The British soul-pop group Simply Red, fronted by Mick Hucknall, will perform at Lower Castle Park on Wednesday, August 18 2027, joined by special guests Heather Small and Soul II Soul.

Thaxted crash causes delays in both directions on the B1051 near Walden Road, with motorists urged to allow extra time as Essex Police is contacted for comment.

Essex Police investigate a lorry driver allegedly making threats after a collision with a car on Connaught Avenue, Frinton. No injuries reported.

From badgers and bats to nesting birds, wildlife protection helps shape National Grid’s Bramford to Twinstead project.

The community has rallied in Brantham, on the Essex-Suffolk border, following the tragic discovery of a child's body in the search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods.

M11 crash closes one northbound lane between Harlow and the M25, while a separate M25 collision near the junction causes delays of up to 44 minutes.

A fundraiser for the family of three-year-old boy Noah Woods has raised nearly £15,000 in less than 24 hours after the tragic discovery of a body in Brantham.

A crash involving two cars has caused severe delays on the M25 this morning.

A man has admitted assaulting a woman but denied seven other alleged offences, including coercive and controlling behaviour and breaking a cat’s spine.

A REFORM UK county councillor who won his first seat earlier this year has been suspended from the party and is now independent.

Arthur Whiston’s memorial bench at Highwoods Country Park, Colchester, has been vandalised for the second time in less than four months.

SECURITY patrols have been launched to address concerns about people being transported into the city from the Wethersfield asylum centre

Garry Hancock, 38, was driving his Land Rover to a garage after it failed its MOT when police, whose database flagged the vehicle.

Brantham Parish Council has paid tribute after the discovery of a body in the search for three-year-old, Noah Woods.

Police have confirmed a body has been found after more than 24 hours of searching for a missing three-year-old in Brantham.

Paul Wray, 54 was arrested by police in April after police intelligence found he had been uploading illegal pictures and videos to the internet.

One of the major factors in the rise of inflation has been motor fuels as the average price of petrol rose by 9.1 pence per litre between July and August, to an average of 161.3 pence per litre.

NEIGHBOURHOODS have seen house prices fall by up to £43,000 while others saw prices rise, according to official data.

Hill House Developments Ltd submitted plans for a two-hectare brownfield site off west of Brook Street, opposite the Halfords Garage Services, in July.

Nurse Uzoamaka Okereke struck off after an NMC panel found serious care failings at Broomfield Hospital before a patient’s cardiac arrest and death in Essex.

Five rescued Asiatic black bears arrive at Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk after a 5,500-mile journey from a South Korean bile farm, settling into Moon Bear Islands.

Digital railcards are now available for travellers on Greater Anglia train services within the Greater Anglia app.

The Naze Nature Discovery Centre is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a weekend of free events.

Suffolk Police search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods in Brantham, near Manningtree, urging residents to check CCTV and dashcam footage after he vanished.

Braintree Village is welcoming guests and their four-legged friends to its first ever Dog Weekend.

Three people arrested on suspicion of theft after Essex Police stopped a car on London Road in Tollgate, finding items believed stolen from nearby shops.

Sarah Keys, 48, has been the village clerk since 2012 and has been fundamental in leading the search for three year-old Noah Woods.

As concern grows across Suffolk, many people are asking the same questions about the disappearance of three-year-old Noah Woods.

A free craft market and medieval heritage tours will be held at Grange Barn in Coggeshall.

Traffic is at a standstill in Cowdray Avenue, Colchester after a crash closing the road in both directions.

Cowdray Avenue has been closed in both directions after a crash causing traffic chaos across Colchester city centre.

Superintendent Tom Pearse addressed volunteers at a police briefing held at Brantham Football Club on Wednesday afternoon

M25 delays near Waltham Abbey after vehicle overturns anticlockwise between junctions 25 and 24. Two lanes closed, 35-minute delays and three-mile queues.

CCTV footage has been released as the search continues for missing three-year-old boy Noah Woods.

Photos show the ongoing search efforts underway in Brantham on the Essex and Suffolk border as three-year-old Noah remains missing today.

Paul Wesley, 62, who is the drone team lead for Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue, explained how drone technology is used in search missions.

Suffolk Police cordon off Decoy Pond in Brantham as the search continues for missing three-year-old Noah, who vanished from a local playground in Suffolk.

Nine Below Zero will perform at Colchester Arts Centre during a tour marking the anniversary.

Chappel Galleries is holding a My Generation exhibition to mark its 40th anniversary.

Search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods enters second day in Brantham, Suffolk, as police and volunteers receive maps and search for the partially deaf boy.

Tributes paid to Peter Hills, former Essex County Standard editor, remembered as a respected Colchester journalist who nurtured generations and upheld local news standards.

Father of missing three-year-old Noah Woods urges volunteers to widen the search around Brantham on the Essex-Suffolk border as police continue the hunt.

Seven Essex postcodes in Chelmsford, Basildon, Harlow, Colchester and Uttlesford win £1,000 each in the latest People's Postcode Lottery daily prize draw.

Young performers progressed to the final after impressing judges in the latest round of Colchester Has Talent.

A Premier League football club has joined the appeal to help find a missing three-year-old boy from Brantham.

Entries are open for the Community Champion of the Year and the Supply Chain Business of the Year awards at the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2027.

Find out what the Apprentice of the Year and Behaviour Change Campaign of the Year judges will be looking for at the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2027.

Police are still searching for Noah, 3, who is missing from Brantham on the Suffolk and Essex border. Here is everything we know about the search.

A parish council has issued an appeal to people assisting in the search for a missing three-year-old boy in Brantham today.

A stretch of the A12 is closed after a crane has caught fire close to the M25 junction near Brentwood in Essex.