Thompson's bid for a historic third consecutive Commonwealth Games title is over before it has even begun. Johnson-Thompson is thought to have prioritised her bid for a first-ever European title in ...

Police have launched a fresh appeal for a missing teenager from Colchester who has not been seen for over a month.

HEROIC café staff tried desperately to save people who were pulled from the water after getting into difficulty on Mersea ...

A library space for children inside Colchester Library is still shut three weeks on due to an infestation problem.

One lane is blocked anticlockwise from junction 28 near Brentwood) to junction 27 near Theydon Bois. The lane closure has caused five miles of queuing traffic. AA reports severe delays increasing ...

Two people have died and a third remains in a serious condition in hospital after several people got into difficulty in ...

A British father is being prosecuted over the death of his two-year-old son who fell from a hotel window in Cyprus.

A penguin chick has hatched at Colchester Zoological Society (CZS). The Humboldt penguin chick was discovered by the Animal Care Team in the early hours of Monday 4th May 2026, becoming the third ...

Former Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder David Bentley has paid a heartfelt tribute to 11-year-old George Dennis.

Daisy Lawson, of Rayne in Braintree, has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after allowing her pocket bully to starve ...

Essex Police have now confirmed the two people who died after tragic incident in Mersea, were a mother and daughter.

A spokesperson said: "Following reports of multiple people in distress in the water at Sea View Holiday Park, West Mersea yesterday evening, we dispatched multiple resources inclu ...