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A man with sunglasses standing infront of a high street packed with cars

Locals fume at road closure 'chaos' on high street

Work to replace ageing gas pipes means a number of roads are closed in a town centre.

Veronica Strathie is in the middle of the image and is standing in front of a bungalow. She has shoulder length blonde hair and brown sunglasses on her head, and is wearing a white T-shirt.

Cancelled A12 work leaves homeowner 'gutted'

Veronica Strathie wants to return to the home she gave up to allow for the A12 widening plan.

An early medieval silver brooch. It is folded in half. The brooch is divided by strands of corded wire. It has raised solid bosses running along its width.

Viking brooch 'only silver one found in England'

It also provides the first solid bit of evidence of Vikings in this part of Essex, says an expert.

A black cat is pictured from the chest up with yellow eyes and a small patch of white just visible on his chest.

Illegal trap found on missing pet cat's leg

Loki's owner says several other people have told her their pets have also been found with traps on.

A white Porsche car, pulled over into a layby, with an Essex Police vehicle parked in front and behind it. A man is stood next to the car in a grey jumper with his face blurred out, and two police officers are also stood to the side of the car with their faces blurred out.

Porsche driver arrested over inhaling gas on A12

Eyewitnesses say the man was driving “all over the road”.

The Old Essex Barn near Kelvedon. A barn building with dark panel weatherboards on the outside, with a slate roof, is on the left of the image, with several tables and chairs on an area of grass to the right.

Weddings cancelled after venue closes suddenly

The barn shut down at short notice, leaving dozens of events in the lurch.

Police car in foreground with officers in background and more police cars on a road. A fire engine can also be seen.

Drivers warned of A12 delays after collision

Essex Police says delays remain after a crash involving multiple vehicles closed the road earlier.

Illuminated penguins and a reindeer stand on a carpet of fake snow, surrounded by fairy lights. A house is in the background with lights in the window and trees on top of the porch.

'You do know you're moving to Christmas Street?'

Residents of a normally quiet Essex cul-de-sac transform their houses each December.

A long queue of traffic on one side of the A12. The opposite carriageway is empty.

Tech expert died when car collided with traffic

A former colleague of Norman Case says he was "one of a kind, a true gentleman".