Lorry drivers could be forced into residential streets if the Lower Thames Crossing is built without a service station, leaders have been warned.

Five popular Essex garden centres with festive displays, Christmas markets and winter wonderlands, from Billericay and Tiptree to Marks Tey and Battlesbridge.

Las Iguanas has closed permanently at Lakeside Shopping Centre in West Thurrock after almost 20 years, amid financial challenges.

Daniel Fox, 39, charged with murder after a man died following an alleged assault at Valley Farm Holiday Park in Clacton. He faces further charges too.