Mountnessing

Heavy rain alert upgraded for areas hit by flooding

Loose Women star becomes patron of new Send centre

Two people rescued from car trapped in flood water

Multi-vehicle collision closes section of motorway

Campaigners blast bridge demolition plans

Push for action on 'dangerous' road after boy dies

Campaigners condemn PM's defence of pylons plan

Health secretary 'committed' to new hospital

Trains cancelled after overhead wire damage

Inquiry chair praises courage of victims' families

Older motorists offered free driving courses

Businesses call for an elected Essex mayor

Violist to bring spooky Halloween films to life

Council allowances rise dubbed 'outrageously high'

Postal voting error 'was avoidable', review finds

'We must work harder repairing homes in Basildon'

Work begins on extra sea defences at beauty spot

Thousands of knives left in police surrender bins

'I have lost all faith and trust in this broken nation'

Man, 70s, dies in collision between car and lorry

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Roger Hirst in the Essex hotseat

Flooding across the East of England

'Dust from lorries has damaged my eyesight'