A MAN has avoided a jail sentence after being found with an air pistol in his vehicle in Walton.

A family house in Tyler Avenue, Clacton, burst into flames on Monday night after a fire in the garden quickly spread to neighbouring properties.

A BOSS who has spent 18 years running a popular bar and restaurant in Colchester says its “still going strong” as a new owner ...

The number of those missing was unclear after the quake left at least 63 people injured, five of them seriously.

A series of deliberate blazes were tackled after fire crews responded to multiple woodland fires in Harlow and a huge number of incidents ...

After 63 years with the same employer, Peter Miller says he "never felt it was a chore" to go to work. Mr Miller, who recently turned 78, started working at Kings Seeds in Kelvedon, in 1963 at only 15 ...

The by-election was triggered after Mr Burnham was elected as Labour MP for Makerfield, meaning he had to stand down.

The centre is planned for land next to Camulos Academy on Whitmore Drive, transforming an existing hardstanding area into a community hub.

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester, Essex, has announced cancellations to one of its shows due to 'cast illness'.

Rain is finally on the horizon across the county after yet another heatwave. Essex could see up to nine days of rainfall ...

A large fire is sending smoke that can be seen from Braintree and Witham. The incident in Little Waltham, near Chelmsford, has smoke visible in the area with Essex Fire and Rescue Service receiving ...

Shoppers at South Woodham Ferrers’ Sainsbury’s watched on as a huge plume of smoke rose from a nearby field fire this afternoon amid a ...