St Helena Hospice is hosting its annual Community Fun Day at Mile End Sports Ground in Colchester on August 1.

Fire crews were last night called to the scene of a blaze in Colchester after reports from residents of an explosion.

A woman has been charged with the murder of her eight-month-old daughter in Harlow after her death was deemed 'suspicious'.

There are miles of delays on a major Essex road, the A12 between Witham and Witham North due to a crash.

Essex Police have launched an appeal to find missing 46-year-old Richard Munns, who is missing from the Harlow area.

Vehicles in four Watford roads have been targeted by offenders already this week prompting Herts Police to share appeals for information.

"Dangerous" parking on verges outside Hertfordshire’s biggest school - Queens' School could finally be at an end.

There has been much hype around home ice cream makers, especially with the recent heatwave thrown into the mix.

Watford has been named among the UK locations ordering the most chicken wings as Wingstop prepares to offer 1,000 free wings.

The Watford Observer takes a look back at every school in the area to be inspected by Ofsted over the course of the 2025-26 academic year.