Two Humboldt penguin chicks born at Colchester Zoo on Star Wars Day have been given fitting names after staff confirmed they are a male and female.

Essex and Suffolk Water have issued an update on their hosepipe ban after the county experienced its first rainfall in weeks ...

A Bangladeshi and Indian takeaway has been named the best takeaway in Essex. Kaani Kaana, in Chelmsford, was awarded the ...

A pilot remains in hospital after sustaining life-changing but not life-threatening injuries during an air show at Stow ...

Former PC Kieran O’Connor has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found he had engaged in an "inappropriate relationship" with ...

Luxury beauty retailer Space NK opened its doors at Lakeside Shopping Centre last week, drawing queues of excited shoppers.

The RSPCA appeal has been launched after the bodies of two dead puppies were found near a block of flats in Chelmsford.

"Mitchell deliberately targeted a 78-year-old woman in what should have been the safety of her own home, leaving her terrified. "Aggravated burglaries of this nature are rare, but ...

A 15-year-old boy, who has been accused of murdering 12-year-old Bobby Bloomfield in Pilgrims Hatch, has pleaded not guilty.

A 78-year-old man has been reported missing from Ingrave. Anthony Williamson was last seen on the evening of Sunday, August 16. He is described as tanned, 5ft 7ins tall, and of medium build. When he ...

Rain is finally on the horizon for Essex after weeks of relentless heat. Parts of the county could see showers this week ...