Traffic will be diverted as the A12 is shutting for road and tech upgrades.

A Christmas superfan from Essex has adorned his house with 90,000 lights for the 20th year in a row - despite vowing never to decorate again after losing his partner.

Motorists are experiencing delays this morning following a crash on the A12 near Colchester.

Baz Tofik has links to Clacton, Colchester, and Chelmsford.

Firefighters are battling a blaze at an industrial unit in Essex.

Fallen power cables have led to a road closure in Little Bromley.

Shoppers defied the grey skies and wet weather as they filled Colchester’s city centre with Christmas spirit.

Rightmove's happiest places to live list for 2025 has included the likes of Leigh-on-Sea, Colchester and Clacton.

Her family described her as “the joy of every gathering”, and someone who was “always making people laugh and smile”.

Award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordan Buchanan is bringing his new live tour, Lions and Tigers and Bears, to Charter Hall on February 19.

“Open Road is one of Colchester's best known charities. So I thought as Colchester's MP, it was really important to host a major Colchester charity.

A charity restoring Colchester’s iconic water tower has launched a special Christmas appeal.

A spokesperson from the MOD told the Gazette LCpl Hooley was not a member of Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions of The Parachute Regiment.

A Colchester man’s “anger is soaring into a new orbit” after his vulnerable father was the victim of a theft.

Gemma Mullin, who runs The Wedit, was announced as one of the regional winners at the Wedding Industry Awards last month

Colchester farmer and NFU president Tom Bradshaw thanked Labour MPs for abstaining on the family farm tax.

Colchester Business Improved District (BID), which operates as InColchester, has welcomed Dan Mitchell as its new chairman.

Arjun Rajan, 31, had driven into Colchester city centre when he ssexually assaulted the woman after picking her up in the High Street.

Frankie has connections to Colchester and may be travelling by train.

AN Essex train company has apologised after customers reported issues with online tickets.

RESIDENTS are being reminded of the amended opening times of Colchester City Council services and venues this festive period.

The exhibition, which is co-curated with the National Railway Museum, is part of the national Railway 200 campaign celebrating two centuries of the modern railway.

The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has escalated to REAP Level 4 – its highest alert level.

The original Dave's Coaches bus from the BBC's Gavin & Stacey is up for sale on AutoTrader for £200,000.

Essex Police have confirmed a 73-year-old woman died on the A127 near Rayleigh Weir yesterday following reports of concerns for a woman's welfare.

The follows the letting in March 2025 to Chigwell Window Centre - the business park's first tenant.

Boys and Men UK CIC is working to improve male wellbeing and social integration in Colchester.

Haven Road is notorious for its flooding, and when the rain comes down and the tide comes up, it is a recipe for trouble.

A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) was held last week to determine if Dr Mukhtar Hussain, a GP who practised in the Chelmsford area, is fit to practice medicine.

A Basildon drug dealer has been convicted of murder after a prosecutor told jurors he was a “pathetic coward”

ScottishPower Renewables has been announced as the headline sponsor for the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2026.

Nervous first-time contestants from Bures on the Suffolk/Essex border scooped the top sheep title at this year's Stanfords livestock auction's Colchester Christmas Show

Colchester Engagement & Next Steps has opened the doors to a newly created Reflection Room at their Alexandra Road homeless shelter.

Richard Cudmore, 26, had his licence revoked last year after he admitted a drink drive offence but got crashed his friend's dad's car in April.

More than half of the £3million is due to the cost of delivering services or investing them, and one pressure includes the £0.5m top-up of Colchester Northern Gateway (CNG) and Leisure Park Reserve.

Wildlife rescuers are nursing a newborn deer, which was found abandoned near the Essex coast.

Signals Colchester, in St Runwald Street, has opened its People of Essex exhibition for free at Colchester Library from today until December 16.

Councillors said the seven-year contract would be unfair to the new unitary authorities.

Milbank Concrete Products in Earls Colne has released a Love Actually-inspired parody music video for Christmas.

A man in his 40s has been arrested in relation to an incident which forced a school in Elmstead Market into lockdown.

Young girls in Colchester are finding new confidence, friends a community thanks to getting involved in a popular sport.

The group will now be doing quarterly Community Suppers with the aim to visit different areas of Colchester over the course of the next year.

Market Field School has confirmed they have cancelled their Christmas productions due to security fears.

A stall called ‘Colarida’ was run by Libby, 11, and Darcy, 11, who sold custom designed t-shirts, handmade bobble hats, and handmade candles.

Our Colchester Business Improvement District (BID) is holding late night shopping events over the Christmas period.

Prayer spaces throughout the school and frequent use of the parish church were said to contribute to the school’s deeply rooted culture of worship.

Reckless drivers were caught red-handed by police patrolling a Colchester leisure centre.

During the initial phase, 97 arrests were made with 61 of these linked directly to drug driving offences and 17 for drink driving offences.

A thrifty influencer mum from Essex has shared her top tips for staying financially savvy this holiday season.

A serving Essex Police officer from Colchester has denied assaulting a woman.