Entries are open for the East Anglian Clean & Green Awards 2027 Educational Trailblazer Award, celebrating innovative training. Apply by November 8.

An Essex school is celebrating its first Ofsted report after becoming an academy.

Great British Schools Guide data reveals Essex’s 10 hardest primary schools to get into, based on catchment distance and oversubscription.

A dad from Lexden has said that he wants the Good Dads Club to grow “county by county” after recently expanding to Chelmsford.

Recent reports say RNLI volunteers and staff have faced online abuse, protests and false claims connected to Channel rescues.

MORE homes have been added on to plans for a new housing development in St Osyth.

A canine carnival is set to take over a town with a full day of dog-friendly fun.

Ten years after it began as a small gathering, CozFest has become a powerful symbol of love, loss and community in Castle Hedingham.

Farmers are calling for national targets on homegrown food as part of efforts to boost the UK’s self-sufficiency and food security.

A six-bedroom shared house in Tilbury can expand despite neighbours’ concerns over parking.

A car fire has closed one lane of the A12 near Brentwood.

The east tunnel at the Dartford Crossing has been closed this evening due to a police incident.

Two new supermarkets are opening in Essex in a boost for shoppers and jobseekers alike.

Two men have been arrested in Basildon in connection with knife offences following separate incidents within the past 24 hours.

Animal rights activists staged a last-minute protest outside Colchester’s first Popeyes just minutes before the High Street restaurant officially opened.

Gok Wan first became a household name in 2006 as the presenter of Channel 4’s How to Look Good Naked and has since appeared on shows including This Morning and The Great Comic Relief Bake Off.

Alex Thwaites, 32, had gone round to the victim’s house in December last year when he became aggressive and called her “a spiteful little b****”.

Ryanair passengers spent 12 hours stranded at Rome Ciampino Airport after a flight to Stansted was cancelled by a UK air traffic control failure.

Hundreds turned out for the launch of Colchester’s first Popeyes, with queues forming before sunrise outside the former M&S building at Minerva House.

A new Krispy Kreme store has officially opened, bringing its signature doughnuts to popular Essex shopping destination Braintree Village.

Kefco Sales Limited has applied to Colchester Council to extend its delivery-only hours under a Section 73 planning application.

Drivers are facing a month of disruption on the A12, starting from next week due to roadworks between Colchester and Chelmsford.

Work has started on a £2 million scheme to refurbish 36 playgrounds across Colchester.

The Red Arrows are set to soar over part of Essex again this weekend for the Battle of Britain Airshow Display.

GP appointments in Essex rose by more than 1,200 in July, continuing an increase over the past three months.

A Colchester teenager was arrested, charged and remanded after alleged possession of an offensive weapon in Stanway on September 10, Essex Police said.

Drivers are facing delays on the A12 following a crash on the southbound carriageway at Junction 26 for the Tollgate Interchange. Traffic in Colchester.

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill defeated 286-270 in Commons vote after four-hour debate, as Essex MPs split over assisted dying in England and Wales.

Brexit 50p coin listed on eBay for £7,086.70 – 14,000 times face value. The Royal Mint says it is not rare, with 10 million released into circulation.

Lucas Pereria, 24, was accused of conspiring with his friend, Josh Lawrence, also 24, to blackmail a man out of £500,000.

A popular garden centre café has closed until further notice on the Essex-Suffolk border.

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary after an incident in Chelmsford yesterday.

Rasheed Abdul Rahman jailed for life, with a 27-year minimum term, for the unprovoked stabbing murder of grandfather Mark Carroll in Camden.

Entries are open for the East of England Energy Ambassador award, celebrating those driving innovation and leadership across the energy sector.

All traffic is currently being held on the M25 near the Dartford Bridge due to a crash involving a lorry and a campervan.

British Transport Police have confirmed that a person has died after being hit by a train on a Greater Anglia line near Ely. Stansted Airport line affected.

Work to repair a bridge along the A12 which would have forced 10-mile diversions have been paused by National Highways.

A special service will be held in Colchester to honour the soldiers who fought in the Battle of Arnhem during the Second World War.

Hundreds of rare John Deere tractor toys, from the collection of an Essex retired building surveyor, are set to go under the hammer next month.

Greater Anglia services face disruption after a person was hit by a train between Cambridge North and Thetford, affecting Norwich and Stansted routes.

Anglian Water has warned Essex residents a hosepipe ban could last into the winter months despite rainfall.

Flood alert issued as Environment Agency warns of high tides, from Clacton to Mersea Island on September 11. Maldon and Brightlingsea also affected.

Taxi prices are set to rise in Rochford, with concerns 'vulnerable' passengers could be ‘hit the hardest’.

Man dies after medical emergency near London Gateway Port in Stanford-le-Hope. Ambulance crews attended Baltic Avenue, with Essex Police notified.

Huge queues have formed outside Popeyes in Colchester High Street ahead of its grand opening this morning.

A12 drivers are being warned of delays for nearly two months due to abnormal loads travelling from the Port of Felixstowe.

Drivers are facing delays this morning after a crash on the A414 in Danbury near Maldon in Essex.

The Sustainability Strategy Award, sponsored by Opergy, is open for entries at the Clean & Green Awards 2027.

A12 traffic: one lane is closed southbound near Capel St Mary after a broken-down vehicle, with queues towards Copdock Roundabout and delays for drivers.

Bins overflowing with rubbish at flats in Witham reportedly went unemptied for three weeks.