People living in Colchester are urged to recycle with confidence as the council prepares to roll out a simplified recycling scheme.

An Essex woman will soon reveal what it is really like to live in a haunted house.

Colchester author Tara Price publishes Rusty the Orange Seal, a children’s book celebrating Essex wildlife.

A storyteller walked 400 kilometres across Essex to challenge the county’s tired stereotypes.

Historic five-bedroom Georgian home in Lexden, Colchester, with cinema room, wine cellar, 4,000 sq ft of space and gated parking, listed at £1.095m.

A PURPOSE-BUILT religious complex spanning nearly 25,000 square feet is on the market for £4 million

Grime pioneer Wiley, known as the Godfather of Grime, will perform live at Trilogy nightclub on Colchester High Street on October 3.

Large crowds came together to celebrate the Ganesh Visarjan festival in Clacton for the 16th year.

All traffic is being held on the M11 with the road closed due to a crash.

The ambulance service has confirmed a person has been taken to hospital after a crash where a car was left on its roof in Southend.

A car has been left with with serious damages after a crash in Severalls Lane, Colchester.

A man says he was attacked after stepping in to stop another man assaulting a woman in Clacton.

A nature centre has marked ten years of conservation, education and community work.

Tony Francis, has been providing outreach to marginalised people at Pier Avenue Baptist Church.

A drug dealer who made more than £100,000 selling cannabis, cocaine and heroin to vulnerable users has had his sentencing delayed for a second time.

Ryanair is reportedly cutting more than half a million seats to two European countries this year.

M&S will close its Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex store on September 26 after eight years, with 50 jobs at risk as shoppers are directed to Clacton Brook Retail Park.

Essex Police appeal after a distraction theft near Lloyds Bank in Southend on August 14 saw a woman lose her bank card and around £11,000.

Rollerworld Foundation is running a Skate and Scare event in Colchester for Halloween.

Essex Police recorded 202 speeding offences in Brentwood on September 24 during checks on Chelmsford Road, Coxtie Green Road, Wyatts Green Road and A12.

Lorry driver Miroslaw Muszynski jailed for three years and four months after causing death by dangerous driving on the M11 near Duxford.

Southend - emergency services respond after a car overturns at Archer Avenue and Canterbury Avenue, with an air ambulance reported nearby.

M11 northbound traffic builds near Junction 9 by Great Chesterford after an overturned caravan blocks the motorway, causing delays for motorists in Essex.

Road on Canvey is closed in both directions due to police incident, with motorists urged to use alternative routes and expect delays.

Stansted Airport train services are being cancelled while an incident is investigated, Greater Anglia has confirmed.

Multiple emergency services are on the scene of an overturned car in Southend, they have been contacted for further information

A second crash on the A12 in the space of an hour is causing even further delays for drivers near Colchester.

Emergency services respond after a car overturns at Archer Avenue and Canterbury Avenue in Southend, with roads cordoned off.

easyJet cabin crew in Portugal plan strikes from October 2-6 and December 19-23, putting UK flights via Lisbon, Porto and Faro at risk of disruption.

Drivers are facing severe delays on the A12 due to a crash near Colchester.

A crash on the A12 near Colchester is causing severe delays for drivers.

Ryanair has added three routes to its winter schedule from Stansted Airport.

Reform UK councillor, Bradley Thompson has been suspended by the party amid "serious allegations of misconduct".

Essex firefighters worked overnight to tackle a major waste fire at Archers Field, Pitsea, involving 200 tonnes of household waste.

Family pay tribute to three-year-old Noah Woods after his death, thanking Suffolk Constabulary, search teams, volunteers and football fans for their support.

An inquest for Noah Woods was opened at Suffolk Coroners' Court. Noah went missing in Brantham last week. His body was found in Decoy Pond.

A new forensic reconstruction renews the appeal to identify ‘Epping Forest Man’, found dead in Epping Forest, Essex, on September 25, 1982.

A historic pub has been left gutted after a major fire tore through the Grade II listed building.

People writing their wills can save on legal fees while supporting St Helena Hospice during Wills Month.

An inquest is due to open today into the death of three-year-old Noah Woods, whose body was found after a huge search.

Greater Anglia services between London Liverpool Street and Essex are delayed on September 25 after a smouldering sleeper caused safety checks near Stratford.

A12 Essex traffic: truck fire closes one lane northbound between junctions 28 and 29 near Colchester, causing queues and delays.

School in Dunmow partially closed on September 25 after a water supply problem, affecting secondary and sixth form pupils.

Plans for up to 80 homes off Station Road in Earls Colne have been submitted to Braintree District Council.

Colchester Hospital’s urgent treatment centre was marked down for poor cleanliness in an audit, with East Suffolk NHS trust taking immediate action.

Bosses of a new themed bakery and café say they have been “blown away” by the support after their first week.

Essex is well-placed to enjoy the spectacle, with September’s full Corn Moon expected to appear particularly bright across the county.

Harwich pensioners Ann Munro and Colin Merritt raised £2,500 for Harwich Cancer Support Group with a tandem skydive.

Rush hour drivers face major delays once again as temporary traffic lights  are causing long queues.

Fenwick’s Colchester warehouse clearance offers up to 70 per cent off furniture on September 26 and 27.