IT’S not every day someone finds a cannabis farm when searching for a new home, especially when the potential buyer is a police officer.

A TEENAGER found a human skull washed up on a beach.

TWO friends have made their dream a reality by opening a coffee shop and tearoom in Colchester.

The number of coronavirus cases across Essex is expected to fall significantly by the end of February.

COLCHESTER’S “champion” oak tree is growing somewhere, on public ground, and waiting to be found.

DID you grow up in Colchester or Tendring?

WORK on the Bradwell nuclear power station could be severely delayed with aspects of the project paused until “future years”.

Noah Jones, better known as Background Bob, will be selling his artworks on eBay to raise money for Colchester Hospital's charity.

It is Shrove Tuesday today, so here is a quick and easy recipe for you to enjoy.

Essex is set to see abnormally high temperatures this weekend, days after being battered by snow.

A planning application to turn the old home of Grain restaurant, in North Hill, Colchester, into new eatery Kintsu, have been submitted.

MS-UK has sold its two buildings in Colchester, which are now set to be turned into flats.

Prime Minister will lead a Downing Street press briefing on Monday where he is set to talk about the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in England.

A PASSIONATE filmmaker took his camera out for a spin on the ice as he filmed a spontaneous skating session.

BORIS Johnson admitted he could not guarantee that England's third national lockdown will be its last.

A DRUG runner was put in a headlock and chased by a man who would later be stabbed to death as part of a bid to steal drugs, a court heard.

A SEVEN-METRE high water tower and the land surrounding it is set to go under the hammer at a guide price of £40,000.

A POPULAR pizza restaurant is expanding again.

Supermarket giant Lidl wants to open a number of new stores in Colchester as it looks to grow its business across the country.

Essex Police and the ambulance service were called to Head Street in Colchester, to help a man suffering from a mental health episode.

A further 16 Covid patients have died at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust, which runs Colchester Hospital.

AN online event looking into the environmental damage caused by the fashion industry helped raise awareness last week.

SEVERAL parts of Colchester have recorded less than ten Covid cases in a week, new figures show.

The A12 sliproad at junction 27, for Spring Lane, in Colchester, will close this week, with drivers facing more disruption.

DETERMINED neighbours spent hours painstakingly drilling away at an ice-covered road so binmen could safely collect residents’ rubbish.

Essex Police are warning residents to be vigilant after fraudsters conned an 83-year-old out of more than £10,000.

Two women who travelled from London to sleep in a car by a beauty spot have been handed fines by police.

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A BURGLAR who stole seven shotguns from a shop in Colchester hid the weapons in a bush.

THE number of patients left waiting a year or more for routine treatment at the trust running Colchester Hospital reached record highs for the second month in a row.

A TRANSPORT company is encouraging people to get creative during the half-term break as part of a community campaign and competition.

A FORUM has been held to discuss the details of the technology set for the Bradwell B project.

YOUNGSTERS showed creative flair and talent in a school art therapy competition.

MILLIONS of Brits think UK beaches are among the best in the world – with an Essex beach voted among the top 50 in the country.

POLICE officers seized more than a dozen large 'bouquets' of cannabis ahead of Valentine's Day.

A PROPERTY was shut down by police officers are they secured a closure order following reports of persistent anti-social behaviour.

Boris Johnson will address the nation as the country reached 15 million vaccinations and ministers start to discuss the easing of lockdown.

Temperatures are forecast to rise into the double digits across Essex today as the UK’s cold spell comes to an end.

There have been several developments over the weekend as to what Boris Johnson's "roadmap" to lifting lockdown restrictions will look like.

FIREFIGHTERS managed to save a swan which was trapped in a frozen lake.

A CREATIVE couple hope to take to the national airwaves after penning a charity song for the NHS.

I felt a sinking sense of déjà vu as I listened to Colchester’s Local Plan meeting this week. I, and fellow campaigners, spoke at many Colchester meetings, issuing warnings about the north Essex ‘garden communities’.

A COMMUNITY united to give a mum the send off she deserves.

A MAN who attempted to engage in a sexually-charged conversation with a child admitted using false names to avoid the “vigilante group” which brought him to justice.

A SEASIDE stalwart was given a fittingly extravagant send-off as his friends and residents donned fancy dress costumes in his memory.

A GRANDMOTHER has died from Covid-19 after contracting the virus at Colchester Hospital.

The US’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has recommended the practise of double masking in the past.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting a baby, a spokesperson for the couple has confirmed.

Two men were injured in a suspected attack in the street.

More than 15 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a Covid vaccine.