A 12-year-old boy who has not regained consciousness after suffering brain damage in an incident at home nearly a month ago is at the centre of a High Court treatment dispute.

She told of her horror after her 14-month-old daughter suffered a heart attack

AN environmental campaigner has criticised a council after hundreds of young trees planted as part of a new woodland died.

Essex Police is now appealing for witnesses

A COLCHESTER resident, who moved to the town almost 20 years ago, is starting a fitness class to encourage stress release and give people a chance to meet friends.

AN OPERA festival is bringing Mozart to England’s tallest Tudor Gatehouse this summer.

A MAN who damaged a woman’s phone has been ordered to repay her £90.

Local elections are set to take place on Thursday, May 5 with polling stations being open across the UK, including in Colchester

A SEX offender who covertly watched a woman for his sexual pleasure has been spared an immediate prison sentence.

A PUB where drug dealers unwittingly sold cocaine to undercover police officers has been handed back its alcohol licence.

A CONCERNED resident has warned the lack of street lighting on a road in town could be a major safety issue.

BEACH hut owners have hit back at new clampdowns on extending their properties and renting them out.

A HOUSE has been closed following complaints from neighbours about drug-related activities taking place at the property.

TODAY residents will head to the polling stations across Colchester to decide who will lead the town for another year.

Chairman Tim Martin shared the warning to customers of the popular pub chain known for it’s cheap prices for beer and food.

The Met Office has already predicted a “brief heatwave” with meteorologists predicting temperatures will get even higher moving into June.

Groupon is offering large discounts on a number of household essentials

Here's a selection of the items you'll find in the middle aisles of Aldi and Lidl from Thursday, May 5.

The ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ box is a specially designed box to acknowledge just how important it is to be yourself.

The collection features the beloved Corgi across products.

The new sub-variant has seen a few hundred cases detected since the end of March.

A PETITION has been launched to save a popular wedding venue after its future was pushed into uncertainty following a council enforcement notice.

Colchester Museums has launched a crowdfunding appeal in a bid to stage an exhibition on magic and witchcraft later this summer.

From the cost of living and the need of sport facilities to Boris Johnson’s Government, politicians faced heated questions during an election hustings at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester.

A HAVE-A-GO hero says he has been left with third and fourth degree burns after attempting to put out a house fire.

Police are investigating an unprovoked assault in Colchester High Street which left a man with significant facial injuries.

HUNDREDS of walkers will be heading to the seafront to take on St Helena Hospice’s popular Pier to Pier walk – the charity’s first large fundraiser since the start of the Covid pandemic.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary in a village.

THE owners of a popular boutique have announced they will be opening a second shop.

A PRECIOUS antelope has become a first time mum after giving birth at Colchester Zoo.

POPULAR chain Fridays is set to open one of its largest restaurants in Essex this week.

Like in most centres around the country, Colchester is seeing a huge wait for driving tests

They have appeared in court

AN assault which took place in East Hill has seen police open an investigation into the incident.

BEACHGOERS are being urged not to climb on rocks following a late night rescue on Clacton beach.

A DEDICATED mum and daughter has braved elements in a mammoth challenge to help heroes of the army.

DETAILS of road closures for an elite sporting event have been announced as businesses and residents are encouraged to get involved.

A selection of photographs for this week’s Camera Club could be enough to convince you that there are perhaps more similarities between birds and humans than we might be prepared to admit.

THE stars were on show as two celebrities came to town to learn about darts and take part in a fun tournament for a TV show.

The leader of the council says the fine imposed on a popular farmers’ market is “regrettable”.

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CONSERVATION leaders say keeping elephants in zoos is “archaic, unethical and damaging” in an explosive report released today.

A UNIVERSITY of Essex study has revealed that NHS texts may have put Brits off receiving their Covid vaccine.

Thousands of households across Colchester and Tendring were in fuel poverty before the country was plunged into a fuel poverty crisis, statistics show.

A damning inspection has seen a care home rated "Inadequate" for the second time in six months

The music maestro was shortlisted for the top prize

Reports have also suggested a knife was left behind

Couzens will be appealing against his whole-life order given for his murder of Sarah Everard

Shop prices are up 2.7% on last year marking their highest rate of inflation since September 2011, new figures show.

The bargain supermarket has 21 new rosé wines on sale.