Police are appealing for information to help find a 28-year-old man with connections to Essex. Louie Kerr, 28, was reported missing from Norfolk on Saturday (November 8) evening and is now believed to ...

A binman who mistook a naked cyclist for a 'pervert' and punched him off his bike has walked free from court. Council worker Lee Turnage, 46, injured the cyclist who was riding for a charity event on ...

More than a thousand new homes could be built across Chelmsford. Up to 15 sites across the borough are being looked at to accommodate 1,100 new homes after plans were scrapped for a new development at ...

Who doesn’t like a freebie, particularly at Christmas? For some, the Greene King pub chain is offering free main courses next month. With a long list of classic pub grub on the menu, customers who ...

A person has been hit by a train this morning (Friday, November 2025). Emergency services have been called to Rayleigh railway station this morning, after a serious incident, which was first reported ...

Aldi has issued an urgent recall for a bakery item due to serious health concerns for certain customers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced on Saturday evening that the discount retailer is ...

A hotel company that is housing asylum seekers in Essex is breaching planning controls in a “serious, flagrant and continuing” way, the High Court has been told. Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) ...

Land near north Essex has been allocated for 5,000 new homes, despite plans for a line of 50m tall pylons to run through it and concerns that the local road network will not be able to cope. Kings ...

The window for applications for children starting secondary school in September 2026 has opened. It opened on Friday and runs until the national closing date of October 31, 2025. Essex County Council, ...

The search is on to find the best pub in Essex in our third year of the Essex Eats awards. For weeks we've been collecting your all-important nominations and now we have our shortlist. We have so many ...

Officers investigating incidents of disorder linked to previous protests outside of Bell Hotel in Epping have so far made 23 arrests and secured 12 charges. Essex Police continue to engage with ...

A resourceful teenager has set up his own cold sweat towel venture from his bedroom and is on track to hit £100k in revenue this year. Harrison Nott, a 15 year old from Maldon, Essex, balances his ...