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A MAN has been jailed after being convicted of multiple animal cruelty offences which saw eight dogs seized by police.

Mercury Theatre, in Balkerne Gate, will stage DESTINY

He drove a taxi for a large scale drug operation

Campaigners hope the Prime Minister will look to alternatives

Colchester is set to see a changed constituency boundary

A POLICE officer has been struck and left injured after putting out a roadblock on the M25.

THE M25 has been closed for a third day after a protester has again climbed a gantry.

LONG queues of traffic are forming due to ongoing roadworks.

The statistic was uncovered via a Freedom of Information request

Angela Webster, who lives in West Sussex, was handed the dreaded penalty for the North Hill bus lane in January

He described meeting the royals as surreal

Here's when it will reopen

The money raised by the charity work is pledged to Cancer Research UK

He also denied aggravated vehicle taking by driving a Ford Focus, which had been taken without the owner’s permission

Matt Hancock, alongside comedian Seann Walsh, Hancock will enter the I'm a Celeb jungle on Wednesday and take part in the next Bushtucker Trial

Greggs has launched their Christmas menu for 2022.

Love Island star Olivia dramatically quit the show after being told by the programme’s medical team that it is not safe.

Bryony supported boyfriend Tom following his decision to quit the Channel 4 last year.

The Money Saving Expert founder was speaking on his ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show on Tuesday.

Live updates with all the latest traffic, travel and other news from across Essex

A South Essex MP is questioning the safety of the conviction of Jeremy Bamber, who was convicted in 1986 of the murder of five family members at their in Tolleshunt D’Arcy farmhouse.

The four-year-old was delighted with the King's response

Britannia Car Park, which is the main car park for people using the Colchester Town train station, will be closed

Colchester constituency could be set to lose two 'integral' areas

VISITORS to one of Colchester’s main walk-in centres are facing hefty parking fines because there were no signs to say the car park had a pay and display system in operation.

POLICE have found there is no evidence of a link between the death of Archie Battersbee and an online challenge, an inquest review has heard.

A CORONER has said he has seen no evidence that Archie Battersbee was taking part in an online blackout challenge.

The woman dressed as a dog was seen writing 'woof' on the hoardings in Queen Street

The changes are temporarily in place

Officers acted swiftly

VOLUNTEERING is the best way to meet new people and make friends

A SPECIAL beer has been brewed for this year’s Harwich and Dovercourt Bay Winter Ale Festival.

A POLICE officer who failed to turn up for work shifts would have been fired of he had not quite the force.

He has been barred from returning to the force

The successful team is expected to be announced in January.

SANDS and Headway have offered tremendous support to Annoshka Warriner and her family

A BELOVED arts and culture legend turned local newspaper columnist will officially unveil his new paperback at his spiritual home next month.

RESPECTFUL school students are set to honour the fallen war heroes of a small seaside town by poignantly planting trees in their memory.

TRUSTEES behind a growing voluntary organisation are encouraging others to look at taking up trustee roles in Tendring in a bid to strengthen and support charities.

HUNDREDS of families flocked to Clacton Pier’s fantastic free fireworks extravaganzas on Guy Fawkes night.

A POLITICIAN is said to have compared the lengthy corridors and large rooms of Westminster to Hogwarts in Harry Potter during a recent school visit.

BUSINESS bosses have welcomed the decision to invest in “an icon of Colchester” after paying a visit to the sky-scraping landmark.

ONE Dartford Tunnel has re-opened after protesters climbed the gantry this morning.

A FURIOUS mother was interrogated by Turkish border control after her son was allowed on a plane to Turkey with an expired passport.

A MARRIED couple who opened a business during the coronavirus crisis are now looking to the future after coming out the other side of the pandemic.

The scratch performance will take place over the next fortnight

The 56-year-old victim said she hates going home now

This looks like an exciting project

POLICE have said the Dartford Tunnel has been closed after a protester has climbed up the gantry at the River Crossing.