Network Rail is set to replace 450 metres of worn-out track, but it means journeys from Colchester to London will face serious disruption.

The cost of a 47-day search to find Cumali Turhan whose body was discovered in a Colchester landfill site has been revealed.

Councillors have blocked plans to turn an empty Colchester warehouse into a church, despite strong local support.

Property owners in Wivenhoe say reports by an insurer proof an ancient oak should not be felled.

Take a drive down Colchester High Street from 2009 to see old shops such as Williams and Griffin, M&S, Liquid, and more.

A software engineer from a Colchester village who exposed himself has been spared jail.

The London-bound A12 carriageway has been shut due to a crash involving multiple vehicles.

A road in Colchester has been completely flooded after being hit hard by heavy rainfall throughout the day.

Essex County Council has made changes to its cabinet ahead of local government reorganisation.

Essex County Council and highways have been slammed over their lack of communication surrounding the opening of a Colchester bus lane.

In August, 29-year-old Megan Childs had an emergency C-section to deliver her son.

Students on the new University of Suffolk pharmacy course will do about 70 days of placements over the four-year course.

Homeowners in Clifton Terrace told the Gazette about their concerns about the King George oak being chopped.

Essex Police are trying to locate a missing 15-year-old girl from Frinton.

The eastbound road between Stansted Airport and Takeley is partly blocked, as Essex Highways confirmed.

A 70-year-old man from Colchester is missing, with police trying to locate his whereabouts.

Motorists in Colchester appear to have bypassed a road closure in Colchester leaving the grass verge destroyed.

An earlier crash on Berechurch Hall Road in Colchester is causing further traffic delays across the city.

An incident on the A12 is causing delays for motorists heading Colchester bound.

Flooding of the River Colne is said to be possible between Colchester and Great Yeldham due to heavy overnight rainfall.

A number of Colchester homes have been hit by a power cut caused by an electrical fault.

The man who died in a plane crash in an Essex reservoir has been named by police.

Hundreds of Essex households could be in line for a cold weather payment with numerous postcodes already claiming.

Nobody forgets when the circus comes to town – even if it’s in the form of meticulously hand-crafted miniature models on display in Braintree.

One of the leading home services providers across the country has issued advice as Storm Goretti causes chaos up and down the UK.

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Two people were left seriously injured after a hot air balloon in Essex crashed into power cables with one suffering an electric shock.

CCTV footage shows the moment a delivery driver accidentally ploughed through the shopfront window of a pie and mash shop in Essex.

A hardworking mum of three from Essex shockingly passed away on Monday, with a fundraiser launched to help the family rebuild their lives.

Colchester Council has announced the return of its Cultural and Creative Events Fund.

A witness said two vehicles have been involved in a collision on a busy road in Berechurch, Colchester.

London Stansted is stamping passports with a licence to thrill in 2026 as it offers direct routes to some of Europe’s most iconic Bond filming locations.

A Colchester primary school has shared an update as it’s forced to close for a fourth day.

Pupils from 18 Colchester schools will take part in the event.

Colchester drug and alcohol support charity, Open Road are offering their help and expressing the importance of Dry January.

Muqbil Al Dhaheri, 26, had been in intensive care at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, when he slid his hand down the side of a member of staff.

Allistair Hunter, 57, has taken over the role from predecessor Peter Jones and is already hard at work preparing for the race.

Clacton was named as the 25th happiest place to live in the UK and the fourth happiest in the East of England.

The founder of a freight company says imports and exports are being hurt by the A120 and that the road is not going to get better any time soon.

Business owners in Wivenhoe share their worries about losing out on business as work on a closed off car park is yet to start.

Plans for temporary classrooms at a school in Mersea Island have been approved.

Alicante, Corfu and Istanbul are some of the spots people can travel to from Stansted Airport in 2026.

Scott Norris, 39, was visiting the city from Brighton when he took the Canada Goose coat from Flannels store in High Chelmer

Nearly a year on, Søstrene Grene still seems to be fulfilling shoppers needs after residents went mad for it on day one.

Major construction works are set to begin for a new powerline in north Essex linked to the Great Grid Upgrade of East Anglia's electricity network.

The sentencing of a Colchester man who threatened a person with a fork with two razor blades has been postponed.

Tenants at a Colchester housing association complex were forced to move out on Christmas Day due to no heating and gas.

A wildlife rescue centre in Essex is seeing an influx of hedgehogs who are unable to hibernate because they are underweight and struggling to find food.

The Great British Rail Sale, which is running from Tuesday until Monday, means customers can save up to 50 per cent off advanced tickets.

Future students can check out Colchester Institute at two open events this month.