Charities across Colchester are set to benefit from funding through the council's Voluntary Welfare Grant Programme Fund.

Redrow has made a £1,500 community fund donation to the Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation.

The University of Essex held a day of family entertainment at Lion Walk Shopping Centre.

After the Met Office declared another heat warning, just how hot will it get across Essex today?

Colchester and Tendring are set to face multiple traffic restrictions and temporary road closures.

Grade boundaries for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, and WJEC have now been published for 2026.

We'll be bringing you live coverage throughout the day as students across Essex pick up their A-level results. Our reporters are at schools across Colchester, Tendring and Braintree this morning. Good luck to all students!

Maldon Road in Goldhanger is currently closed due to a crash involving two vehicles.

Stanway Rovers Football Club, in New Farm Road, was targeted between 12.45am and 2.40am on Friday, June 26.

Anglian Water has hinted at when its hosepipe ban in Essex could end as the county enters fifth heatwave.

After it was revealed that Colchester Council is discussing the future of the city's bus station on Osborne Street and the possibility of building a new one, Sir Bob Russell is urging the council to think about its potential location.

The University of Essex and Anglia Ruskin University are preparing to help students through the Clearing process.

Christian Overal, who lives in Hedingham, says the issue began when bin crews refused to empty two mixed recycling wheelie bins

Pavilion has moved from the Grade II listed Bridge House in Middleborough, Colchester, to its sister restaurant Mimosa at Colchester Business Park.

The Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to be visible over Essex tonight, will follow the solar eclipse that was seen over the county.

Pictures captured by readers across Essex show the dazzling solar eclipse over the county's skies.

Hundreds have gathered to watch the first solar eclipse in Essex skies since 1999.

Long queues are building on the A12 this evening following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in Colchester.

Keep up with the latest news and updates as Essex prepares for a solar eclipse

Personalised sensory wellbeing boxes are helping people aged 14 to 35 in Essex manage mental health challenges.

The family of Oliver Smith, a father-of-three, who sadly died in a crash in Saffron Walden, have paid tribute.

A hedgehog has made an amazing recovery after being rescued from a Colchester electricity substation by a UK Power Networks employee.

The HMS Severn, a River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessel, docked at Harwich today - here's why.

Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway near junction 28 at the JobServe Community Stadium on Monday morning due to a crash involving a lorry and a car

Sources have told the Gazette Lloyds Bank is considering moving from its High Street base.

The scheme, which compromises of 203 homes overall, is part of the Colchester Garrison regeneration masterplan.

Greater Anglia have urged passengers in Essex to 'check before they travel' as services could be cancelled due to extreme heat.

Faster diagnosis and treatment have been named top healthcare priorities by residents in Braintree and Colchester.

Passengers aboard a number of flights could see the solar eclipse mid-flight when it takes place tonight.

Essex Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman in her 80s was left in 'serious condition' after being hit by a car on Tendring Road, Harlow.

One lane has been closed and another blocked after a vehicle broke down on the A12 near Junction 19 for Boreham.

Essex Police are appealing for help to locate Susan Pearce, 74, who went missing while out walking her dog, Betty, in Colchester.

Daryl Jewell became a published author last week, with his new novel In The Shadow of the System.

Vue cinema in Colchester is bringing Harry Potter back to the big screen to mark the 25-year anniversary.

Colchester Road near Halstead has been closed in both directions due to an incident.

Hopefield Animal Sanctuary in Brentwood is closing to the public tomorrow due to the extreme heat forecast and a warning by the Met Office.

A man from Brightlingsea has been arrested in Colchester in connection with trying to "sexually communicate" with a minor.

VOTERS will turn out in force to vote for their new Clacton MP tomorrow.

Special solar eclipse glasses are being sold in Essex for as much as £150 amid high demand.

Armed police have this morning evacuated a train at Stratford station after reports of a man with a gun.

Popular Colchester restaurant, Pavilion has left the city centre after eight years to operate from inside sister restaurant, Mimosa.

With the solar eclipse visible across Essex tonight, we have put together ways to stay safe during the event.

Drivers are set to face a 36-mile diversion while the A134 Sudbury Road in Newton - a major road in and out of Colchester - is set to close.

A crash on the M25 between a car and a lorry close to the M11 turn off is causing long delays for drivers.

Concerns are growing over the condition of a river in Colchester after a baby swan was rescued, with fears about the impact on the surrounding wildlife.

Fears plans for a new housing development will overwhelm Tollesbury have sparked strong opposition from residents and an MP.

Music, rainbows, and queer joy will uplift the streets of Colchester on Saturday for the ninth annual Pride march and celebration of love in the city.

Weeley and Clacton fire crews were called to a blaze in Frating affecting 30 tonnes of hay bales.

Essex County Fire and Rescue have provided an update on the incident at the Tesco supermarket on Greenstead Road in The Hythe area of Colchester.

Albanian national Fation Kalemaj, 44, has been charged with facilitating illegal immigration following an incident in Holland-on-Sea