A cyclist was left with a broken collar bone after being deliberately hit by a van in Colchester.

The UK is facing a lorry driver shortage and a number of firms in Essex are seeking employees.

As lockdown projects go, Liz White’s exploration of a Lexden lady’s life using a 136-year-old diary must be as interesting and fulfilling as any.

AN important road in Wivenhoe is set to close for 33 nights.

GREENFINGERED Paul Holt is celebrating after scooping a top award at a world famous flower show.

Alex Albon will return to Formula One next season after agreeing a deal to race for Williams.

Petrol prices aren't exactly low at the moment, but where in Colchester can you find the best price?

A COLCHESTER chef has painstakingly created his own mobile food truck inspired by and named after his late mum.

A popular garden centre has revealed when its Christmas display will be unveiled - and customers don't have long to wait.

WHEN Zoe Newson found out she was pregnant, she admitted she thought her international powerlifting career was over.

EVER wondered what how many violent crimes are being committed near you?

A POPULAR animal adventure park is set to host a "spooktacular day out" for Halloween.

PEOPLE across Essex are being urged to bite back at cancer by putting on their on brunch-themed fundraisers.

A new food festival dubbed ‘Gastro-Glastonbury’ is coming to Essex next weekend.

Here is a round-up of the best Halloween events around the UK in October.

Updates as queues form outside Essex petrol stations amid concerns over fuel shortage

Ex-Southend United manager Steve Tilson is new Swifts boss

Colchester United take on Swindon Town this weekend

Colchester United duo leave on loan

A shop worker who groomed teenage girls who went into his store has been jailed for 12 years.

Police in Essex have urged motorists not to contact them about long queues outside petrol stations.

Another dispersal order is being put in place in Colchester town centre to prevent incidents of violence or anti-social behaviour.

OCTOPUS Ahoy! won thousands of hearts during the public art trail and has now cemented its legacy by raising thousands of pounds for charitable causes at auction.

A man who was involved in a crash in Essex yesterday has died.

AN arsonist who torched a garage and burned a car has been jailed for more than five years.

A Southend kebab shop is in the running to be named 'most-loved chain’ in Deliveroo’s restaurant awards.

A MAN has been fined after he trespassed on the railway line in Colchester.

Drivers have spoken of the chaotic scenes caused by hundreds of motorists scrambling to get petrol amid panic buying.

DRIVERS queued up at petrol stations across north Essex after concerns were raised about fuel deliveries.

PLANS to build a new block of flats on an old salvage yard have been approved.

A PAGEANT winner who has been supporting local charities is jetting off to compete in America after winning a national competition.

AN ASPIRING young resident will be launching her own mobile food service.

THE latest recruits at a sea rescue charity were thrown straight into the deep end just days after completing a helm programme.

Two artists who found themselves with little to do during lockdown found themselves quite the hobby to keep themselves preoccupied...

PARALYMPIC hero Ellie Challis has triumphantly returned to her school to show off her medal from the Tokyo games.

COASTAL communities are set to lose almost half of their young people amid employment concerns, according to a new poll.

ALMOST 14,000 people used Colchester Foodbank over the past year including more than 6,000 children.

A REAL life Barbie doll flew into a “rampage of anger” during a visit to hospital, attacking nurses and security staff, a court heard.

CAMPAIGNING councillors have urged Colchester Council to purchase a prominent town centre site and turn it into a flagship development combining heritage and housing.

The Office for National Statistics reported over one million job vacancies advertised from June to August 2021.

Dame Helen Mirren and comic actor Stephen Fry have been involved in publicising the event.

Colchester United head coach Hayden Mullins has tested positive for Covid-19

OCTOPUS Ahoy! won thousands of hearts during the public art trail and has now cemented its legacy by raising thousands of pounds for local charitable causes at auction.

COLCHESTER’S High Steward has slammed the town’s council for “failing the people” after allowing a plan for 1,000 homes to go ahead.

FED-UP residents have called on highways bosses to “stop cutting corners” and fix Harwich’s roads once and for all.

COLCHESTER United Football Club has been going above and beyond to ensure refugees are welcomed with open arms in the town.

Police are at the scene of a serious collision in Essex this afternoon.

OFFICERS continue to investigate a fatal collision on Tuesday which sadly left two people dead.

AN auction is being held this evening to sell off octopus sculptures which were part of a popular art trail.

The driver shortage crisis has affected business across the UK including major supermarkets like Tesco and Sainsbury’s.