The hoopoe was seen on April 9 close to Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges, in what has been described as a “rare sighting for Essex”.

Essex Police officers were called out to reports of a man taking freshly-laid eggs from a nest in Dovercourt.

How a National Grid project is delivering vital infrastructure and opportunities for people to gain early experience in the energy sector.

Essex’s new High Sheriff follows into the footsteps of her ancestors as she vows to support those making a difference.

An independent website that has done "all the homework" on 30,000 schools around the UK has revealed its top 10 secondary schools in and around Colchester

A major fashion shoot at Clacton Pier is helping put both the attraction and the town firmly in the spotlight.

Plans to turn a former garden centre into a creativity and working hub near Colchester have been approved.

We spoke to residents across Clacton to hear their views on whether crime is increasing and what they think needs to change.

The village of Ramsden Bellhouse in Essex has been named as the poshest village in the county by The Telegraph.

Thousands of families across Essex are set to find out which primary school their child will be attending in September.

Colchester councillors will next week decide if a disused care home can be demolished for eight new bungalows.

Travel chaos has ensued after overhead wire problems between Shenfield and Chelmsford blocked the line towards Colchester.

A 40-year-old man has been reported missing from Colchester, with police appealing for the public’s help to find him

A manhunt for a wrongly freed prisoner involved in protests cost Essex and Metropolitan police a combined £152,738.

HUGE opportunities for Essex businesses and a growing workforce in the offshore wind industry were outlined at an event showcasing the pioneering sector.

There are around a dozen road defects and issues reported on the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey.

The 2009 play, written by the acclaimed Simon Stephens, is about a group of sixth formers preparing for their mock A-Levels as they deal with numerous love triangle issues.

Janet Daniels died aged 74 on October 6, 2024 at Colchester General Hospital from sepsis

The Natural History Museum – which is run by Colchester Museums as part of Colchester Council - has been given £499,477.

Couple John and Sam searched for their dream home in Suffolk and Norfolk on BBC One show Escape to the Country.

On December 12 last year, police attended Donna Gilden’s home in Cressing Road for an unrelated matter, Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday.

"Closing down for refit” posters went up in the windows of the town’s Shoe Zone store

Police were called to Brook Street in the early afternoon of April 6 following reports of a disturbance.

Detectives are appealing for information and dash cam footage after a woman was assaulted in a Bishop’s Stortford on the Essex border.

A man and a woman have been arrested for common assault after reports of a child being left frightened near a school in Witham, Essex.

Seaview care home rated ‘Good’ in all areas by inspectors. Provides quality residential care for adults with learning disabilities or autism.

A fraudster who scammed people out of thousands of pounds selling fake Rolex watches on eBay has been jailed.

An Essex Police officer faces a gross misconduct hearing after testing positive for cocaine while on duty, he will appear before a misconduct panel on April 17.

A signalling fault has caused severe disruption to Greater Anglia train services across Essex, London and Suffolk.

Railway stations across the Greater Anglia network are being transformed for World Art Day.

Lee Cooper Jeans filmed their 2026 spring and summer range at Clacton Pier, bosses of the attraction have revealed

A serving Essex Police officer who was charged with assault has had the case against him dropped

Drivers are facing severe delays on the M25 on the approach to the Dartford Crossing due to reports of a broken down vehicle.

Many residents in Braintree were evacuated after a shed fire spread to a property causing extensive damage.

A lorry driver has been jailed for causing the death by careless driving of a mother pushing a pram after leaving a job in Leigh, in Essex.

Wyvernwood, in Arlseford, held an exciting event over the Easter Holidays, inviting children to help recover Zephyr and Zeta's golden dragon eggs.

ALB Festival has announced the final act for their 2026, which is due to take place in Colchester Castle Park.

An Essex pub nestled on the picturesque Essex island of Mersea has been named among the 'cosiest' in the UK.

Reservoir levels in Essex are below seasonal averages, prompting calls for continued water-saving efforts by Essex Water.

COMMUTERS have been warned to plan ahead as Tube drivers' strikes are planned to start next week

Claims of a car break-in being linked to an asylum seeker in the wake of protests in Essex have been dismissed.

A crash on the A12 between a car and a lorry is causing severe delays with traffic being held

COMMUTERS are facing delays on the A12 near Danbury as it is blocked heading towards London this morning

Essex Police says a plan is in place as fuel protests are planned at the Dartford Crossing and M25 today.

Blueboys JV (Colchester) Limited, a London-based company incorporated on April 8, 2025, has now been identified as the private investor.

A woman is warning people to check their money after she says she was given a counterfeit £10 note from a Post Office branch.

Essex offers some of the most varied and accessible plane-spotting in England with Stansted, Southend and RAF airstrips on the doorstep.

Harry followed the Slimming World programme with no weight loss medication or drugs.

A father from Heybridge received a heavy fine after using fake license plates to avoid detection from driving without insurance.

The screeching of tyres, car horns blaring and the revving of engines could be heard coming from the top two levels of St John's Car Park on Friday.