The money is part of £81m allocated across the East of England by the government.

The road has never been used as part of a bus route.

The leader of Essex County Council says successive governments have not funded road maintenance properly.

Workers will be at train stations talking to passengers about how to spot signs of exploitation.

Lord Hanningfield led the county council from 1998 to 1999 and again for a decade until 2010.

Kelly Allen says her 20-year-old mare died from the shock of not being able to free itself.

Jill Allen King says taxi drivers have refused to take her in their car because she has a guide dog.

The Chancellor of Essex warns “next year’s budget is going to be hard one”,