A major Essex music and food festival has announced a top chef line up for this summer.

Firefighters tackled a rapidly developing house fire that gutted a home in Hutton last night.

Police are searching for Carl Jordan who is missing from Colchester.

Central Park in Chelmsford city centre was cordoned off following an incident.

The Basking Babies baby massage business is growing and reaching more families across Colchester.

Thousands more patients are being treated faster as East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) improves waiting times

British comedian Lou Sanders returned to Colchester for her Lou Sanders & Friends show at Colchester Arts Centre on Monday.

OpenTable have compiled a list of the ten most booked restaurants across the whole of Essex for the month of May.

Essex University was ranked 30th in the Complete University Guide’s newly released 2027 rankings

Sally Vincent, of Frinton, has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 2026 for her services to charity and is being given a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival returned to the city last month, bringing four days of carefully curated brews to the former St Mary-at-the-Walls church.

A specialist service has said Essex is in a ‘crisis’ of sexual violence – what are some myths and misconceptions?

Sarah Wright, 63, of Alresford, has been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 2026 for her services to substance abuse treatment and is being given a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

The annual King's Birthday Flypast will take place today (Saturday, June 13) and is due to travel over parts of Essex.

The wider rollout of the EU’s Entry and Exit System (EES) has led to major delays, with these four holiday hotspots among the worst affected.

The King’s Birthday Honours list has been revealed for 2026 and Mersea resident Enola Wright has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the Insulinoma community.

Kim Watson, 61, of Colchester, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to grassroots netball in East Anglia in the King's Birthday Honours.

Michelle Ageymang and Dame Hellen Mirren are among the many Essex residents who are in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026.

Two Essex neighbourhoods have been revealed among the latest winners in the Postcode Lottery.

A major police operation has led to 29 arrests and the seizure of 36 vehicles in a major police operation.

Drivers into Essex are being urged to follow a diversion route after a major motorway closure on the M11 southbound.

The offences were alleged to have been committed in March 2022 when Cole was a teenager.

The contract for an asylum hotel in Epping has been terminated following months of controversy around its use.

A restaurant has been named Best New Business just 10 months after opening its doors to Chelmsford customers

Thomas the Tank Engine has returned to the East Anglian Railway Museum in time for the August bank holiday.

Crews from Maldon Fire Station were called to the rescue yesterday, after a cat named Gus become stuck on a roof for three days.

A man stalked his former partner and sent her 1p bank transfers with messages, a court heard.

An inquest heard Brian Darton, who was a decorated Essex Police officer, was treated at Colchester Hospital but died shortly after a procedure.

It was revealed last month that four of the building’s vacant window displays would be transformed into a rotating exhibition space for artists and collectives.

One of the world’s largest container ships is set to dock in Essex this weekend at London Gateway Port.

Colchester Institute, who own the Hilly Fields land the Loveridge family pitched up on, are glad the family moved on peacefully.

RESIDENTS and visitors have praised an event and say this part of Essex needs to do more to promote its history.

William Schrader, 51, ran over the 69-year-old in Braintree, while the victim was crossing Rayne Road on a mobility scooter.

The Met Office and BBC Weather has forecast a bright and sunny weekend for most of Essex this weekend after weeks of rainfall.

An Essex-based kebab manufacturer has been fined after products labelled as lamb were found to contain little or none.

A major Essex route is facing disruption this afternoon following a reported crash on the A12 near Shenfield.

A convicted drug dealer who repeatedly re-entered the UK after being deported, most recently following an arrest in Brentwood, has been jailed.

Ryan Atkinson, 36, of Southampton, admitted to throwing a frying pan at a police officer during a protest over murdered Essex teen Henry Nowak.

A key stretch of the A12 is facing delays after a collision on the A12 near Kelvedon.

Facebook, Instagram and Messenger users have reported widespread issues, with many unable to access accounts or load content during the outage.

William Lunnon and a teenager appeared at Basildon Crown Court by video link, charged with the murder of 12-year-old boy Bobby Bloomfield in Pilgrims Hatch.

Colchester’s busiest crime hotspots in April were focused around town-centre shopping streets, mixed residential areas and key routes, according to Police.uk street‑level figures for the month.

A petition has been launched in response to Essex County Council, titled 'Stop the ban on Pride in Essex libraries'.

A secondary school has been placed into special measures by Ofsted after inspectors found it is failing to provide an acceptable standard of education.

Traffic on a key stretch of the M11 is currently at a standstill after a serious crash near Newmarket.

A multi-vehicle crash has shut two lanes of the M11 near Stansted Airport.

The state pension age is gradually rising from 66 to 67. Find out which birth dates are affected and when you'll become eligible for payments.

A pub in Harlow that closed by a devastating fire that killed one of the landlady's dogs is now on the market.

Ipswich-based yacht dealer, Fox's Yacht Sales, has joined Brightlingsea company Morgans Group.

Stansted Airport has recorded one of its busiest ever months welcoming 2.86 million passengers with the strongest European network in the UK.