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Burnham on Crouch

A head and shoulders picture of Rory Carlton, club secretary of Danbury Cricket Club wearing his white cricket jumper and holding a red cricket ball on a cricket pitch

'Cricket has been here for centuries, now we can't play'

The sport in the village is suspended after a man says he was hit on the leg by a cricket ball.

Seven male wheelchair basketball players sitting in front of a green wall inside a sports hall. They are wearing cyan vests and smiling. One is holding a basketball.

Sports clubs told to make way for climbing wall

Changes at a sports hall in Maldon mean some of its regular users will lose their base in August.

A yellow road sign saying "the road will be closed" and then someone has stuck a piece of paper over the date which reads "whether we can be bothered"

'Chaos' caused at cafe by roadwork date confusion

A disgruntled individual tampers with a road sign which informed people about the works.

James Hunt, stood in front of a blurred backdrop of bushes and trees, looking straight into the camera and smiling. James has dark brown hair and a stubbly beard. He is wearing a white and blue striped round-neck T-shirt.

'We need autism awareness 365 days a year'

Burnham-on-Crouch is being taken over by businesses and schools to raise awareness of autism.

Michelle and Mark Philips, both in their blue branded jumpers, seemingly looking out over the River Crouch. The photo is taken from below, looking up at their upper bodies and the blue but cloudy skies.

Owners of town's only ferry quickly find buyer

The married couple are pleased to have found a buyer with "similar ethics" to their own.

A man with sunglasses on sitting on a ferry smiling

Foot ferry owner looking for buyer due to illness

The owners of Burnham Ferry are looking for buyers after a sudden long-term diagnosis.

A woman is smiling at the camera and has headphones around her neck.
She has very short blonde hair and glasses. She is wearing a blue top.
There is a man with a beard standing a few feet behind her talking to someone else.

'I was scared to leave town - now I'm in Team UK'

Sara Howarth says she has had to overcome anxiety to represent her country in the Invictus Games.

Orange flame and smoke erupts from a farm building. The outline of fire engines can be seen in the foreground.

Crews work to contain fire in farm building

Crews from across Essex help bring the fire in Burnham-on-Crouch under control overnight.

An drone view of Wallasea Island shows a thin footpath surrounded by grass, water and marsh land. The sky is blue and no buildings can be seen for miles. The area looks untouched and natural.

Nature reserve could expand by 140 football pitches

Work is set to begin later this year and a lagoon could be created.