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Shoppers at Braintree Village are thrilled by the latest fashion arrivals which bring much-needed womenswear to the centre.

Two teenagers have been jailed following an investigation into an Essex county lines drug operation.

Colchester English teacher Clarissa Ford, from The Sixth Form College, has been nominated for a national award.

Essex pupils are trading classrooms for building sites to learn about careers in construction as part of the Building a Lasting Legacy scheme.

A family-run art studio in Tiptree is approaching five years of capturing the beauty of the British landscape through traditional illustration.

Brightlingsea Lido, located on Promenade Way, will open its doors Saturday (May 23), just in time for the bank holiday weekend.

Edward Jackson, 49, was looking after his father who collapsed in his garden in July last year when there was an argument about calling 999.

EE UK and H3G UK wanted to build the lattice tower, which would have been taller than five London buses stacked on top of each other, on land at Ballast Quay Farm in Wivenhoe.

Television presenter Judith Chalmers, who hosted the travel show Wish You Were Here…?, has died aged 90, her family told ITV News.

Morrisons is planning to shut about 100 lossmaking convenience stores as the supermarket faces cost pressures it says have been worsened by “Government policy”.

Ed Sheeran plans to fund a new youth centre in the town where he was raised, filling the gap after an existing one closes.

Ferry passengers travelling through the Port of Dover during the bank holiday getaway have been warned to expect long queues and possible delays amid EU border checks.

Colchester United to hold a 20th anniversary promotion dinner

Colchester's Castle Park to host First Class cricket again this summer

Former Colchester United duo to leave Essex side this summer

Mersea Rugby Club fell to Huddersfield Laund Hill RUFC in the Counties 2 North Plate final.