PLANS for a major development of 950 homes on the outskirts of Clacton have been given the green light by planners.

LARGE crowds gathered outside a village church on two community occasions last week in celebration of the Queen’s milestone anniversary.

A DRUG driver who got behind the wheel with cannabis in his system has been banned from the roads.

THE hard work of a martial arts trainer is set to be formally recognised during an international award ceremony.

A CAMPAIGN to see a community swimming pool built in a village is hoping to reach a target of £220,000.

ONE of Colchester’s most popular high street businesses has had its own makeover.

MEGASTAR Ed Sheeran will be putting brush to canvas to join a global movement by a north Essex teenager.

AN investigation is underway after dozens of paratroopers were filmed watching on as soldiers engaged in an orgy with a woman who was smuggled into their barracks.

AN ACTION group has launched a counter consultation as a last bid to raise awareness on “blight” plans for an electricity network upgrade.

OUTSTANDING figures revered within their respected fields will be celebrated during an educational complex’s summer graduation ceremonies.

The woman was fatally injured last Wednesday

A Southend MP has called for owners to be held responsible when their dog attacks and kills another dog

Works had only been completed last Wednesday

A BOY was tied up, blindfolded and sexually abused by a man who told his victim he would kill him if he spoke out, a court heard.

A NEW, 20 acre adventure park is set to cast its spell over Alresford this Summer.

He was seen swerving in and out of lanes before the collision

A POIGNANT service commemorating the four decades that have passed since the end of a historic military battle will take place next week.

A COMMUNITY order has been given to a man who stole a £30 bottle of whiskey from a Co-Op store.

COLCHESTER'S medieval festival made its city comeback at the weekend, albeit with the absence of a familiar flavour.

A MAN has been fined more than £200 after dodging a train fare.

His devices will now be destroyed

Dozens of paratroopers based in Colchester "were recorded having an orgy with a woman who was smuggled into their barracks", it has been reported.

He admitted one count of theft

A MAN from Dovercourt has been fined after destroying the door of a bus in Colchester.

HUNDREDS of people were left royally disappointed after a beacon was not lit in celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

SEASIDERS are being encouraged to get their bodies moving by taking part in a waking event.

A COMEDIAN returns to the city with the show that keeps “getting better and better every year”.

YOUNG heroes across Colchester have been recognised during a prestigious awards ceremony.

AN ‘inspiring’ young man who received help and support from a charity during his cancer battle has been named as its first young ambassador.

A MAN has been fined after assaulting a woman in Clacton.

The care home was found to be requiring improvement by CQC inspectors.

HUNDREDS of people were left royally disappointed after a beacon was not lit in celebration of the Queen’s platinum jubilee.

COLCHESTER has “done itself proud” after the world’s best cyclists whizzed through the streets of the newly crowned city in an “exciting” display of elite sport.

Students joining this exciting scheme are treated as if they are real journalists, writing articles that are published on Newsquest’s online news sites

Olly Murs has announced his engagement to partner Amelia Tank in an Instagram post

See how you can make your own Spotify Pie Chart.

Live updates as Boris Johnson faces crunch vote which could see him ousted as Prime Minister, with at least 54 Tory MPs handing in letters of no confidence

The greatest women cyclists on the planet will whizz through the streets of Colchester today as part of the first stage of the Women's Tour. Stay with us for updates.

Boris Johnson survives a confidence vote from Conservative MPs in the wake of Sue Gray’s report into breaches of Covid regulations.

Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote in his leadership of the Tory party but his authority has been dealt a significant blow.

CLACTON MP Giles Watling has voted against the Prime Minister after a vote of no confidence in his leadership was triggered by Tory MPs.

The Prime Minister has been backed by Colchester's MP, Will Quince, and Braintree's MP, James Cleverly, ahead of a no confidence vote

A BUS company which serves public transport users in north Essex has appointed a new boss with more than two decades’ of industry experience.

The victim was on the phone in St Botolph's Street

SUPERSTAR cyclists from around the globe sped through north Essex in what was an enthralling blink-and-you-will-miss-it road race.

RULES governing visits to patients at hospitals in north east Essex have been relaxed further due to a reduction in Covid-19 cases.

The 52-year-old leaves behind a young daughter

A MAIN road has been closed following an accident and an oil spillage.

CLACTON MP Giles Watling has voted against the Prime Minister after a vote of no confidence in his leadership was triggered by Tory MPs.

FIREFIGHTERS rescued three dogs after a kitchen caught alight while nobody was home.