Experts at The Times have revealed their picks for the 20 best spring walks across the British countryside, including one in Essex.

Rollerworld owners Anne and Jason Khan announced talks are currently under way with landlords of the old Debenham's building, in Culver Square.

Stansted Airport partners with Essex Wildlife Trust to boost biodiversity, backing Manchester Airports Group’s sustainability and local wildlife conservation.

Braintree residents have called for an empty building to become something bringing life to the town centre after a shopping outlet closed.

A fuel leak forced a passenger jet to divert to Stansted Airport, and has since prompted safety concerns as the Air Accidents Investigation Branch find the pilots increased fire risk.

Toto the Ninja Cat is a series of children’s books by Colchester’s Dermot O’Leary with the first book, The Great Snake Escape, now being adapted into a 55-minute play.

Being surrounded by a group of cheerful animals who are free to move in their own space is an experience everyone should have.

Tone Skeggs, 76 – now affectionately known as “TikTok Tone” – began appearing in light-hearted promotional clips.

A section of the A12 is set to experience closures in both directions near Colchester due to National Highways maintenance work.

A Frinton teacher has been banned indefinitely for misconduct involving befriending pupils on Facebook, taking pupils on day trips and lying about his disciplinary history.

The quaint and quiet village of Cressing has been completely overrun with traffic after a major road closure.

Colchester Zoo is upgrading one of its most popular habitats after the death of an animal.

Tony Smith, 36, was arrested at his address in Mendlesham Close, Clacton, after police turned up for a routine inspection of his devices.

THE names of the 46 candidates bidding to win a seat at Essex County Council in the May elections have been revealed.

Four Colchester Royal Grammar School students have reached the finals of an international maths modelling competition.

A Harwich dog groomer is taking a special holiday with her two Shih Tzu pups to celebrate winning £10,000 every month for a year from the National Lottery.

A SINGER who collaborated with Big Narstie left a stranger with blood dripping down her face after assaulting her with a cup at a nightclub, a court has heard.

NHS manager Ben Page is running the London Marathon to raise funds for the Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals Charity.

A birds nest which fell into a chimney meant firefighters were called to tackle a blaze.

Emergency services were called to a collision in the B1035, also known as Clacton Road, involving a motorcycle and a car

Groundwork Coffee has opened a new independent coffee shop at Beaulieu Park station, providing "A welcome upgrade to the commuting experience"

THE names of the 86 candidates bidding to win a seat at Colchester Town Hall in the May elections have been revealed.

Drivers travelling through Bocking in Braintree will face a 30-mile diversion while roadworks are undertaken.

A lorry tipped on its side after a crash in Essex in the early hours of its morning when the vehicle hit a low railway bridge.

Colchester Zoo has been named among the country’s best attractions by consumer champion Which?.

East of England ambulance crews have achieved the fastest average response times for serious emergencies in nearly five years.

A new cancer prehabilitation service is being launched at the University of Essex to improve patient outcomes and recovery.

Officers are investigating reports of a break-in at a business on Rosemary Road in Clacton.

Colchester's 'Are You The Next Banksy?' art trail, produced in partnership with the Gazette, is now in full swing.

Police patrols have increased in the South Woodham Ferrers area after reports of anti-social behaviour and drug use. Drug use and antisocial behaviour in South Woodham Ferrers brings police patrols

A broken down vehicle is partially blocking the A120 in Braintree before the London Road exit.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service attended a garden fire in South Woodham Ferrers on Thursday which spread to three properties.

Brentwood woman Charlotte Brown, who faked having cancer, worked with Upminster dad-of-two Bradley Johnson to blackmail an elderly couple.

TOWIE star Gemma Collins clashes with campmate Sinitta as tensions begin to rise on tonight’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! South Africa.

Colchester’s newest leisure attraction of five immersive escape rooms is opening its doors today.

Colchester police are reminding motorists of a Public Space Protection Order after a spike in vehicle-related antisocial behaviour this week.

Residents in Tiptree will be without power today while works linked to the installation of a new substation are completed.

The A12 is partially blocked due to a stalled vehicle and spilled fuel near Chelmsford.

Publisher Conde Nast Traveller (CNT) has rounded up its picks of the 15 prettiest villages near London to visit.

Drivers in Colchester have been wrongly receiving penalty notices after cameras settings were altered.

The Care Quality Commission has issued warning notices to HCRG Care Services at HMP YOI Chelmsford after inspection found patient safety and governance failings.

Police officers were called to an address in Highwoods on February 20, where they tried to arrest Danny Beddoes.

A new market in Colchester’s city centre is bringing a ‘festival feel’ to St Nicholas Square with its second market this weekend.

MP for Colchester Pam Cox has backed new government action which will aim to reduce knife crime.

Becca Ahern, 31, who grew up in Colchester and now lives in Bradwell, Braintree, will run 26.2-mile race in memory of her mum.

All The Happy Things, a play exploring grief through the story of two sisters, is coming to Colchester's Mercury Theatre.

The Colchester Council and Essex County Council elections will be held on May 7.

Luke Holmes, 22, died when he fell off his vehicle while on Terling Road, Hatfield Peverel, in September last year.

Numerous police vehicles and a helicopter were spotted near the shopping and community hub following a serious incident in Tamarisk Way on Wednesday afternoon.

Between February 2025 and February 2026, recorded crime near Tamarisk Way, Greenstead, had a 57 per cent increase according to data on Police.UK.