Leah McDerment, 30, has been playing basketball since she was five

Since January, Essex Police has been rolling out Project Vigilant across the county.

Finchingfield Bridge on the B1053 in Essex will close for essential repairs from March 16 after vehicle damage.

Colchester Council has announced the recipients of its Cultural and Creative Events Fund for 2026.

Affinia has promoted Rob Thomson to head of tax, saying the move strengthens its tax advice team as it invests in senior leadership.

Vets for Pets Colchester has been running two sites for 20 years caring for the furry friends of residents.

People living in Colchester have the opportunity to apply for the ceremonial title of Freeburgess, which dates back 800 years.

Casey Harrison from Colchester says it was an “emotional rollercoaster” to raise funds for charity by taking on a half marathon whilst dressed as Ozzy Osbourne.

A Sudbury woman has been reunited with her cocker spaniel Flora after she was found in Kent - nine years after being stolen in 2017.

Mr Terziu was hoping to change the use of building from residential to a care home, with a garage conversion, ground floor rear extension, and first floor rear and side extensions.

White Wings, a unique four-bedroom detached house in Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex, with pool, river views, and double garage, is for sale at £1.3m.

Four people were arrested after reports that a glass bottle and a guitar were used as weapons in a fight.

Steve Marsling is part of the award-winning documentary film London Recruits which will be shown in Colchester and Harwich this month.

Arts stalwart Ben Howard takes us through five great events to enjoy in Colchester in the coming week.

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2026 in Colchester with live music, Guinness, themed parties, sports screenings, and special offers at top pubs and bars across town.

The Essex Rebels hosted a weekend of basketball and volleyball at the University of Essex to celebrate International Women's Day.

Musician Stephen Munson, who releases songs under the name Spaceman, will perform at Stone Rock Records, in Head Street, on Sunday, at 1pm.

Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, Inside the Manosphere, features Essex TikTok stars HSTikkyTokky and Ed Matthews exploring online masculinity.

Trains running to and from Stansted Airport are facing “major disruption today” after a failure on the railway points.

Essex Police wants to speak to a man in connection with an investigation into six burglaries across the county.

Villages in Essex will be without power this morning due to a planned power cut while engineers cut trees away from cables.

A Colchester boy with a rare genetic condition is thriving thanks to support from EACH.

Plans for 250 homes on western edge of Eight Ash Green have been approved by Colchester City Council despite concerns.

St Helena Hospice, which supports people in north east Essex, is inviting the public to help shape its future priorities.

Mulberry House is an award-winning wedding and event venue that many visitors say serves incredible afternoon tea.

The duo behind Towntickers, a TikTok and Instagram profile that "poetically" reviews towns across the country, visited Witham in a recent video.

Lance Corporal Mackenzie Delaney, 21, embarked on a 100-mile walk from March 2, finishing in Abbey Field on March 4.

The café at the Old Heath Recreation Ground could close at the start of next month as Colchester Council has now ended the lease with its current operator, GO4 Enterprises.

Ann Booty, 74, made the criticism days after a 73-year-old woman broke two bones in her neck when she was using a footbridge.

The Ale House in Colchester has been named pub of the year for 2026 by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Witham in Essex has been named the most disappointing in Essex by social media page Towntickers.

Harwich and North Essex MP Sir Bernard Jenkin has warned that scrapping the HSSIB would be a "terrible mistake".

Developer Latimer published the final plans for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community on Thursday.

The care board was consulted along with other public bodies as part of proposals put forward in a draft Local Plan for the Colchester borough.

On Thursday, Latimer revealed its plans for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community (TCBGC), a 7,750-strong development in the east of the city.

White Hart Lane, Chelmsford, will close overnight from 23–27 March 2026 for Essex Highways works.

Essex attractions join Chester Zoo in urging the Met Office and weather apps to improve rain forecasts, warning misleading icons are harming UK tourism revenue.

In 2015, councils in north Essex began talks on a major housing development.

Last year, plans to charge users of the parking lots in High Street and Cooks Yard were introduced.

Michelle Moore was in charge of caring for her mother between 2020 and 2023, who had been suffering from the progression of her motoneuron disease.

Motorists are facing slow-moving traffic on the A12 northbound near Colchester after a broken down vehicle blocked the road.

Helping Hands Home Care is encouraging families in Essex to use Mother's Days to start conversations about care and support.

ACL Essex is offering free online courses to help parents prepare their children for the start of school.

Across seven days of activity, enforcement teams seized around 1.5kg of cocaine, more than 50g of crack cocaine and heroin.

The shop, called House of Joy, opened its doors in February in a unit that previously housed the Italian restaurant Pane e vino.

Wartime Colchester WW1 archive, including photos, artefacts, and Zeppelin fragments, to be auctioned at Reeman Dansie in March 2026.

The Great Bentley Retreat opened in 2010 and has expanded steadily since.

A 12-year-old boy who competed at Crufts with his nan’s rescue collie has left his whole family “incredibly proud”.

The Clingoe Hill bus lane was completed in October but has not been used yet because Essex County Council had to obtain a Traffic Regulation Order.

The proposal from Gladman Developments Limited, which was first submitted last year, would see 75 homes built off Rowhedge Road.