As schools across Essex start their autumn term, parents of Year 6 pupils are being reminded that it will soon be time to apply for their child’s September 2021 secondary … Read More

An Essex-wide campaign focusing on preventing the exploitation of children online is due to launch on Monday 24 August.  Online exploitation has been a growing concern for several years, with … Read More

Pupils across Essex will receive their A-level results today (Thursday 13 August), following a period of highly unusual circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The final months of the … Read More

After a steady decrease over the last five years, the overall under 18 conception rate in Essex recorded in 2018 is now 14.1 per 1000, which is below the national … Read More

Even though the sun is shining across Essex, for many the prospect of a cold winter and affording heating will be a year-round worry. However, new funding announced will see … Read More

A project which aims to tell the stories of underrepresented communities in Essex has received £207,000 in funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Snapping the Stiletto project will collect the … Read More

More than £21 million worth of Class A drugs and £1.85 million in cash have been seized in Essex by the Serious Crime Directorate as part of an international operation … Read More

Yesterday in the first – low carbon, virtual – meeting of the Essex Climate Action Commission, it was agreed that there was an urgency to proceed at pace and to be … Read More

A section of the M25 is shut following a serious collision, which took place at about 8.20pm on Sunday 10 May. A grey Jaguar XF was in collision with a … Read More

Essex Police are asking the people of Essex to protect the heroes of today when celebrating the VE Day anniversary this weekend.  Assistant Chief Constable Paul Wells, who is leading … Read More