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 ...

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

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

Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach following a major incident on the seafront last night. Police, ...

Drivers are facing long delays on the M25 this morning after a stalled car caused heavy congestion on the QE2 Bridge. A ...

Emergency services have restricted access to part of a popular Essex beach after a "tragic" incident on Mersea Island.

Business rates will be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and live music venues across England from April next year, Downing Street ...

A key route in Chelmsford is closed for roadworks today, with a diversion in place via Chelmer Valley Road. Broomfield Road ...

Roxwell, near Chelmsford has been crowned Essex village of the year for 2026 by the Rural Community Council of Essex.

The mother of police officer Andrew Harper has said the fact that two of his killers are being considered for early release is “another letdown” for her son. It comes after the constable’s widow ...

The 78-year-old Reform UK spokeswoman and former Tory minister was found dead at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor, Devon on ...

Ronald Dickens, 75, was found with 1,192 indecent images on two laptops after officers seized the devices from his address in ...