A bishop was so 'distressed and perturbed' by the Jason Moore murder case that she questioned Labour in the House of Lords and has called for legal reform.

NEW security measures are being introduced at a nature reserve where yobs on quadbikes and motorbikes are endangering wildlife and visitors

A fundraiser for the families of the four Essex University students who died in a horrific crash last weekend has almost reached its £20,000 target.

MORE tributes have been paid from friends and Gazette readers for the four Essex University students which lost their lives in a tragic car crash.

Peter Game, 79, was reported to police last month when a member of the public saw him drinking whilst he sat in his Mini Cooper in Sible Hedingham.

A former lecturer from Essex is set to release a thriller novel set in a 1970s college.

Campaigners are held in suspense as the deadline to axe three trees in Wivenhoe has not been made yet.

A holidaymaker saved £2,500 by flying from London to Australia using budget airlines and only a tiny backpack

The DWP has confirmed the new April 2025 State Pension rates after MPs voted through the new amounts

Check your change and down the back of the sofa after a rare 50p coin sold for 250 times its value on eBay this week

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that drivers were paying more for fuel than they should be

Asda has beaten Tesco with a Clubcard and regained its place as one of the UK’s cheapest supermarkets

Witnesses continue to give evidence to inquest jury Health and Safety Executive officer, David King, to take questions from coroner Fenwick representatives expected to enter witness box later today

If you are planning on travelling abroad while your passport is being renewed, you will want to check the rules and regulations.

Colchester Council bosses could scrap plans for an ex-military site to become a huge housing estate.

A MAN who was seen on a Colchester bridge above the A12 was brought to safety by police officers.

Freddie Farrow was fatally injured in July 2021 when the 80kg mirror, which had been installed in Fenwick department store five years earlier, fell on him.

Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington confirmed that the force remains committed to making Essex safer, despite financial challenges

Eva was one of four University of Essex students who tragically lost their lives when their car collided with a building on Magdalen Street, Colchester, on Saturday, February 1.

Roman and Darcie died at the scene after being hit by a car which failed to stop in Ashlyns at around 6.25pm

On Saturday, a car careered into Dusty’s, a second-hand store in Magdalen Street, at about 4.40am

Freddie Farrow died in 2021 after he was struck by a mirror at Fenwick department store in Colchester High Street.

Schools in some parts of Clacton and north Essex were put into the lockdown

Tributes have been paid to two “beloved” children who were killed in a hit-and-run crash.

The family of 22-year-old Daljang ‘DJ’ Wol say he had a “contagious smile” and his “kindness left a lasting impact on countless lives"

ESSEX Police has launched an appeal after a hotel in Colchester was targeted in an early hours of the morning graffiti attack.

COLCHESTER’s mayor has praised the team at an Indian restaurant after it raised hundreds of pounds for charity.

There are reports of heavy traffic and long delays on London Road eastbound, near Dorothy Curtice Court.

THE boss of a Colchester business has paid tribute to four students who were killed when their car hit his shop.

Floral tributes have been laid where Makyle Bailey, 22, Eva Darold-Tchikaya, 21, Anthony Hibbert, 24, and Daljang Wol, 22 died.

Victoria Yum, in Red Lion Yard, has been open for almost five years after it relocated from London to Colchester, during the Covid lockdown.

Harry Lawson and Oscar Small, both eight years old, have raised £2,000 for Colchester Foodbank after completing a tough all-day challenge.

The event attended by Dame Priti Patel and Sir Bernard Jenkin saw strong community support. They raised over£3k for cancer.

A journal editor from Colchester died of natural causes, a coroner concluded.

The new owners of the Leather Bottle in Colchester are confident they can turn it into a family-friendly pub and restore its reputation.

The bin caught alight on Frinton Promenade, near the Connaught Avenue steps.

Producers are on the lookout for families eager to take part in the new BBC series of Stacey Solomon's Sort Your Life Out.

Want to build in your garden but not sure if you'll need planning permission? Here are the rules and regulations.

Martin Lewis has reassured eBay, Vinted and Etsy sellers in an update about the HMRC rules

Pension changes due in April 2025 could make retirement planning easier for millions across the UK.

More than 3 million workers in shops, restaurants and workplaces across the UK will benefit from the boost.

Martin Lewis said it was “nearly unthinkable” that energy prices could fall in April.

Updates from the inquest into the death of five-year-old Freddie Farrow, who was killed in 2021 after he was struck by a mirror in Colchester's Fenwick department store.

Further tributes are coming in following the tragic death of Essex University students and Essex Rebels players in the crash in Magdalen Street, Colchester, on Saturday.

Gemma Collins has been blasted by fans on social media after she posted a picture on Instagram of herself hugging a free roaming pony in the New Forest.

His family has shared a heartfelt tribute to the young man they described as “extraordinary” and “full of life and promise.”

Gemma Collins has been blasted by fans on social media after she posted a picture on Instagram of herself hugging a free roaming pony in the New Forest

A FUNDRAISER launched to support the family of two children tragically killed in a hit-and-run has exceeded its target after raising more than £24,000

An Essex-based celebrity has been revealed as the celebrity beneath the Kingfisher costume in the latest round of The Masked Singer.

A teenage boy reported that he was assaulted on January 21 in Canterbury Road after he and his companion left the 'wreck'.