A mother killed her adoptive parents and her two twin sons in a murder-suicide, a new True Crime Newsquest documentary claims.

Traffic was stopped on the road while crews extinguished the blaze

Fans will have the chance to watch Sam Ryder in Colchester

A MAN has been ordered to complete unpaid work after possessing class B drugs.

A SPECIAL awards show celebrating the uniqueness and talents of SEND children took place and was led by young people.

The issues are ongoing in the town.

The charity workers were shocked when they found out where the money had gone

The hefty BT hubs would have been placed in Lion Walk and the High Street

Jeremy Parker was an orthopaedic surgeon who practised hip and knee surgery in Colchester and Tendring

She has spent a whopping £40,000 on festive decorations throughout the years.

The figures refer to households assessed as needing council support

Matt Hancock reached the final of I'm a Celebrity, while Sue Cleaver was among the first three voted out of the jungle

Post Office has revealed the expected busiest day for posting during the Christmas period 2022.

Ovo Energy has joined the likes of Octopus Energy in signing up for the scheme where customers with smart meters could be paid for reducing their energy usage

Up to 100,000 nursing staff will take part in their biggest ever strike next month in a long-running dispute over pay.

Check when you can expect post this week as thousands of Royal Mail staff strike.

The cost of living is no stranger to our bills, whether it's an energy bill or a Sainsbury’s receipt, reading, ‘a loaf of bread’.

At the Appleton School, there are a  number of different activities and clubs for students to partake in. One of the clubs is the Eco-Warriors. The Eco-warriors are the school’s environmentalist group who do their part in helping the environment. ...

This January, The Orchard Players is putting on another pantomime at the Village Hall in Capel St Mary. The Orchard Players is an amateur dramatic

This January, The Orchard Players is putting on another pantomime at the Village Hall in Capel St Mary. The Orchard Players is an amateur dramatic group based

The offence took place at just after 3am on a March Monday morning

Michael Millar died at Southend Hospital after a struggle with his mental health

Organised by Colchester Events, the Christmas market connected artists, craftspeople, growers and makers

He allegedly burgled the Colchester businesses during a World Cup game

AN award-winning property firm hosted a high-end art event boasting more than £1million worth of pieces produced by legendary creatives.

CLACTON'S Rotary Club will be hosting its popular free carol concert this weekend.

Officers with Essex Police's Stanway Road Policing Unit had stopped the truck in Berechurch

Stanway Pegasus’ squad of soccer stars currently play in the Thurlow Nunn League First Division South

COLCHESTER city centre will become a festive hub filled with fun, food and gifts galore when a popular event returns for the first time in three years next month.

MORE than 300kg of illegal meats have been seized at Harwich Port as part of an operation to prevent an African swine fever outbreak in the UK.

During one financial year, Ian Smith stole £71,130, which left only £9,052 from volunteers' fundraising efforts

Olly will also perform in Colchester next summer

The mother of a 41-year-old woman who went missing from a yacht in the US Virgin Islands has said her “heart is breaking” over her daughter’s disappearance.

The Blackwater Against New Nuclear Group has expressed its concerns.

A CLACTON underpass has been brightened up with artwork created by students from a nearby school.

ONE of the UK’s top grime stars has said the creation of his new album on an Essex island was “really stressful”

The flagship event will be held in aid of The Robin Cancer Trust

MP Will Quince says he will be sad to see Rollerworld close.

Prosecutors allege Ian Smith defrauded the charity out of £100,000

There will be plenty of destinations to fly to.

The item bought made huge profit at auction.

Rollerworld has been a staple of Colchester for more than three decades

The Colchester parent’s 15-year-old daughter was found passed-out

The grant was courtesy of the community grants initiative

Ian Smith, who admitted to fraud by abuse of position, came up with a number of ways to disguise where the money had actually gone

BBC shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Mrs Brown's Boys have been confirmed for Christmas specials.

Originating from Scandinavia, Forest School is a growing form of outdoor, child-led learning. But what can forest-schooling do for children? And why is it important?

What are you afraid of?

HUNDREDS of activists took to the streets of Colchester over the weekend in a defiant show of solidarity against all forms sexual violence and domestic abuse.

The pipe band is a major player when it comes to the city's larger events