Mr Bradshaw further thanked the public including more than 270,000 people for supporting the NFU.

ESSEX Police have issued a statement following a crash on the A134 in Colchester.

The Republic of Kiribati in the South Pacific is Santa’s first location.

The show will now embark on a 38-week tour across the UK.

To ensure the community can continue to access services, the retailer is keeping full closures to a minimum.

Sarah Peake, 37, was found by her husband at their address in Little Biggins Cottage in Wethersfield after she died some hours before, an inquest heard.

Here is the Essex weather forecast for Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year.

Harry Shreeve, 18, was said to share “a mutual hatred” with Ryan Durant after the victim started seeing Shreeve’s ex-girlfriend.

Essex woman is preparing to take on her first-ever London Marathon in 2026 in memory of family members lost to cancer.

Christmas can be a challenging time for autistic people due to sensory sensitivities and the pressures of busy social environments.

Essential maintenance works are to be carried out on East Bridge in Colchester, including works underneath it.

WE visited a cosy farm shop cafe near Halstead for the second time to try a meal from their Christmas menu.

SEVERAL criminals have been put behind bars across Essex this month.

From May 1, when the Renters’ Rights Act is in force, this will increase to 24 months regardless of who is making the RRO application.

The former MP, now 79, was diagnosed in July 2024 and started receiving radiotherapy treatment the following month.

Colchester is set to host some of the biggest names in darts, including Luke Littler in a special event at Charter Hall.

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, had a “visceral dislike” of Jewish people and wanted to cause “untold harm”, but the plot was scuppered as they unknowingly revealed their plans to an undercover operative (UCO).

The East of England Ambulance Service's team in Suffolk and North East Essex held their first-ever Christmas toy drive.

A new cybersecurity programme is helping protect small and medium businesses across Essex and Suffolk.

There are two crashes near Colchester causing heavy traffic throughout the city.

THE A12 near Colchester is seeing heavy traffic delays following reports of an incident.

The A134 Via Urbis Romanae southbound is partly blocked at Mill Road due to the collision.

THE Colchester Arts Centre has raised more than 140kg of food donations for Colchester Foodbank.

The A12 near Colchester is suffering from heavy traffic due to an earlier crash.

Daniel Baptiste, from London, has been jailed for 43 months after being convicted of assault by beating and strangling a woman in Colchester.

Essex Police have released footage from the phone of John Doocey who was jailed for three years following a crash in Frating, Essex.

GREATER Anglia trains running through Hatfield Peverel are disrupted due to a fault.

But a visit to Santa’s Grotto at Lion Walk Courtyard reminded me exactly why this time of year feels so special – especially for families.

Colchester travel company ROL Cruise has premiered a new advert starring Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell.

A wanted man was arrested at a Stansted Airport gate after disembarking a flight from Amsterdam yesterday.

The court heard the defendants cuckooed a vulnerable woman's address and used it for dealing heroin and cocaine.

Gus Newell, of Lexden, is the managing director of Newell Homes, the firm which purchased the former Cavalry Barracks, in Butt Road, after it was put up for sale in September last year.

Work on the East Hill cycle lane was due to begin next month, coinciding with redevelopment of the junction at St Botolph's Circus.

Essex residents are impacted as unemployment rates in the UK have risen to 5.1 per cent, in the three months to October.

What should be a quaint and quiet village has become overrun with traffic thanks to a single-track road akin to a motorway running straight through it.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) is asking residents to have their say on plans to improve fire engine availability.

Young adults with learning difficulties are being given an opportunity to build meaningful careers thanks to a unique development in Essex.

A total of £10 could go towards funding a young person's place at a residential or help buy important supplies and £30 could help pay for a counselling session.

Members of the public are invited to a taster day at The Practise movement studio in Colchester.

Susan Szpytma, 60, died two days later after she was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for emergency treatment.

Customers, including mothers with pushchairs, have been speaking to him about the traffic.

Poets Dr John Cooper Clarke, Martin Newell, Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland reunited on Saturday evening at 8pm for the Christmas Poetry Bash.

Children requiring dental services in north Essex are experiencing increasing delays, new figures show.

'Driving Home For Christmas' singer Chris Rea has died at the age of 74, a spokesperson for his family has told the BBC.

A lane closure is currently in place due to a broken down vehicle on the A12 which is causing traffic to build.

Nearly 50 homes in Mersea Island are currently affected by an unplanned power cut which has lasted for around 14 hours.

Streetlights across Essex will remain on throughout the night over Christmas and New Year to help people stay safe.

Disruption is set to ensue on the trains between Essex and Liverpool Street with festive closures just round the corner.

Former Colchester mayor and MP Sir Bob Russell will be holding his 18th New Year's Day Walk, which he believes will be his last.

DRUG driving arrests in Essex have nearly doubled compared to last year, police say.