Dave Monk, one of the original BBC Essex broadcasters, shared the news in an emotional interview.

Terrence and Lesley Bridges have become the first people in the UK to trial a scheme which sees their gas boiler swapped for tiny computers.

Road safety experts joined the Safer Essex Roads Partnership for a memorial to launch Road Safety Week.

Alresford Craft and Farmers' Market will be held in Alresford Village Hall in Ford Lane on Saturday December 6.

On November 5, Charlotte and Matt Goddard’s son Raff was born sleeping at Colchester Hospital.

The owner of The Company Shed in Mersea has responded to their recent 0 food hygiene rating saying it is anomaly in their perfect record.

The council announced its decision to axe an oak tree and a horse chestnut tree at the car park in High Street.

By October 2021, Colchester Fringe properly launched, and it hasn't looked back. It's the only one in Essex, growing exponentially each year.

Carers in Essex are being reminded of their rights as part of an annual awareness day, with 124,000 unpaid across the county.

Wivenhow Town Council said the demand for places in Wivenhoe exceeds supply.

Comments from customers about cleanliness and service have also led Colchester Council to strengthen their commmitment to improvements.

A group of former employees from Essex-based Kube Media Limited have raised serious concerns over repeatedly late missing wage payments.

Jake Newberry, 23, was on Colne Bank Avenue when police tried to stop him for having an obscured numberplate on his BMW in January this year.

The Dental Studio, which opened in 2005, has been recognised as a highly respected provider of oral care in Colchester and further afield.

Colchester's Hythe Youth Club is looking for volunteers to help provide a safe and fun place for children.

The second phase of the Fieldgate Quay project to restore the waterfront at Colchester Hythe is now under way.

Partners across Essex joined together in SERP to raise awareness about road safety with a poignant memorial for fatal collisions.

International Men's Day highlights positive role models and raises awareness of men’s well-being.

Goodfellas in Colchester has been crowned the favourite barber by Gazette readers.

Devolution means these authorities would be abolished, and reworked into a number of larger councils running parts of the county.

Essex councils are encouraging residents to take part of the local government reorganisation consultation.

St Mary’s Kindergarten and Lower School in Colchester has increased its capacity by 57 per cent after opening a new extension.

Travellers across Essex are experiencing delays after a freight train broke down in Witham.

- The A12 is closed both ways near Chelmsford due to a police incident - The road is expected to be closed until the evening

There are severe delays on the A12 in both directions between junction 15, Three Mile Hill in Chelmsford, and junction 12, Brook Street Roundabout.

Colchester’s Olympic boxing champion Lewis Richardson is offering private training sessions.

Research from the University of Essex, in partnership with Nissan Motorsport, has shown how a racing driver's brain is constantly rewiring itself.

The Play Strings Academy will be holding a festive Christmas fundraiser concert to help save a historic church in Colchester.

Special education support staff at Essex educational trust Lift Schools have launched a petition to ask for their pay to rise to their teacher equivalents.

Gabriella Goldie, 9, proved a smash hit with audiences at this year’s Colchester Has Talent competition.

Police are investigating after two unknown suspects broke into the Co-op in East Bergholt, near Ipswich, shortly after 5am on Monday.

“It took me about four years to be diagnosed.”

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex is inviting residents, businesses and those who work or travel in the county to share their views on policing and community safety through the PFCC Precept Survey for 2026/27.

A senior NHS leader in Essex has been named one of Europe’s most influential Muslims and elected chairman of a national health alliance.

A popular garden centre off the A12 is taking over a cafe, reopening this week.

Ambulance and police closed the eastbound carriageway, and drivers faced delays of up to an hour before the road was reopened at 8pm.

The BBC officially confirmed the return of the popular thriller series on Tuesday, as further casting is yet to be announced.

A Colchester care home has turned over a new leaf after it was found in breach of healthcare regulations.

Colchester’s MP is hosting a residents' meeting to shape Greenstead’s future with a £20m cash boost.

Roads experts have said that the A120 has been a “concern for many years” and has been categorised as a “high risk” route.

A family has talked about the devastation of losing a loved one in a road traffic collision for Road Safety Week.

Drivers have been urged to use this £2 window wiper hack to save drivers hundreds of pounds in repairs during the most recent ice warnings from the Met Office this week.

The collision was first reported at 5.20pm and meant drivers were stuck in standstill traffic during rush hour.

Colchester Council's spending on temporary housing has skyrocketed from £383,000 to £3.3 million in just three years.

A court heard last week how Lee Turnage, 46, punched Robert Brown who was taking part in the World Naked Bike Ride event in August this year.

A teenager from Essex who launched his own cold sweat towel business out of his bedroom has been named as Grand Winner of a start-up competition.

Dragon’s Den’s longest-serving dragon, Deborah Meaden, said one key business status acts as a “shortcut” for investors and tells her they “really mean it”.

The incident was first reported at 5.20pm and is affecting drivers on the eastbound carriageway, according to the AA traffic map.

Colchester Prep and High School have been named as the top performing non-selective school across north east Essex after outstanding GCSE results.

“We intend to remove any rotten wood and replace it but suspect this may have already been done in the 1970s so it is hoped not much deterioration has transpired since.