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Verdict: Jury finds gym boss from Gosfield GUILTY of child sex assault
Halstead man to stand trial accused of threatening woman during argument at airport
'Well-liked' teenager and football star died after car hit tree, inquest hears
Man put behind bars after stealing more than £1,500 of goods and assault
Mum-of-four stole £3,000 of tools from mechanic and was arrested wearing stolen shoes
'Dangerous' man sent naked picture to undercover officer posing as 14-year-old boy
Judge says 'pressure on prison system' meant she could not jail sex offender
Paedo 'couldn’t help' looking at child images despite 'screaming' voice saying not to
Sex offender 'tried to hide' hard drive and iPhones from police who visited home
Halstead dad who dealt 'evil' class A drugs in Braintree is put behind bars
Women charged with murder after concerns over welfare of two people raised
Halstead man who opted out of paying £12 train ticket hit with bill nearing £500
'How I went from stockbroker to notorious drug kingpin'
Residents overcharged by £35,000 in three years at park home site
Who killed Jill Dando? Documentary examines one of Britain's most high-profile cases
Driver caught by speed camera driving just five miles per hour over limit
Driver fined and given points on licence after driving without insurance
Biker who rode 'without due care and attention' hit car and motorbike
Man sentenced to prison after breaking into charity shop
Man charged with burglary and knife possession after breaking into charity shop
Motorbike rider fined after overtaking car who had stopped at pedestrian crossing
Child-abusing former headteacher and councillor jailed for historic crimes
Man smashed policeman's mobile phone during brawl while resisting arrest
Victim of 'monster' former headteacher speaks out on impact of sexual abuse
'Monster' former headmaster from Halstead 'manipulated and abused' boy
Banned driver jailed for 'flagrant disregard‘ for court orders
Colchester hairdresser thief who caused £8,000 in damage is jailed
Landowner handed suspended sentence and £5k fine for 'breaching planning laws'
Man gets six month ban for driving without insurance
Woman who assaulted three police officers ordered to compensate her victims
Thief ordered to pay compensation after thefts in Colchester and Halstead
Man ordered to pay compensation after damaging window in Halstead
Halstead man banned from driving after failing to provide blood for analysis
Man from Halstead given restraining order after harassment charge
Covert cameras caught Specsavers manager stealing £5,000 in bogus refunds
Serial thief stole £4k worth of alcohol in shoplifting spree
Men jailed for multiple armed robberies across mid Essex
Pictured: Man controlled partner’s every move and made her life ‘complete misery’
Three firms fined more than £1m after worker suffered life-changing injuries
Former teacher and town councillor on trial for historic sex abuse allegations
Drivers caught speeding on the A120 named and shamed
Elusive man sentenced after admitting dodging community service
Man avoids driving ban after using phone while behind the wheel
Repeat offender who drove car at police officer spared prison
Man fined after he was 'drunk and aggressive' in town centre shop
Man accused of murdering rapper heard someone shout 'get the big shank'
'I’m not sure who he was addressing as a knob’ - Dangerous driver hurls abuse and storms out of court
Man who owed drug debt strangled relative in 'horrific attack' before stealing car
Retired top police officer killed himself in car fire, inquest told
Officer dismissed for making discriminatory comments and sending offensive image
Murder trial hears timeline 'tracking movement of alleged killers'
Drug driver jailed for causing death of 87-year-old woman in crash
Jailed: Drug driver who killed elderly woman put behind bars
Drug dealer jailed for running drugs line in Braintree