The fire service has provided an update on a blaze which resulted in 36 buses being destroyed between Linford and Chadwell St Mary.

A round-up of selected recent cases heard at North Essex Magistrates’ Court in both Chelmsford and Colchester.

Brightlingsea is an easy seaside escape less than half an hour’s drive from Colchester, offering a quiet day out in Essex.

Mersea Island in Colchester has been named among the best islands for a UK staycation by Conde Nast Traveller.

St Helena’s Hospice, based in Highwoods, has been selected by Cadent’s East of England employees to receive a minimum of £10,000 per year for the next two years

Neeb Holdings wants to build a roadside services facility in Harwich Road, Great Bromley.

One of these brilliant establishments in the city centre is Loofer’s Food and Coffee Place in Culver Street West.

Alan Fletcher, best known for playing Dr. Karl Kennedy in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours, will be swapping scripts for the stage

Using a new league table from The Telegraph, we have crunched the data and revealed the top 10 best secondary schools across Essex.

A TOWN on the Essex border has been named the UK’s top summer holiday destination for 2026 by Expedia.

Firefighters are at the scene of what appears to be a large blaze in Linford.

A convicted murderer serving a life term has been handed additional years for having more than 1,000 indecent images of children.

Andrew Flowers, 59, was originally jailed at St Alban’s Crown Court in 2022 after he admitted attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child.

Despite these challenges, Chloe describes Isla as a joyful and determined child with a strong personality and an infectious smile.

A café with staff on hand to offer practical support for bus service users has opened at a historic bus depot in Colchester.

Here are six of the most popular fish and chip shops in Colchester, as voted for by Gazette readers on Facebook to mark National Fish and Chips day.

Drivers are facing severe delays after all traffic was held on the A12 northbound between Junction 23 and Junction 24 due to a multi-vehicle crash.

An Essex mother who poisoned her one-year-old son has been jailed for life.

A man has died after being hit by a car on Maldon Road in Tiptree as police continue their investigations.

Lianne Kaye, a singer from Colchester, performed alongside megastar Ed Sheeran in a surprise gig at Ipswich Waterfront.

A vehicle fire has damaged the premises of a popular tattoo shop in Braintree on Rayne Road, Essex.

A steakhouse has re-opened after a month-long major refurbishment creating 10 new jobs.

An air ambulance has attended an incident at Old Heath Recreation Ground in Colchester.

Drivers are still facing severe delays on the M25 due to emergency repairs taking place near Waltham Cross.

A newly amended public spaces protection order (PSPO) is now in effect in Braintree town centre to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Police have now provided an update on an A120 crash which shut the road near Coggeshall

A man has been left in a serious condition following a crash on High Street in Great Yeldham.

US president Donald Trump and the White House have weighed in on the case of murdered Essex teen Henry Nowak.

A number of British Heart Foundation charity shops and stores could be at risk of closing across Essex.

Police have provided an update on a murder investigation involving a Chelmsford man which saw an Essex man, and two others, arrested on suspicion of murder.

Nine staff members from hospitality software company Lolly took part in the Colchester Stampede to raise money for Kids Inpsire.

A major housing development delivering up to 480 homes near Stansted has been recommended for approval by Uttlesford District Council.

Residents at New Copford Place care home in Colchester have been talking about their favourite biscuits for National Biscuit Day.

Road closures will be in place across a major city centre later this month for the Essex Pride march.

Ed Sheeran has teased a surprise appearance just over the Essex border, with a show in Ipswich, Suffolk.

The search for a missing 59-year-old man from Witham, Barry Goult, has been suspended after the discovery of a body

Harlow-based Target Darts, which sponsors Luke Littler, has been named the fifth fastest-growing company regionally and 51st nationally in the Sunday Times 100.

Kenneth McNaughton committed the offences between February last year and March this year but failed to show up to any probation appointments.

The Stock Circular begins in Essex's poshest village and takes walkers through the rolling countryside with some stunning views.

A seven-year-old girl has conquered Mount Snowdon to raise awareness for coeliac disease.

Councillor Dave Harris has raised concern over the wall which runs along Mersea Road around Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium.

A charity has said child sexual abuse is “very common” after reports of more than 5,000 rapes and sexual assaults of children in Essex in the past five years.

Stephen Mead, 54, who grew up in Great Horkesley and went to St Helena School, has lived in London for the past seven years working in the film industry.

Emergency services are responding to a reported crash on the A120 near Coggeshall.

Essex Pride has said Essex County Council’s new Reform instruction to libraries not to promote LGBTQ+ Pride events sends a “negative message” about inclusion.

Adrian Nutt, 56, had been in a relationship with the woman for 14 years but things deteriorated when the two moved in together in Colchester.

A HUGE section of council owned green space in Colchester may not be sold now following a change in leadership.

The path along London Road, past the mini-roundabout with Lucy Lane South, is blocked by vegetation which hasn’t been cut back.

Police are appealing for information after a raven was shot dead in West Bergholt on June 1.

The Busketeers Choir will perform at Colchester Farmers Market this weekend.