Global icon Billy Ocean to perform at Colchester Summer Series

Shadow secretary James Cleverly has said Reform UK will “let down” voters after the party has seen major gains across Essex in the local elections.

The verification of the ballots for the Braintree District began shortly after 10pm at Tabor Academy in Panfield Lane, Braintree.

Full results for the Maldon district in the Essex County Council 2026 elections.

Reform candidates have taken all eight council seats in Tendring, with decisive wins across the district.

The council’s third local elections as a city took place with 17 seats up for grabs on May 7 at Colchester Sports Park in Northern Gateway, Cuckoo Farm Way.

All Greater Anglia services are to expect disruption this morning after a vehicle struck a railway bridge near Manningtree Station.

Essex Police have revealed that Maldon & Tiptree FC owner Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, and his husband Scott, have been charged with modern slavery and sex offences.

Crews from Braintree fire station were called to Great Notley yesterday after an adventurous cat became stranded high in a tree. Cat rescued and returned.

The council’s third local elections as a city took place on May 7 and into this morning with 17 seats up for grabs.

Osborne Street car park has 601 spaces across multiple levels, and it’s run by National Car Parks (NCP).

A legal battle over a more than 150-years-old oak tree is ongoing as residents continue their fight to save it.

The description of Clacton as “often-slated” felt like a reminder that this is a place people are quick to judge.

The latest updates from the Essex County Council elections counts overnight taking place in Clacton, Braintree and Maldon.

We will bring you the latest updates from the Colchester Council elections count overnight.

Residents living in Willows Green, near Felsted, watched on in anger as diggers moved onto a four-acre field over the bank holiday weekend.

Adnams, located at 1 Market Street in Saffron Walden, will shut its doors for the final time this month.

Two separate Essex Police misconduct hearings involving serving officers are due to take place with both also facing criminal investigations.

I don’t really follow who does what locally, but today I voted to keep Reform out of Colchester.

The 56-year-old was in the vehicle with his wife when he swerved off Boxted Road near Holly Lane, Great Horkesley, last month.

All trains between Stansted Airport and London Liverpool Street are to be cancelled due to engineering works.

Colchester Zoological Society has been recognised as a top-rated attraction in TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards 2026.

Colchester families are being invited to appear on the next series of Channel 4's What Not To Eat.

Essex Police has cordoned off parts of Momples Road and Ladyshot in Harlow due to a man refusing to come down from a roof. Incident ongoing.

A major new housing development is set to take shape on the outskirts of Takeley, Essex.

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch have cast their vote for the local election today as Essex heads to the polls.

An Essex woman who spent years in crisis care now uses her experiences to support others while working for the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Cygnet Health Care, which runs Cygnet Hospital Colchester, is offering tips to avoid headline anxiety during Mental Health Awareness Week.

The Only Way is Essex has released a statement following the passing of former star Jake Hall. Friends and former co-stars also paid tribute.

One of the properties in Danbury reportedly belongs to entrepreneur, Barrie Drewitt-Barlow who has recently purchased Maldon and Tiptree Football Club

A 15-year-old boy from South Woodham Ferrers has been arrested by Essex Police following reports that two teens were threatened with a knife in Chelmsford.

ITV has dropped an upcoming documentary series following Maldon and Tiptree FC after police raided properties in Essex.

Colchester Croquet Club held a tea party to celebrate 100 years of croquet at its Elianore Road grounds.

Waitrose has provided an update on when Waitrose shoppers can expect the newest store in Essex to open.

Organisations across Essex are being invited to access a free Belonging in Action e-learning course.

A woman from Leigh, Essex, has turned her life around after overcoming a £900-a-week cocaine and alcohol addiction.

Three men from Chelmsford were among the ten people across Essex, Kent and London who were arrested for a cryptocurrency scam.

A MAN who was walking along a grass verge on the A120 when he was hit by a car has been named at an inquest hearing.

Police have reportedly raided a home of one of the Maldon and Tiptree Football Club owners as part of an investigation.

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Jake Hall has died aged 35 after a “tragic accident” at a holiday villa in Majorca, according to reports.

University of Essex art student Alicia Doel has curated an exhibition at Artsy Image Gallery in Colchester.

The coroner told Essex Coroner's Court that an off-duty police officer saw the vehicle after the crash on the morning of Sunday, April 19, in Colchester.

Police officers have been scene at the home of Maldon and Tiptree Football Club, amid an ongoing investigation that saw a polling station close.

A crash on the A12 Colchester Road near Brentwood has left the road partially blocked, causing queues of traffic to form and delays are building.

Veteran sports promoter Barry Hearn will compete in the UK Open Pool Championship being held in Brentwood, Essex.

Firefighters are currently at the scene of an incident on the A127 London‑bound carriageway near Basildon, Essex.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service workers were called out to Friday Woods on Friday evening after reports of a huge grasslands fire.

Boxted Bridge, in Wick Road, shut three years ago as it was deemed unsafe and in need of repair.

Shannon Molloy, 29, was suffering from post-natal depression and had not eaten for three days when she launched a brutal attack on two boys.

Brooke O’Sullivan, 21, was charged with causing unnecessary suffering to an animal which belonged to his ex-girlfriend.