured during his special audition (pics: ITV/SYCO/Thames)

Pub rocker, 64, wows judges with guitar skills on Britain's Got Talent

Closures - Tidings Hill is one of the roads which will close for 145 up to its junction with Roundacre

Halstead roads set for 145 days of closures for housing development construction

The limited-edition items will only be available from May 25 to June 7 (Subway)

Subway announce limited edition Sub and cookie for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

There are a few pets from RSPCA Essex locations who are looking for new homes (RSPCA/Danaher Animal Home)

These 5 animals from RSPCA Essex are looking for their forever homes

Diamond Jubilee celebrations in Essex in 2012

Experts give disappointing update on weather in Essex for long Jubilee weekend

Some Essex-related shows were included on the National Television Awards longlist for 2022 (Apple TV+/Channel 4/PA)

The Essex Serpent and Gemma Collins doc nominated at National Television Awards 2022

People underestimate food intake by nearly 1,000 calories regardless of waistline

Essex university study finds people underestimate food intake by nearly 1,000 calories

Investigation - Police are treating the incident as a hate crime

Police investigating 'hate crime' after mosque targeted in arson incident

On the mend - James Cleverly MP says his wife, Susie, is responding to her cancer treatment (Twitter - @JamesCleverly)

MPs wife 'responding well to treatment' after cancer diagnosis

Ethan and Raf will be climbing the three peaks of the UK in memory of baby Leo

Father and son duo climbing three peaks for charity in memory of baby

Bravery - PC Ed Spink's actions have seen him get an Essex Police bravery award

Officers scoop bravery award after actions at violent stabbing

Peter Caulfield and Jackie Pell with pupils at Richard de Clare

School gets special mayoral visit following improved Ofsted rating

Gemma Collins. Credit: PA

TOWIE star Gemma Collins pulls out of West End hit Chicago UK tour

Temporary Inspector Mark Brind at Chelmsford custody

WATCH: Take a look inside a cell as officers show what happens in police custody

Allegations - Jamie Ellis resigned before the result of the report

Former Essex policeman made 'inappropriate' sexual comments to colleague

Amarinder, 34, and Shoba, 59, have gone on the run as part of the TV programme. Picture: Channel 4

Meet the Essex mum and son hoping to evade capture on TV show Hunted

Finance boss at Braintree Council John McKee has reassured residents that payments have begun (pic: PA)

Council reassures residents tax rebate payments are underway

Sam, 33, has said two is his lucky number after his song Space Man came second in the charts this week. Picture: PA

Sam Ryder now the highest charting UK Eurovision contestant in 26 years

'Welcome to Luton' sign panics passengers landing at Gatwick Airport. Photo by Abbey Desmond

Prankster puts huge 'Welcome to Luton' sign in field near Gatwick Airport

Amputation - Jorja faces having to lose both legs

Graphic content Essex mum faces losing BOTH legs after horror disease from gnat bite leaves her in coma

Bombshell - The Wethersfield Airfield museum was told to leave the site by June 30 by the Ministry of Defence

Campaigners throw support behind airfield museum after shock eviction notice

Ben Wood and Honey Scott teamed up for the new song

Musician hopes new song will be a hit after Britain's Got Talent star team up

Hunted HQ Hunters L-R: Deputy Hattie Haslam-Greene, The Chief Lisa Theaker, and Head of Ops Ray Howard. Picture: PA Photo/Channel 4 Television/Colin Hutton

Essex mother and son 'on the run' as they appear on Channel 4 show Hunted

Ellesha McKay, 27, works as a porn star and dominatrix from her flat in Essex. Picture: SWNS

Essex dominatrix reveals how she makes £12,000 a month with 'empowering' job

Seven Essex beaches were awarded the prestigious Blue Flags

Listed: All the Essex beaches awarded a Blue Flag of excellence this year

Chris Mulvaney in his jubilee gear at the Braintree High Street party

IN PICTURES: Remembering the incredible Diamond jubilee celebrations in 2012

Stebbing Hall has hit the market for £3.85m

Huge countryside mansion with stunning views hits market for nearly £4million

Generic stock image. Credit: PA

16 firearms surrendered to Essex Police in first week of national gun campaign

Metropolitan Police question teenager

Teenager arrested from Essex address on suspicion of terrorism offences

Police - Man arrested on suspicion of GBH in connection with a disturbance

Man in hospital after stabbing as police look for missing weapon

Automatic Slim will be performing some top blues tracks on the evening

Blues bands performing in special evening at public hall in aid for Ukraine

Revealed: These are the 5 most popular primary schools in and around Halstead

Revealed: These are the 5 most popular primary schools in and around Halstead

Legionnaires announce plans for platinum jubilee

Hundreds of people could be in with a shout to be entitled to an unclaimed estate in Essex (PA)

If you have one of these 226 surnames you could inherit a fortune in Essex

All the hygiene ratings are revealed for the Wetherspoons pubs in Essex (Tripadvisor)

Revealed - The hygiene ratings for every Wetherspoons pub in Essex