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- Essex Police will announce major changes to the way it operates today
- The announcement is expected to include station closures and cuts to the number of officers, PCSOs and police staff
- The cuts are a result of Government funding cuts
- A press conference is being held at Essex Police HQ in Chelmsford today
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