Colchester Zoo's huge winter sale is ending next week, with only a short amount of time to take advantage of the deals.

UK travel company, Simply Florida Travel Ltd (based in Glasgow), which offered holiday packages to the US and Canada, has ceased trading.

From criminal damage to thefts, these seven offenders were sentenced at Basildon Crown Courts on Thursday. A man has been jailed for more than two years for a series of violent assaults in Billericay.

Among the many great places in Essex to see snowdrops, Markshall Estate in Coggeshall has to be one of the best. Markshall is a charity caring for a 2,200-acre landscape in Essex, home to trees from ...

Right beside Wrabness train station sits a place that feels less like a shop and more like the beating heart of the village. The Wrabness Community Shop is easy to miss if you’re rushing through — but ...

Explore Hadleigh, Essex – home to historic Hadleigh Castle, stunning Thames Estuary views, Hadleigh Country Park, and rich heritage near ...

It is always special when a member of the royal family visits Colchester. So you can imagine the air of excitement and expectation when the late Queen Elizabeth II visited Colchester in May 1985 ...

The deletion came hours after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed there was nothing offensive about the post ...

Found in the hamlet of Littley Green, The Compasses is a "traditional country pub" that serves customers on a first-come, ...

A family-run country pub and restaurant located on the outskirts of Colchester, the Three Horseshoes has a Bib Gourmand by Michelin, three rosettes from the AA Restaurant Guide – and they were highly ...

Southend food hygiene ratings for January 2026 revealed: see which restaurants, cafes and takeaways scored top marks in the latest FSA inspections.

A Basildon woman has pleaded guilty to carrying out an arson attack on her own flat.