A new guide has revealed the hardest primary school to get into in Essex. The Great British Schools Guide identified the 10 hardest-to-access primary schools in the county. The guide combines ...

The Meffs, Essex punk-rock duo Lily Hopkins and Lewis Copsey, celebrate as new album Business reaches number one on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.

Hyalomma ticks are the main transmitter of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, a potentially severe and life-threatening virus.

Hamam al-Hammami had been barred from flying over Oman over concerns he had adopted extremist views, an official said.

Ahead of Hospice Care Week 2026, the Gazette visited St Helena Hospice. Opened in 1985, the hospice supports people with life-limiting illnesses across Colchester and the surrounding area, at home and ...

Engineer Chas Bazeley launches his poetry book, Ode To Be In England, featuring humorous and controversial verse, on October 10 at Geedon Gallery.

A resident is calling for Colchester Council to clamp down on abandoned supermarket trolleys. The resident, who asked not to be named, said trolleys bearing Tesco and Home Bargains branding had been ...

A Mersea Island rowing club completed a 21-mile Loch Ness challenge in winds reaching 30 miles per hour. OARsome Adventure ...

Essex Recovery Trust supports 2,000 people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, tackling loneliness and stigma through community, training and events.

Wivenhoe near Colchester is praised by The Telegraph as an Essex hidden gem, with a historic waterfront, wildlife, River Colne and direct London rail links.

The East of England Ambulance Service Charity has been honoured at the Stars of EEAST awards for its outstanding contribution to patient care.

COLCHESTER Castle is opening its doors for a weekend of mystery, magic and the macabre. Moon, Magick and Mystery will take ...