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Colchester Harvester fire update as restaurant makes announcement
Emergency services attended the blaze earlier this week
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School among the hardest to get into crowned among the best in Essex for exam results
It has only been open for 8 years, but has pushed itself among historic competitors to be crowned the county's best
Chelmsford murders spark new ‘alert’ system for thousands of GP patients
The murders were discovered after a GP raised concerns
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The 3 Essex Indian restaurants and takeaways named the best in Britain
They are all worth trying out if you haven't already
185 new homes to be built on old school that educated England football royalty Geoff Hurst
Some of the site has already been developed to provide space for two schools
Major change for Essex's most dangerous road after fatal crashes
There has been 12 fatal crashes on the road since 2021
Faces and stories of killers, sex offender and dangerous driver among those in court last week
Many of these cases would not be known had it not been for EssexLive being in the courtroom
The brand new Essex shops that have opened at Essex's shopping hotspots
There has been a few new stores arrive across the county
Look back at the eerie history of Essex's 'death club' murder
It is a brutal part of Essex's history
Popular Christmas fair bosses 'impersonated' by people trying to scam traders
Scammers have been asking traders to pay for a pitch that they won't be able to use
Essex man wins £100 parking fine battle after three-year battle using ChatGPT
Rafal Goral was issued a £100 parking fine for not paying fast enough at a car park
Fraudster who stole from the elderly walks free again after neglecting cats and dogs
The poor animals were left alone in "disgusting" conditions and two kittens died. This article contains details that some may find graphic and upsetting.
Essex M&S stores that are hiring temporary staff for the Christmas season
Pay starts at £13.41 an hour
The Essex area with brand new train station where house prices just keep falling
Locals can get to London with an hour - but house prices are falling sharply
'Local landmark' Chelmsford restaurant could be demolished and replaced with flats
The restaurant near a major commuter railway station was dubbed as a 'local landmark'
Sainsbury’s manager’s ‘perfectly normal’ life came crashing down in police sting
He is now starting a nine-year prison sentence
Chelmsford woman's sweary rant to police after allegedly attacking neighbour over Chihuahua
A piece of her neighbour's ear was 'missing' after the incident
Plan to put road through middle of Chelmsford's Army and Navy roundabout delayed again
There have been delays to the major infrastructure programme
Friends murdered 'vulnerable' woman and left her for dead in Braintree flat
They showed no emotion as the jury delivered their verdict
Exact amount already spent on postponed plans to change every single Essex area
It would have impacted thousands of people who live across Essex