There are 13 Essex restaurants which have been named in the Harden's restaurant guide for 2026, according to their national diners poll.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has announced his Italian restaurant chain which collapsed six years ago is to make a comeback.

A three-bedroom vacant property in Colchester has sold at the latest Dedman Gray auction for £270,000.

A block of flats in Jaywick which are close to the seafront have sold at the latest Dedman Gray Auctions for £500k.

An extremely rare collectable £5 coin which was made as part of the new millennium celebrations has been sold at auction.

A Rickmansworth resident found their door smashed and home ransacked after a burglary.

A former North Watford bar would be repurposed as a religious education centre under new plans.

Two “dangerously out of control” dogs were seized by police after a member of the public was injured in Hemel Hempstead

The headteacher of a Watford school says he is “immensely proud” after it featured in the Sunday Times Best Schools List 2026.

Explore the latest planning applications submitted to Dacorum Borough Council, including extensions, tree works, outbuildings, heritage amendments and updates across Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead.