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Superdrug to open new extra large Lakeside store this week creating 7 new jobs
The store will boast its own beauty studio and fragrance counter
Family 'paid the ultimate price' as jury concludes there were 'serious failures' over death of HMP Chelmsford prisoner
Daniel Weighman's family said HMP Chelmsford 'failed him repeatedly' as a jury said there were multiple failures in his care while at the prison
Plans to turn former medical building into special needs school
Essex County Council has been criticised for its SEND provision
Man caught with car boot full of cocaine worth £3.2million at Essex port
Officers discovered 42 kilograms of cocaine with an approximate street value of £3.2million
'Shameless' fraud gang jailed for £2m car insurance scam targeting Porsches, Mercedes & BMWs
A man from Dagenham was at the heart of the fraud group
Essex mental health inquiry into 2,000 deaths invites applications from core participants
Applications are now open to be involved in the inquiry which will examine around 2,000 deaths from 2000 to 2023
Essex doctor was found 'unfit' to work in 'dirty' room after missing emergency calls
He was escorted off the premises and later resigned - but will be allowed to continue his medical career
Man shares heartbreaking final meeting with brother before death in cell at HMP Chelmsford
Daniel Weighman's brother was serving a sentence at the same jail when he was tragically found unresponsive in his cell
Serial offender shoplifted from Tesco and The Entertainer in Chelmsford and assaulted police officers
The charges related to a series of offences that occurred between October 5 and December 20 last year
Essex family's grief as unborn baby tragically dies after 'horrific' Chelmsford car crash
The crash left four people - including Ellie's sister-in-law and her partner - seriously injured
Man accused of murdering teenager Andy Wood in Chelmsford 'took selfie after stabbing', court hears
Elijah Clark took to the witness box in his murder trial this week
Huge fire breaks out in scrap yard in Brentwood as four fire engines rush to the scene
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined
Essex mental health death inquiry invites applications
The public inquiry is examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex
Jeremy Clarkson to join May and Hammond after U-turn
Jeremy Clarkson has shocked fans with an apparent U-turn which would see him join friends James May and Richard Hammond.
Olly Murs says late co-star Caroline Flack visits him in dreams
Flack co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Murs from 2011 to 2012 and The X Factor in 2015.
The group of children who are 'falling behind' at school in Essex according to council findings
The council meeting heard statistics on the average performance of children across the county
Drivers fine warning at McDonalds, KFC & other drive-throughs
The Highway Code states that you must not hold and use a mobile phone to text, make calls, take photos or videos, or browse the web, while behind the wheel
You can be fined in your garden for trimming trees and more
From trimming your trees to putting down decking, here are the ways that you could be fined in your garden.
Vet shares 5 common illnesses that your pet may be ill from
These are 5 common illnesses that may be affecting your pet from oral health issues to obesity, according to a vet.
UPDATED - Missing 16-year-old Chelmsford boy Henry Richards found
ESSEX Police are asking for help to find a missing 16-year-old boy from Chelmsford.