The Palmer & Partners 500 Club raised the money through a charity football match and raffle.

Fire crews in Maldon have issued an urgent bonfire warning after experiencing 'one of their busiest months in recent years.'

Former TOWIE star Megan McKenna revealed she moved to Germany after an armed break-in at her UK home left her terrified.

Essex drivers are feeling the pinch as petrol prices hit their highest level in almost four years. Here are the cheapest and dearest petrol stations in Essex.

Voters in Clacton will face a ballot paper that is nearly a metre long at the upcoming by-election. This follows a record 34 candidates standing.

Black, charred swathes of grass sweep over the Middlewick Ranges in Colchester after two fires in three days.

The application, lodged by JCN Design & Planning on behalf of Bellway Homes, is for outline permission

Between them, the pair have spent 46 years working at the home, with Jo Hillyard serving 20 years and Hayley Jones 26 years.

A popular basketball programme is back this summer, offering young people a fun and positive way to stay active during the school holidays.

A 10-year-old boy who was reported missing from the Colchester area today has been found.

Severe delays are causing disruption on a busy road in Braintree.

All traffic has been held on a major Essex route due to an incident near Harlow.

Wethersfield Asylum Centre will remain open until 2029, the government has confirmed, despite earlier promises to close the site in Spring 2027.

Youth Fest returns on August 4, running from 11am to 3pm across Colchester city centre.

Helpline 24/7 provides round-the-clock telecare monitoring and rapid response support across north east Essex.

IT’S hard to imagine a time when Colchester’s retail centre was not dominated by Culver Square.

The Fordham Vehicle Rally has been cancelled this weekend as the ongoing drought continues to affect Essex.

The 24-hour Relay For Life Colchester returned on Saturday

A six-month-old puppy has been stolen during a burglary near Brentwood.

A man in his 30s has died after a motorcycle crash while "travelling with a group of other motorcyclists".

Ryan Hammond, 39, of Chelmsford, has been banned from entering any Co-op, Tesco and M&S in Essex.

A former X Factor finalist has denied murdering a social media influencer from Essex by running her over with a car.

Rain could finally return to parts of Essex this week, the Met Office has revealed.

A High Court order has been issued to protect this year’s Clacton Airshow by preventing unauthorised camping on the seafront.

Essex County Fire and Rescue have ended their investigation into two major fires at Middlewick Ranges in Colchester after the cause could not be determined.

Firefighters were called out overnight to tackle an ablaze Hyundai SUV on Melbourne Road in Clacton.

The family of Gillian Dylis Green, 87, have paid tribute to the 'greatly loved' woman, after she sadly died following a collision in Rayne, Essex.

Jack Housman, 20, of Station Road, Clacton, has been charged after a '100mph chase' through Clacton.

Count Binface is expected to receive 20 per cent of the votes in the upcoming Clacton by-election, according to a new poll.

Three Essex residents have won a huge £100,000 each in the latest Premium Bonds draw for August 2026.

Big Brother star Jade Goody’s widower Jack Tweed has been banned from driving after admitting driving under the influence of cannabis.

Fire crews tackled a field blaze near Panfield Road in Braintree over the weekend.

Essex may be home to many charming destinations, but some hidden gems still fly under the radar like Coggeshall near Colchester.

The deputy leader of Nigel Farage's Reform UK, Richard Tice is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog for allegedly failing to declare an interest.

Shahin Ahmed, the father of 7-year-old Musa Ahmed, who sadly died following an incident at West Mersea beach, has paid tribute to his son.

Organisers for the Manningtree Town Regatta were forced to cancel their 90th anniversary fireworks display due to the ongoing drought.

Former PC Rebecca Brennan, 31, of Gillingham Kent, has been charged in connection with an incident in Chelmsford.

Essex Police and the East of England Ambulance Service responded to 'concerns of welfare' in the Old Hall Lane area of the town yesterday.

G & J Barron Farms, run by the Barron family in Colchester, has been forced to close its Christmas shop and end turkey production due to blackhead disease.

A hosepipe ban, issued by Essex and Suffolk Water, comes into effect from today. Here is all you need to know.

A heat health alert for Essex has been upgraded to amber, as temperatures to set to soar above 30C this week.

The government’s decision to cancel the A12 widening scheme has cost taxpayers £212.5million so far, Department for Transport figures reveal.

The competition will once again be hosted at Lion Walk Shopping Centre in Colchester.

Commuters travelling between Halstead and Earls Colne are seeing early progress on a major rebuild of the ageing Stone Bridge, with works now firmly underway.

An independent investigation has raised concerns about mental health provision at Chelmsford Prison following the death of prisoner Steven Davidson in 2024.

The Colchester Airborne Soldier Statue was finally revealed at the junction of Circular Road North and Flagstaff Road last Friday.

A grieving daughter has spoken out after discovering that the final voicemail left by her father had been unexpectedly deleted by her mobile phone provider.

A BIG day for the airborne armed forces in Colchester took place last week.

A teenager who arrived in the UK alone after a dangerous journey across Europe says he now feels “happy” and “proud” after rebuilding his life through education.

Essex Police have issued an update after an air ambulance landed near Brook Retail Park in Clacton responding to a serious crash.