Villages in Essex will be without power this morning due to a planned power cut while engineers cut trees away from cables.

A Colchester boy with a rare genetic condition is thriving thanks to support from EACH.

Plans for 250 homes on western edge of Eight Ash Green have been approved by Colchester City Council despite concerns.

St Helena Hospice, which supports people in north east Essex, is inviting the public to help shape its future priorities.

Mulberry House is an award-winning wedding and event venue that many visitors say serves incredible afternoon tea.

The duo behind Towntickers, a TikTok and Instagram profile that "poetically" reviews towns across the country, visited Witham in a recent video.

Lance Corporal Mackenzie Delaney, 21, embarked on a 100-mile walk from March 2, finishing in Abbey Field on March 4.

The café at the Old Heath Recreation Ground could close at the start of next month as Colchester Council has now ended the lease with its current operator, GO4 Enterprises.

Ann Booty, 74, made the criticism days after a 73-year-old woman broke two bones in her neck when she was using a footbridge.

The Ale House in Colchester has been named pub of the year for 2026 by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Witham in Essex has been named the most disappointing in Essex by social media page Towntickers.

Harwich and North Essex MP Sir Bernard Jenkin has warned that scrapping the HSSIB would be a "terrible mistake".

Developer Latimer published the final plans for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community on Thursday.

The care board was consulted along with other public bodies as part of proposals put forward in a draft Local Plan for the Colchester borough.

On Thursday, Latimer revealed its plans for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community (TCBGC), a 7,750-strong development in the east of the city.

White Hart Lane, Chelmsford, will close overnight from 23–27 March 2026 for Essex Highways works.

Essex attractions join Chester Zoo in urging the Met Office and weather apps to improve rain forecasts, warning misleading icons are harming UK tourism revenue.

In 2015, councils in north Essex began talks on a major housing development.

Last year, plans to charge users of the parking lots in High Street and Cooks Yard were introduced.

Michelle Moore was in charge of caring for her mother between 2020 and 2023, who had been suffering from the progression of her motoneuron disease.

Motorists are facing slow-moving traffic on the A12 northbound near Colchester after a broken down vehicle blocked the road.

Helping Hands Home Care is encouraging families in Essex to use Mother's Days to start conversations about care and support.

ACL Essex is offering free online courses to help parents prepare their children for the start of school.

Across seven days of activity, enforcement teams seized around 1.5kg of cocaine, more than 50g of crack cocaine and heroin.

Wartime Colchester WW1 archive, including photos, artefacts, and Zeppelin fragments, to be auctioned at Reeman Dansie in March 2026.

The shop, called House of Joy, opened its doors in February in a unit that previously housed the Italian restaurant Pane e vino.

The Great Bentley Retreat opened in 2010 and has expanded steadily since.

A 12-year-old boy who competed at Crufts with his nan’s rescue collie has left his whole family “incredibly proud”.

The Clingoe Hill bus lane was completed in October but has not been used yet because Essex County Council had to obtain a Traffic Regulation Order.

The proposal from Gladman Developments Limited, which was first submitted last year, would see 75 homes built off Rowhedge Road.

Firefighters were called to farm near Little Henny on Thursday night after a fire broke out in a large pile of manure.

Perrywood garden centres in Essex and Suffolk delivered Mother's Day gifts to Home-Start volunteers and mums.

Beat the Street, a giant mass participation physical activity game, has been launched in Colchester.

Snappy Snaps, in the High Street, reopened yesterday after closing to undergo a refurbishment.

Greater Anglia warned passengers of delays because trains are running under a speed restriction over defective track.

Traffic has slowed down on the B1027 in Alresford after a crash at around 8.10am.

Family members of a missing woman are appealing to residents’ compassion as the search for her continues.

M&S currently has more than 220 full-line and 310 Food stores across the UK, with more already scheduled to open before the end of the financial year.

Quick Mix Concrete Ltd faces winding up at High Court after creditor Stark Building Materials UK files petition.

The works did not finish until 2025, meaning drivers were subjected to road closures, temporary traffic lights, and reduced speed limits for 18 months.

Lorna Jansma gifted 10-acre field to the parish council in 2022 in order for the field to be turned into a green space for the community.

Welbeck Strategic Land has proposed to build 30 properties on land north of Colchester Road, CO7 7EF.

Essex Highways mended a series of potholes in Clarendon Way, Colchester, earlier this month but have been criticised for the standard of the repairs.

Warning signs include faster-than-normal battery drain, devices heating up during charging, sudden percentage drops, and unexpected shutdowns

You may be able to avoid the cost increase if you are eligible for a free TV Licence.

The 2025 £1 coin was snapped up for £90.08 on eBay after 16 bids

Penalties for breaking these new regulations have been reported to range anywhere from £180 to a whopping £30,000

Essex Police have issued an urgent appeal after a motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with "life-changing" injuries this evening.

Police searching for missing woman Vitória Figueiredo Barreto have extended their search area to Bradwell-on-Sea.

Progressive blues guitarist Claude Bourbon is set to perform at Headgate Theatre in Colchester.