The A12 is currently closed in parts with queues of traffic as a result.

The Met Office has predicted skies could be littered with so called "blood rain" tonight across Essex and create a unique sunset.

Temperatures look set to increase across the country in the coming days, so we have put together a detailed Colchester forecast.

A couple who were on the first government flight back from the Middle East to Stansted Airport say they were sheltered underneath their hotel.

A flight which was chartered by government to bring stranded Britons back from the Middle East has landed at Stansted Airport.

Colchester Council received a proposal suggesting turning part of Victoria Chambers in St Runwald Street into accommodation.

Work is underway to improve the dire situation of the bus station in Osborn Street, as an eager community initiative is pushing for change.

Witham’s number one attraction on Tripadvisor may no longer exist as works to repair it are on track to begin this year.

There are calls for massive potholes in Berechurch Hall Road to be sorted with concerns for the safety of motorists.

Colchester residents are continuing to suffer with issues of raw sewage discharge which is being found flowing through the River Colne.

It’s A Bark Life Ltd provides solo and group walks for canines and dog care, at land rear of Rouval, Turnpike Close, in Langham.

The first-ever Winter Fresh Air Festival took place over the weekend, with hundreds of people in attendance of the unique event.

Red Lion landlord Tom West urges Colchester City Council to let businesses use council tips, claiming restricted access could cut fly-tipping in Manningtree.

A council spokesperson said households will be notified directly ahead of any changes to their service.

Further details for almost 400 homes near Castle Park by the River Colne have emerged as a councillor said to keep a watchful eye on the proposals.

The former Essex home of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour is on the market with one of the outbuildings believed to have been a recording studio.

Brightlingsea Town Council has announced changes to the free parking along Promenade Way.

Works on National Highways’ longest-running roadworks are on track to begin this year.

A man who struck his ‘friend” with a pool cue to the head was told he could face a serious prison sentence.

Over 1,000 traffic offences were detected in Essex during a two-week Safer Essex Roads Partnership campaign.

Overall, the wheeled bins capital programme is worth £3million which includes £0.5m for estimated logistic and deliver costs.

Green councillors at Colchester Council have announced they will not support the Liberal Democrat–Labour administration’s proposed budget.

MULTIPLE train routes from north and mid Essex to London are blocked as a person has been hit by a train.

There have been reports of a crash on the A12 southbound near Kelvedon between junction 24 and junction 23, at around 3.53pm.

Radio 2 in the Park at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, boosted the local economy by £4million in 2025.

Essex Police report a sharp rise in drink and drug driving arrests, warning of severe road safety risks while targeted enforcement aims to save lives.

It has also been developed with support from the National Theatre’s Generate programme, through a Jerwood workshop.

Colchester will start to transition to a wheeled-bin service from June.

Colchester MP, Pam Cox has secured £65m worth of funding in order to complete the A1331 Link Road.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh came to Witham to open a new purpose-built head office and warehouse facility at PFE Express Ltd.

Essex County Council and Colchester Council appointed Jackson Civil Engineering, in Suffolk, to lead the building works on the £15.2million redevelopment of St Botolph’s Circus.

Greater Anglia says trains from London Liverpool Street station to Stansted Airport have been impacted by a points failure in Clapton, London.

Essex Police says working with communities has helped the number of crimes in the county’s rural areas drop by five per cent in the past year.

Amanda Baptiste appeared before Colchester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, where she was presented with one charge of fraud by false representation.

Discover Colchester’s most and least expensive streets in 2025, from HM Land Registry data.

An Essex woman who escaped on a plane from Dubai yesterday wants to reassure families worried for their loved ones and share the “surreal” reality.

Property website, Zoopla has revealed just how long Colchester residents could be expected to wait to sell their home.

Essex Police is looking for Victoria Barreto, 30, who is missing from the Southend area.

Milksha, formerly in Head Street, opened its doors in summer 2023 with a novelty menu of hand-crafted drinks and baked goods, as well as Japanese-inspired ice-cream.

Emirates have issued a statement as Stansted-Dubai flights remain suspended after airport bombing and airspace closures.

Emirates extends Stansted-Dubai flight suspensions until March 7 amid Iran tensions and Gulf airspace closures. Check Emirates for latest UK travel updates.

Colchester residents are encouraged to get more active with the Beat the Street challenge.

Clare Summerskill is bringing her new one-woman comedy show, Why God Created Lesbians, to the Mercury Theatre.

Businesses are striving to make things accessible, and whilst I've had to learn to ask, I have also found that so many are willing to change and learn with us.

Essex Police has closed the A120 between Marks Farm and Galleys Corner.

Essex Police have said hare coursing is a “big focus” for rural officers due to the cruelty, high cost to farmers and fear it causes in isolated communities.

The fire service was called to reports of a blaze in Haven Orchards Holiday Village, in St Osyth, Point Clear, on the weekend.

Marian Knight, appeared before Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday after she admitted one count of wilfully misconducting herself as a holder of a public office.

THE first homes in a 120-home development at a historic former hospital in Colchester have been given a target launch period later this year.

Fenn Wright has listed Iceni House, in Stephenson Road, on Rightmove.