Colchester Council has secured funding from the Chewing Gum Task Force to tackle chewing gum litter.

A van has caused significant damage to a parked car after crashing into it in Severalls Industrial Estate.

Essex County Council has unveiled a new programme to boost jobs and investment throughout the county.

Firefighters have spent the night battling a large blaze involving industrial units, vehicles and mobile homes in High Ongar.

The A12 northbound has been partially blocked following a crash near the Colchester football ground, causing severe delays for morning commuters.

All lanes have been stopped on the M25 anti-clockwise just after the Bell Common Tunnel following a crash.

Holland Library in Clacton has been forced to close after a vehicle crashed into the building.

Weeley Fire Station, alongside five other, were called to a large building fire on Clacton Road in Great Holland near a field of crops.

A major fire broke out at a site in High Ongar containing industrial units, vehicles and mobile homes. Essex County Fire and Rescue worked overnight.

A hosepipe ban has been issued across Essex and the East of England by Anglian Water amid heatwave.

The best and worst GP practices across mid Essex have been revealed in new patient satisfaction data.

Campaigners are stepping up calls for the closure of Wethersfield Asylum Centre, saying the former RAF base is placing pressure on nearby towns.

Anti-social behaviour, shop theft and other retail crime has been a focus for Colchester’s policing team amid concerns from residents, councillors and businesses.

Fresh warnings about the dangers of open water have been shared by a councillor after a 13-year-old girl was seriously injured in the River Stour at Dedham.

Count Binface will be standing in the upcoming Clacton by-election, but among abolishing VAR and nationalising Adele, what are his other policies?

Luke Brown, 20, and Omarion Lewis, 19, were part of a group of six people who were throwing snowballs at about 4am on Monday, January 5.

Laura Knowles, a paediatric nurse whose dad died of cardiac arrest, has joined the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance CPR training team.

A fresh road resurfacing job in Rowhedge High Street has been branded a “complete and utter mess” with an uneven surface and tarmacked drains.

The incident, which happened at 3.30pm last Tuesday, allegedly involved suspects approaching a boy and acting aggressively.

Benjamin Myatt, 32, had 13 illegal pictures on his laptop, which was seized by police at his home in Wallaby Way, Stanway, last year.

Dozens of birds have been "trapped" under netting above B&Q in Clacton, with action taken to free them.

Here are a number of pubs and bars in Halstead and Earls Colne which are due to show the World Cup quarter final between England and Norway on Saturday.

The "best and worst" rated GPs with the highest levels of patient satisfaction across Tendring have been revealed.

Drivers face fresh disruption today as work begins on replacing a near-century-old bridge linking Halstead and Earls Colne.

A man serving life for the murder of an Essex teenager has denied a series of further weapons offences with his brother and father.

Jeremy Corbyn's brother Piers has announced he will be standing in the Clacton by-election against Nigel Farage.

An Essex drugs kingpin who ran a £109 million criminal network from Spain has been jailed alongside a corrupt courier firm worker.

Wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, 27, has announced he will stand against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage while dressed as a fox.

Videos show the scale of the damage after a fighter jet was involved in a crash at Zakynthos Airport.

The new Families First Neighbourhood Grants Programme will help families, children and young people in Essex access early support.

A British man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to kiss a flight attendant on the neck during a Ryanair flight from Stansted to Mallorca.

Clacton is set for a summer by-election, with Thursday, August 13 emerging as the most likely polling date.

Drivers are facing long delays on the northbound A12 carriageway near Colchester due to a crash.

Essex Police have confirmed they are still looking for 17-year-old Walid Sami from Colchester who was last seen nearly three weeks ago.

Redrow Eastern has donated to North East Essex Badger Group to fund trail cameras.

Many flights to and from Zakynthos remain disrupted after a NATO F‑16 fighter jet made an emergency landing and burst into flames.

A number of candidates have now come forward to stand in the Clacton by-election - with six others now potentially set to face Farage.

A new furniture showroom has opened its doors in Colchester, promising to bring affordable luxury and bespoke designs.

Count Binface has urged Clacton residents to vote for him in a potential by-election after MP and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stood down.

Forecasters the Met Office have warned of a potential risk of thunderstorms next week following a period of extreme hot weather in Essex.

The 2026 GP Patient Survey has revealed where patients are most satisfied across Colchester.

Womenswear brand, Mint Velvet has now opened at Braintree Shopping Village.

A potential vape has been recorded as the cause of a waste truck which caught alight in Uttlesford.

The A104 Epping New Road is set to have its speed limit reduced – more than 18 months after the proposal was first advertised.

Eight new affordable homes are under construction in Braiswick, Colchester.

Three Post Office branches in Grays, Chelmsford and Rochford are set to close before the end of the year, among a wave of Morrisons closures.

The owner of a business in Bradwell has said her business could be at serious risk due to the behaviour of motorbike riders.

A Londis convenience store on Homefield Road, Colchester has applied for a new alcohol licence.

Colchester has been named one of the UK’s top destinations for dining outdoors. With around 1,709 hours of sunshine a year and average summer highs of 22.2C.

Traffic is beginning to build on the M25 anticlockwise after a crash involving a van forced the closure of one lane near Brentwood in Essex.