A SERIES of road closures and restrictions have been announced in Braintree district. The closures are part of a series of ...

An eyewitness said a teenage girl and a woman died after the tide came in while a group of people were on a sandbank near a ...

Sir Bernard said the tragedy is the first to have happened in Mersea in the 34 years he has been MP for Harwich and North ...

The new Prime Minister Andy Burnham marked his decision to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues with a ...

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex has spoken of his sadness following the fatal incident off West Mersea ...

Daisy Lawson, of Rayne in Braintree, has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years after allowing her pocket bully to starve ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has paid tribute to those who died in the West Mersea beach tragedy and promised support for ...

But as a minority of women competing in the gender-integrated sport, Haeger realises how important her position is to ...

A penguin chick has hatched at Colchester Zoological Society (CZS). The Humboldt penguin chick was discovered by the Animal ...

After their explosive start to the SailGP season was derailed by an enormous crash and a horror injury, Liv Mackay and Black ...

Spain is set to introduce tougher smoking and vaping restrictions that could soon impact holidaymakers. A new draft law aims ...

Scottish Labour is beginning the search for a new leader after Anas Sarwar quit the post to join new Prime Minister Andy ...