A GOOD Samaritan has said Colchester Council ignored his pleas to put up lifebelts on the beach in West Mersea, leaving him to fundraise for the safety measure himself. Stephen Vince, 74, managed to ...

Billy Cameron, 21, Brandon Walsh, 29, and Leah Foley, 34, have been charged in connection to an alleged shooting in ...

M25 traffic has been halted this afternoon following a crash near the Dartford Crossing. All lanes are stopped after junction ...

Essex Highways has responded after surprise roadworks sparked traffic chaos at the Link Road roundabout on Canvey.

HEROIC café staff tried desperately to save people who were pulled from the water after getting into difficulty on Mersea Island. Four teenage girls – two aged 19, one aged 18, and one aged 16 – ran ...

The new Prime Minister Andy Burnham marked his decision to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues with a visit to The Hare ...

The King and Queen made a dramatic entrance to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, as they strode out of the Tardis at the beginning of the opening ceremony. As the 11-day sporting extravaganza gets under ...

Next Wednesday marks two years since Rudakubana carried out an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29 2024, killing three girls.

Oleh Kutz said he was “in despair” when he went to see how his home was affected. “I didn’t know what to do,” he said as he praised the work of the UNHCR. Mr Martin said it was reassuring to hear ...

A crash on a busy south Essex road left a car damaged and facing the wrong way after a reported collision with a lorry ...

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

Emergency services were called to West Mersea beach following a major incident on the seafront last night. Police, firefighters, paramedics, coastguard crews, and the RNLI lifeboat were called to the ...