By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Year in review: July TV power couple Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan were ordered in July to maintain a public footpath near their home in Ongar. The former Towie star and wife Michelle Keegan were given permission to replace the property they bought near Ongar for £1.3million with a five bed mansion complete with gym, dressing room, makeup room and a bar. The couple were told by the council that a public footpath that runs yards from the property must not be interfered with. A mother and her 92-year-old daughter were reunited following months of Covid-enforced separation.