Poppy emblems have been placed on roads across Essex ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

Met Office experts monitor a potential unusually early sudden stratospheric warming event, which could bring colder weather, ice or snow to Essex this winter.

The University of Essex is inviting prospective students and their families to its final open day of 2026..

A flag designed in Colchester and calling for a ban on conversion therapy is now on display at Queer Britain in London.

Russell Brand was reportedly "petrified and humiliated" during his first night behind bars following his conviction.

Drivers are urged to check supermarket parking signs after a warning that some car parks charge for parking outside opening hours.

A petition calling for the BBC licence fee not to be extended to subscribers of rival streaming services has received a Government response, amid growing questions over how the broadcaster will be funded in future.

British Transport Police release CCTV images after a passenger was allegedly racially abused and assaulted at Harold Wood station near the Essex border.

Essex housewife Rochelle Rackham wins Big Brother 2026 and £100,000 on November 5, becoming the show's oldest female winner despite boos and recount calls.

The Cadbury Twirl Crispy Wafer, a bar originally from Australia, has been spotted in B&M stores.

Essex Police officer PC Ben Norfolk sacked for gross misconduct after coercive behaviour towards female colleagues and sending intimate images in uniform.

A bin shed fire has been started deliberately with the use of fireworks in a residential area in Ongar.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service tackled an out-of-control bonfire near an East of England Co-op in Colchester, extinguishing it by 5.58pm.

Two men, one arrested by armed police outside a Colchester gym, have been charged with kidnapping and modern slavery offences.

Little Clacton’s Edie Saunders will run the 2027 TCS London Marathon for the British Heart Foundation, honouring her grandad with cardiomyopathy.

Burnham businesswoman Charlene Duffy says community support and Glamour Den clients helped her cope as her husband recovers from life-changing crash injuries

An aspiring football coach who threatened to kidnap and mutilate his victim’s elderly parents in a £500,000 blackmail plot has been jailed for four and a half years.

The Colchester Garrison Sergeant Major said that he “wouldn’t have survived” without his fellow soldiers.

They were known as the ‘Ghost Patrol’ by opposing Italian forces because the unit often appeared suddenly out of nowhere in the deep desert

M&S has launched its 2026 Christmas advert starring James Norton as Santa, Lucy Punch as Mrs Claus and Katherine Jenkins singing Heaven Is a Place on Earth.

BT is shutting off its analogue landline service with customers being told to either switch providers or use its new digital service.

Bradley Riches has confirmed he will be leaving Emmerdale for the festive period but will return to play Lewis Barton in the new year.

Take Me Out is reportedly set to return to screens nearly seven years after it was axed from ITV.

Essex firefighters rescued a man after his car left Little Clacton Road, Clacton, rolled onto its roof and landed in a ditch on November 4, closing the road.

Henry Nowak’s killer Vickrum Digwa has had his minimum life sentence increased to 25 years, with the family continuing their 'fight for justice'.

Fire breaks out behind a property near Colchester’s Mile End Road and Nayland Road, beside an East of England Co-op, as Essex crews tackle smoke.

Three Essex councils are joining forces to shape a unified long-term vision for growth.

The five-bedroom detached home once formed part of an 18th-century estate and is being marketed by Beresfords Country and Village for £1,999,995

Walton twin sisters Maureen Ambrose and Ursula Capel raise funds for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal with a pop-up shop and volunteers.

The Colchester Garrison Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 1 Saiasi Vono said that he did not expect Colchester’s Remembrance Parade to take place inside the city centre.

Reeman Dansie auction features royal memorabilia, including a George IV coronation coronet and Wallis Simpson’s gold toothpick case, on November 10-12.

A popular Essex café in Great Bardfield has announced it will be closing its doors for the final time in December after nearly 20 years.

Adrian Volintiru, 37, claimed he had been threatened by the same group in Colchester the day before and retaliated by threatening them with the weapon.

Bruce Moodie has been described as "well-loved" and "generous" following his death, at the age of 67.

A nine-year-old boy with Hodgkin's lymphoma enjoyed a behind-the-scenes day at Stansted Airport.

Essex maths teacher Syed Ahmed jailed for 10 years after grooming teenage girls online while posing as teenage boys on social media including Snapchat, Wizz and Yubo.

Clacton Pier will wrap up its 2026 pyrotechnic season with a grand finale fireworks extravaganza.

Mystery Thurrock EuroMillions winner comes forward to claim £1 million National Lottery Millionaire Maker prize after matching code JHDR 46235 on October 13.

Vickrum Digwa has had the minimum term of his life sentence for the murder of Henry Nowak increased from 21 years to 25 years after the Court of Appeal ruled it was “unduly lenient”.

Discover Bubbling Burkes, Chelmsford’s licensed Harry Potter gift shop, with themed drinks, merchandise, potion classes and magical experiences on Bond Street.

Lefties opened its second UK store at Lakeside Shopping Centre on October 29, bringing affordable fashion, childrenswear and homeware to Essex.

M25 clockwise delays continue after an earlier crash past Junction 27 for the M11, with queues affecting drivers. Allow extra time for journeys.

Essex Police investigate after two cars fled a Chelmsford crash on November 2, throwing a motorcyclist from his bike. Police appeal for witnesses and CCTV.

Police are appealing for information after three hooded men were reportedly involved in a disturbance in Harwich.

Slip roads on the A12 at Langham are expected to close for two weeks while a third party renews an underground water main nearby.

Essex Police issue a CCTV appeal after a man exposed himself on Shalford Road, Rayne, Essex, on September 30 before running down Brunwin Road.

Colchester Zoo has announced the arrival of an endangered chimpanzee infant which has been born.

Discover six Essex Bonfire Night events on November 5, with fireworks, bonfires and family entertainment in Billericay, Thurrock, Colchester and more.

Russell Brand is facing prison after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault at Southwark Crown Court.

Weeley Parish Council warns residents not to set off fireworks at Weeley Playing Field on November 5 after a serious gas leak raised safety fears.