Mr Farage made the announcement after the Sunday Times accused the Reform UK leader of accepting donations from a convicted fraudster.

A Royal Mint 50p coin part of a 2017 Beatrix Potter collection has been listed on eBay, selling for £9,500 in Basildon.

Penguin Random House has made a donation to Earls Colne book exchange after a 'thief' walked away with over 100 books.

Alfie Colman, 22, from Great Notley in Essex, is facing jail time after he planned a mass gun attack.

Nigel Farage's by-election bid could backfire, after all major parties refused to put forward a candidate for the vote. Count Binface only confirmed candidate.

Nurad Abid, 39, shoved, slapped and punched the woman in front of the couple’s young daughter at their Colchester home.

The Colchester Airborne Soldier Statue will be revealed to the public at the junction of Circular Road North and Flagstaff Road.

Nigel Farage has triggered a dramatic political row after resigning as Clacton MP and forcing a by-election.

Charlotte McDermott, 27, had the images of the victim on her phone and sent them to the woman because she felt she was being harassed.

A team of north Essex dads of SEND children have conquered a Welsh mountain to give something back to their kids' special school.

Beauty and health business Superdrug is relocating from 22 to 24 High Street...

A dead foal found dumped in a ditch at a Basildon nature reserve has highlighted growing concerns over animal cruelty in Essex.

Nigel Farage's decision to quit as Clacton's MP has prompted an unprecedented response from both Labour and the Conservatives.

A stretch of the A12 is closed this evening following a multi-vehicle collision, with long delays reported in the area.

Fire crews have brought the M11 embankment fire under control, fire crews have confirmed.

A plagued of flies in north Essex villages is leaving residents exhausted, disgusted and desperate for answers.

Councillors Mark Jenkins and Simon Applewood went out and about in Highwoods cleaning various road signs on Thursday.

Shane Correia, 33, is accused of leaving the driver needing emergency treatment for serious facial injuries before fleeing the scene with two women.

A 13-year-old girl is facing two operations after being impaled by a hidden object beneath the water at a popular swimming spot in Dedham.

A quiz night has helped raise more than £3,500 for a hospice charity at their most recent event.

Audiences are invited to relive the soundtrack of a generation at a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute show in Colchester.

A stretch of the M11 has been closed following a fence fire next to the carriageway.

All traffic has been held on the M25 following a collision near Waltham Abbey in Essex.

Bright Stars Youth Theatre in Brightlingsea is set to perform Beauty and the Beast.

An Essex council has announced changes to their bin collections this week for the safety of their crews.

The latest odds for the Clacton by-election as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in desperate bid to clear his name amid donations scandals.

Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton Nigel Farage has announced his decision to resign as MP, which has triggered a by-election.

Essex Police have arrested four men after a woman was assaulted in a disturbance near Clacton Pier.

Clacton MP and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced his resignation, triggering a by-election in the constituency.

Clacton MP and leader of Reform UK has announced he will resign as a member of parliament and trigger a Clacton by-election.

A public appeal has been launched to find a missing man from Mersea near Colchester.

Around 40 firefighters are currently on the scene of a field fire in Epping which has spread the size of three football pitches.

Clacton MP, Nigel Farage has announced he will be making a statement on his future at 2pm this afternoon

Fast-food chain, Wingstop is advertising for a new shift manager ahead of them potentially opening a new Colchester store.

Essex Police are seeking help to find a 38-year-old Luke Hensher-Smith, who is missing from Chelmsford.

Clacton MP, Nigel Farage is to release a statement on his future in public later this afternoon.

Global Vision International (GVI) offered programmes abroad including nature and conservation trips.

A former Epping resident died from a rare asbestos-related cancer decades after she may have been exposed while washing her husband’s work clothes.

Albanian national Illia Prendi, 57, was charged following a suspected smuggling operation at Holland-on-Sea on July 1.

The West Tunnel at the Dartford Crossing is closing overnight for the rest of the week due to maintenance between Essex and Kent.

Essex Police arrested a man, in his 20s, from Clacton following an investigation into the theft of multiple vehicles.

A limited-edition charity crisp from Fairfields Farm in Wormingford has raised more than £12,000 for emergency air ambulance services.

Many Greater Anglia rail services connecting Essex to London have been delayed this morning due to a signalling fault at Maryland.

Drivers using the M25 are currently facing delays of more than two hours due to emergency repairs near Waltham Abbey.

Delays are building on the M25 near Waltham Abbey to around two hours due to emergency works.

US President Donald Trump has appeared to rally behind Nigel Farage as the Reform UK leader faces scrutiny over financial support.

A heat health alert issued for Essex and the East of England has been upgraded by the UK Health Security Agency. Yellow alert upgraded to amber.

A "significant wildfire" broke out in a field in Sewards End, near Saffron Walden yesterday, prompting a large response from Essex fire crews.

Emergency road works on the M25 anticlockwise near Waltham Abbey are causing delays of more than an hour for morning commuters.

A crash on the M11 London-bound is causing severe delays for commuters this morning as the road has been left "partially blocked."