A night-time police operation has resulted in more than two dozen arrests with one man tasered,

The long-serving 'stalwart' president of Chelmsford Rugby Club has sadly passed away.

Drivers are facing major delays around Lakeside and Purfleet this morning due to emergency resurfacing work on the M25, affecting traffic on the A13

Roger Bennett, 75, assaulted the 14-year-old in Clacton and was later found guilty of two offences.

Louise Whymark, 36, was diagnosed with kidney disease three years ago and has been receiving dialysis treatment to keep her alive ever since.

TV star Jake Quickenden told Magistrates in Colchester it was a “silly mistake” to have input his address into his maps while driving.

Residents were forced to evacuate their homes yesterday after a fire broke out at a Endeavour House in Harlow.

A deep partial solar eclipse is set to be visible across Essex skies on August 12. Here is all you need to know.

Essex Police have now confirmed the two people who died after tragic incident in Mersea, were a mother and daughter.

Stephen Vince, 74, managed to set up lifebelts earlier this week with his nephew Jonathan Capon.

The woman and girl who died after an incident on Mersea Island have been named according to reports.

Tiny Toes Ballet in Colchester marked its first anniversary with a sold-out Princess Party.

Police have launched a fresh appeal for a missing teenager from Colchester who has not been seen for over a month.

Flowers and tributes have begun to appear on West Mersea beach, the spot where a teenage girl and a woman lost their lives.

A man from Hullbridge who sent sexual messages to a 12-year-old girl who was in fact an undercover police officer has been sentenced.

Firefighters were called to the scene of a tractor and baler, that had become engulfed in a large blaze at field on Marsh Road in Burnham.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has paid tribute to those who died in the West Mersea beach tragedy and promised support for local authorities.

A well-known Essex businessman is on the hunt for a new recruit to help serve seafood and pints at bustling Brentwood venue The Lairy Lobster.

A Colchester commercial refurbishment firm is celebrating 15 years in business.

A Clacton driver has been videoed hurling abuse at Nigel Farage then immediately crashing their car.

Essex Police said officers were called by the ambulance service at 5.35pm on Wednesday

The new Prime Minister Andy Burnham marked his decision to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues with a visit to The Hare in Harlow.

More than a thousand workers at Thurrock's distribution site could take strike action in a dispute that unions warn may disrupt Tesco stores across the UK.

A library space for children inside Colchester Library is still shut three weeks on due to an infestation problem.

Four teenage girls – two aged 19, one aged 18, and one aged 16 – ran from the Seaview Beach Diner

The only remaining Spitfire with a Rolls Royce Merlin 63 engine is expected to take to the skies in a popular Essex air show next month.

The incident happened at about 5.30pm on Wednesday and has also left a third person in a critical condition

A British father is being prosecuted over the death of his two-year-old son who fell from a hotel window in Cyprus.

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex has spoken of his sadness following the fatal incident off West Mersea beach.

A broken-down van is causing long delays on the M25 near Brentwood.

Former Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder David Bentley has paid a heartfelt tribute to 11-year-old George Dennis.

The incident happened at about 5.30pm on Wednesday and has also left a third person in a critical condition

A Humboldt penguin chick has hatched at Colchester Zoological Society (CZS).

Households in Colchester are set to benefit from immediate action from the new Labour government to cut energy bills.

Daisy Lawson, of Rayne in Braintree, has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after allowing her pocket bully to starve and suffer untreated injuries.

Two people have died and a third remains in a serious condition in hospital after several people got into difficulty in Mersea.

Essex Police later confirmed two people – a teenager girl and a woman in her 40s – died

Emergency services remain on West Mersea beach this morning following a major incident on the seafront.

Drivers are facing long delays on the M25 this morning after a stalled car caused heavy congestion.

A key route in Chelmsford is closed for roadworks today, with a diversion in place.

East Anglia, including Essex, is edging closer to drought status after a third heatwave this year intensified pressure on water supplies.

Two confirmed dead after 'tragic incident' in Mersea Several people reportedly got into difficulty in the water Third person in serious condition

Emergency services have restricted access to part of a popular Essex beach after a "tragic" incident on Mersea Island.

Roxwell, near Chelmsford has been crowned Essex village of the year for 2026 by the Rural Community Council of Essex.

A woman who began a “revenge attack” involving false imprisonment and attempted arson in Clacton was having a mental health crisis, a court heard.

A book chronicling the 1,900-year history of Colchester's Grey Friars site has been re-printed.

Ronald Dickens, 75, was found with 1,192 indecent images on two laptops after officers seized the devices from his address in Clacton last February.

Without a corporate sponsor, it needed to raise £4,000 to pay for costs including sound, staging, first aid, venue costs, and meals for the survivors who take part.

Emergency services are currently on the scene of an ongoing incident near the Mersea Island seafront.

A former Essex Police officer who took "explicit images" from a seized device during a domestic violence case has been barred from policing.