Essex Magazines

Essex County Council will freeze its share of council tax for a second consecutive year after approving its budget for 2012-13.

Environmental campaigners step up their protest against a new Thames Crossing saying it would be devastating if allowed to go ahead.

Clearing up has started at South Woodham Ferrers in Essex where dozens of homes were left under feet of water after a water main burst.

Thirteen people are rescued from their homes by police marine unit boats when a burst water main floods an Essex street.

Police arrest a man over an alleged racist incident at the Plymouth Argyle versus Southend United match.

A man is charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash in Essex in which a pedestrian died.

Defending champion Daryl Selby will play qualifier Nathan Lake in the first round of the British National Squash Championships on Tuesday.

On Safer Internet Day experts warn how careless social networking can affect job offers

People across the East of England capture the region having fun in the snow

Southend United boss Paul Sturrock is unhappy with his team for trying to play football in the 2-2 draw with Plymouth.

A father from Essex explains how heavy snowfall led to him delivering his own baby daughter

As part of BBC Share Take Care campaign, Inside Out has been finding out how your digital footprint could harm your job prospects.

The parents of a newborn baby have explained how their plans for a home birth were disrupted when heavy snow stopped their midwife from reaching them.

Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Stephen Maguire 9-7 to win the German Masters, his first ranking title since 2009.

Debutant Alex MacDonald completes a dramatic turnaround for relegation-threatened Plymouth as they hold title-chasing Southend to a draw.

A project pairing Essex 2012 Olympic hopefuls and local artists goes on show in Southend

Essex has felt so cold and wintry recently that it’s hard to imagine a time without snow on the ground. However, staff at Marsh Farm are celebrating an early spring, with the arrival of this year’s first newborn lambs.

“All of us are aware that Essex has recently been experiencing its worst winter conditions in almost a generation, and very few of us can say that the conditions haven’t had an impact on our lives, whether it’s not being able to get to work or the shops, or getting our children to school.

As the cold snap looks set to continue, residents may be finding it harder to meet the costs of keeping warm this winter. 

Advice for road users and pedestrians

Police are looking for the public's help in tracing Shane Bundock who is wanted for a number of offences

These men may have crucial information.

Police release CCTV of man wanted for fraud.

Daniel Smith is wanted for the attempted murder of a man in his 50s in Stock in July 2007

Police have released an image of a man suspected of stealing a leather jacket in a Leigh bar

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Mitt Romney is way behind Rick Santorum in Minnesota and Missouri's Republican presidential nominating contests, according to early results.

The government is set for a difficult time when the House of Lords debates concessions to its plans to overhaul the NHS.

MPs say spending cuts raise concerns over the UK's ability to launch another mission on the same scale as the operation in Libya.

Finance Secretary John Swinney looks set to offer last minute changes to his budget in an effort to secure opposition support.

British actor Mackenzie Crook, best known for playing Gareth in The Office, is shortlisted for this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

Jamaica throws about 2,000 illegal firearms into a furnace as part of a programme to reduce gun trafficking and violent crime on the island.

Harry Potter star is spooked in new film Woman in Black

The rise and fall of the lap dancing club

Older people needing social care are let down by fragmented services - and the Health and Social Care Bill will not simplify the system - says a group of MPs.

Argentina will make a formal complaint to the UN about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands, says President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

The primate who solves a memory test faster than a blink

How drones and satellites are catching farming cheats

Katie Price has told Newsnight's Jeremy Paxman she thinks breast implants should have an age limit of 21, following the health scare over implants manufactured by French firm PIP.

Two more men are arrested by police investigating the murder of a man in Lurgan at the weekend.

Anglo-Australian firm BHP Billiton, the world's biggest mining company, reports lower profits due to falling prices of iron ore and coal.

Liam Feeney's stunning late winner helps Millwall fight back to win 3-2 and dump Southampton out of the FA Cup at St Mary's.

Europe continues to be blanketed in snow as the cold snap which has so far killed hundreds across the continent shows no signs of stopping.

George Osborne promises to fight an "anti-business culture", warning that the row over bonuses and pay threatens to undermine jobs and prosperity.

Swindon edge past Barnet to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory and book their place in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.

It seems that Jeremy Hunt took mischievous delight in deciding which particular tome went to whom. Prime Minister David Cameron received copies of Hard Times and Great Expectations.

Blackpool seal an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Everton after a convincing 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.

The 40 per cent hike in the fees paid to the Church for staging a wedding means a couple will from next year face a bill of £415 just for staging the ceremony.

Pressure is rising as Greece's government once more postponed a crucial meeting to agree tough reforms, as Europe's leaders openly discuss Greece leaving the euro.

Itau Unibanco posts 14.6bn reais ($8.5bn, £5.3bn) of net profit in 2011, the highest ever for a bank from Brazil.

Red Bull's Mark Webber, Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen and Force India's Paul di Resta reflect on day one of pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain, where Raikkonen set the fastest time on his first day of running with other drivers since his return to Formula 1. (UK users only)

 
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