Essex libraries have launched the Winter Reading Challenge to encourage people to cosy up with a book during colder weather.

The East of England Ambulance Service's mental health response vehicles helped patients avoid hospital over the festive period.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be keeping you updated on the A12, where a carraigeway is partially blocked following reports of a collision.

A CARRAIGEWAY on the A12 is blocked following reports of a collision.

The four-bedroom home in Chapel Road, Fingringhoe, features two bathrooms and three reception rooms.

A damaged road bridge over the A12 in Colchester could finally reopen as normal six years after it was hit by a lorry.

Essex Life magazine has teamed up with BTMK Solicitors to launch a poetry competition celebrating mums

Kieran Welsh approached a stranger who had arrived in Colchester by train and told him he 'wouldn’t make it back to London alive'.

Councils across the country are set to be given more powers to fine motorists who cause disruption by parking on the pavement, a new document says.

The Crown in Main Road, Wormingford, is undergoing a revamp after the pub changed ownership last year.

Essex Police are at the scene of a "serious" crash on the A414 between Harlow and Chelmsford with the road currently closed.

Working families across Colchester are set to benefit from sweeping new parental leave rights with introduction of “day one” protections from April.

The train operator said services running through Witham may be delayed or revised, with disruptions expected until further notice.

Gardens across the county open their gates for the National Garden Scheme, raising money for nursing and health charities.

A person has been rushed to hospital with life changing injuries after being hit by a train near Colchester.

Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK, saying the country needs Farage as Prime Minister.

In a series of messages Darren Hooper called the woman “a liar, a fraud and a control freak” and referred to his friends “ not being happy”.

Road users across Colchester are set to benefit from the government's new road safety strategy.

The DS Group, which was launched in 2001, made the move last month when it became part of the Employee Ownership Trust.

A woman who damaged two cars in a romantically motivated attack was also found carrying a knife.

A five-year-old Essex girl from Colchester has helped inspire the creation of the world’s first 'autistic' Barbie doll.

Motorists in Colchester experienced significant disruption this afternoon.

Plans to build 28 new affordable homes on a brownfield site have been announced by Colchester Council.

Historic village pub near Colchester remains on the market several months after first being listed, with its asking price now reduced by £45,000.

Colchester Council has once again retained the nationally recognised Councillor Development Charter.

Essex social media star Cole Anderson-James has become one of the latest celebrities to withdraw from Channel 4’s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

Photographs offer a glimpse of Clacton as it appeared 125 years ago, captured through the pages of the Clacton Graphic at the turn of 20th Century.

A woman has been arrested and charged following shop thefts in Braintree.

A PERSON has been taken to hospital with life changing injuries after being hit by a train on the Colchester line.

Luxury spa hotel in Essex has been named among the prettiest hotels in England by online travel magazine Love Exploring.

UK Power Networks said the disruption is believed to be linked to a fault in underground electricity cabling.

Hello and welcome to our live blog. Here we will be keeping you updated on Greater Anglia train lines between Colchester and Witham, which are blocked due to a person being hit by a train.

ALL train lines are blocked between Colchester and Witham due to a person being hit by a train.

Police seized an uninsured vehicle during a road safety operation carried out in Colchester.

PARTS of the A12 will be closed for more than two weeks from today while works are carried out.

AN individual has been transported to Colchester hospital by ambulance following a collision on the A12.

The Rotary Club of Colchester raised more than £10,000 for good causes with their Christmas collections.

Colne Valley Youth Orchestra is inviting young people to a 'come and play' session during half-term.

ACL Essex is celebrating the success of its supported learning programme helping learners find employment.

The Department for Transport (DfT) rated the council using a new traffic light rating system published by the Government, the first of its kind.

RESIDENTS in Frinton are likely to miss out on Royal Mail deliveries due to issues with the postal service.

A Colchester has been angered by a decision to push works on what he claims is one of the worst roads in Colchester back to summer.

Judds Place is a new business park off Tollgate West, opposite the Currys retail unit.

A successful trial of a new road-building material on the A12 could be rolled out to solve the pothole crisis across the nation.

The Times has shared its annual list of the 11 coolest UK postcodes to move to for 2026, with one small town in Essex being recognised.

Owner Sallie West, who lives in Langham, said rising costs were hurting the pub like many others.

Calls for the right infrastructure ahead of more than 800 new homes on a proposed site included in the Colchester Local Plan.

The Beth Chatto Gardens, in Clacton Road, Elmstead Market, is hosting a workshop helping people to keep gardens beautiful in winter.

There ae may road closures and restrictions being put in place across north and mid Essex in the coming weeks.

Tekkerslovakia Charity FC's latest team is set to kick off a new chapter.