A Colchester cafe serving plant-based dishes has been recommended in a prestigious food guide.

Leisure bosses at a Colchester swimming pool state damage by users of the steam room as reason for temporary outage.

A number of adorable pets in Essex are looking for their new homes - can you help?

The donation was part of the school's participation in the First Give Programme.

Karlin Cavill, 28, was driving a BMW in Hickory Avenue, Colchester, when officers stopped him at 9.30pm on Friday, December 27.

A barbed wire fence at a sewage works close to where dog walker Anita Rose was badly beaten in Brantham last summer had been cut shortly before the attack, a court has heard.

A COLCHESTER firm wants to put on events in part of the city centre currently being transformed in a £1.6million rejuvenation project, an application has revealed.

Jolly Rancher sweets sold in the UK have been recalled as they are “unsafe to eat” and they do not comply with UK laws

A Compare the Market study found more than six million UK drivers were risking a £50 fine every time they encountered a roundabout

The firm, formerly known as Hedingham and Chambers, is now known as Konect Buses.

The duo began at 4.43am and finished at 8.46pm, playing 536 shots over 30.65 miles and 58,494 steps.

A man threatened to blow up Colchester police station if officers did not return a confiscated air rifle to him.

Bosses at an Essex airport have submitted plans  to increase its annual passenger limit up to 51 million over the next 20 years.

Work on the Colchester rapid transit system began in July 2023 when contractors appointed by Essex County Council started work on a bus lane.

Essex traffic control centre has reported delays near Junction 20 of the Hatfield Peverel bypass, with queues stretching back to Boreham.

As part of Trooping the Colour 2025, there will be a flypast of various military aircraft, including the famous Red Arrows.

Colchester Zoo's most admired blue crane Cecile has turned 23. The blue cranes are native to South Africa and are a 'vulnerable' species.

An organisation is inviting residents to ask their questions about where 11,000 will go in Colchester.

The Met Office has sent out the warning on Wednesday and has told the public there may be torrential downpours bringing 30-50mm of rain.

After launching over three years ago, Mending Matters Brightlingsea has shared its progress.

The full moon appears bigger than normal and sometimes slightly orange as it lights skies around the globe.

The concert is free to attend.

The Birch InSpire group is trying to bring new life to the 170-year-old village church in Birch, which has been empty since 1990. 

A man accused of attacking a Brantham dog walker who later died in hospital allegedly dumped her phone in Ipswich town centre, a court heard.

A University of Essex student stalked a woman and sent sexually explicit pictures of her to her workplace, Ipswich Crown Court heard.

Old Bakery Cafe, in High Street in Dedham, has been added to the Good Food Guide.

Work has been resumed on Middle Mill weir in Colchester after being halted due to nesting birds, which the council are keeping an eye on as they continue.

Photographer Mike Pountney captured this stunning image as the moon’s reddish-gold hue hovered just above the roof.

Weapons collector Ronald Knowles, 64, converted at least 33 replica pistols into live firearms at his home in Alfreton that ended up in hands of criminal gangs in Essex.

The incident occurred at around 9.45pm on Tuesday, 27 May, on the A12 near Chelmsford that left four people injured.

“Pupils enhance their learning by taking part in a super-curriculum that includes topics of interest from sharks to the right to vote.”

Colchester’s MP is celebrating the decision to ban bonuses for Anglian Water bosses in an effort to make rivers and lakes cleaner.

A Halstead shop owner feels justice has not been served and is “very unhappy with the police” after his business was broken into twice.

The eight-bedroom home in Essex is up for £4.5 million and has a pool, gym, bar and more.

Cameron Turner, 22, was driving an MG ZS in July last year between East Bergholt and Stratford St Mary when he was caught by a speed camera.

Fencing which surrounds the former Gamet Bearings site in Colchester was left blocking the pavement for six weeks with no word from the construction company.

A crash on Magdalen Street, in Colchester, is causing heavy traffic in the area.

A CAMPAIGN is asking Colchester's community to turn their screens black tomorrow night in support of a man battling cancer.

“She loved her family, she recently became a nan as I have a five-month-old daughter, she was excited to spend more time with her."

The planning application for the properties located off Seaview Avenue in West Mersea was approved in May 2020 including the demolition of 43 Seaview Avenue.

NORTH Essex has seen numerous vicious dog attacks and incidents over the last few years.

Asal Burton, who formerly ran Lala’s Cakes in Stanway, got behind the wheel of her Toyota in March last year after drinking alcohol.

Meow Cat Cafe announced its site in Eld Lane would temporarily close due to "serious damage" to the building's kitchen

The body of a woman had been discovered by a vessel in the North Sea, off the coast of Harwich

Darts legend Bobby George has revealed a strange story in his recently released book which includes an amputated body part and a vodka bottle.

Colchester Council have voted in favour of plans for a garden community which will bring an "infrastructure first" approach ahead of 7,500 new homes.

Magdalen Street was blocked both ways near Aldi after a crash between a lorry and a cyclist at 11am.

An award-winning eco-home built with sustainability in mind, in Tolleshunt Knights is on the market for a price of £1.6million.

A band from Brightlingsea has reached new heights after storming the UK album charts with a top five position.

This year’s Colchester Roman and Medieval Festival took place in Lower Castle Park on Saturday and Sunday.