Latest
Local News
-
Part of major attraction to close from next week for 'UK first' upgrade
The Lanes Bowling Centre at Clacton Pier will be shut from Monday, June 8, to Sunday, June 21, to allow for a major refurbishment.
-
Colchester primary school to receive share of £450million for improvements
A primary school is set to benefit from new building improvements.
-
Colchester veteran rescues lorry driver from overturned vehicle on M6
Gareth Evans, 41, from Colchester, was at the scene of the M6 incident when he helped to rescue a man trapped in an overturned lorry.
-
Why Colchester is one of the happiest places to live in the UK
Colchester was recently named among the happiest places to live in the UK thanks to its history, green spaces, and shopping districts.
-
Former mayor suffering major heart attack thought he had 'bad indigestion'
A former mayor of Colchester has spoken of how he spent an entire polling day campaigning across the city with a major heart attack.
-
Jailed in Essex: Crime crackdown sees dealers, thieves and attackers jailed
From shoplifting and organised drug networks to violent assaults and large-scale cocaine smuggling, here are the 19 criminals put behind bars throughout May.
-
Council will act against mixed‑sex school toilets and ‘pornographic’ library books
A resident has urged Essex County Council to act over what she says are serious safeguarding failures affecting women and girls.
-
Hour-by-hour forecast as 30 hours of rain set to hit Essex
A dramatic change in weather is set to bring 30 hours of heavy rain to Essex. Here's the hour-by-hour forecast for the county.
National News
-
UK wins court clash with Rwanda over failed migrant deportation dealThe UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the failed migrant deportation deal after winning an international court case.
-
England set off for World Cup with eyes on the prizeEngland departed for the World Cup hoping to climb their footballing Mount Everest this summer.
-
Rugby league great John Kear dies aged 71John Kear, the rugby league broadcaster and former Challenge Cup-winning coach, has died at the age of 71.
-
Great grandmother gets UK first cancer treatment on tumour deemed untreatableA great-grandmother thought to have inoperable cancer has become the first person in the UK to receive treatment using a novel technique.
Sport
-
Former Colchester United duo depart League Two side
Former Colchester United duo are released by League Two side
-
Decade promise ends as Essex man shaves 57cm beard after Arsenal title win
Rafal Goral, 45, a refinery worker from Chelmsford, made the promise in March 2016 that he would not shave until Arsenal won the league.
-
John Terry tipped to 'make a point' as Colchester United takeover talk continues
Colchester United have been tipped for a bright future under a potential John Terry-led consortium
-
Ex-Colchester United goalkeeper heading to the World Cup
Former Colchester United goalkeeper on his way to the World Cup
Weather
-
MonSunny intervals
23°C
-
TueThundery shower
20°C
-
WedLight rain
19°C
-
ThuLight rain shower
19°C
-
FriSunny intervals
18°C
What's On
-
Rebecca Riess: Lossless
How do we cope with the noise of the modern world? Rebecca Riess invites you to explore this question through a bold and immersive series of otherworldly large-...
at Firstsite -
University Centre Colchester (UCC): To Be Continued
Celebrate the next generation of Colchester’s artists in this dynamic, two-part exhibition from students at University Centre Colchester.
at Firstsite -
Godfried Donkor: It’s a Numbers Game
Step into a boxing ring. Stand face-to-face with the leaders and resisters who shaped history. Walk through waves of figures rising from the pages of the Financ...
at Firstsite -
Age Well East - Seated Chair Movement Class and Friendship group
Come and join us at our newest Colchester City Centre Friendship Group, which includes a Seated Chair Movement Class, great company, a hot drink and biscuits!
at Castle Methodist Church
Recently Played
-
As Long As You Love Me
Backstreet Boys -
Man I Need
Olivia Dean -
Love Me Like You Do
Ellie Goulding