A popular basketball programme is back this summer, offering young people a fun and positive way to stay active during the school holidays.

Between them, the pair have spent 46 years working at the home, with Jo Hillyard serving 20 years and Hayley Jones 26 years.

A planning application has been submitted to Colchester Council for up to 150 new homes on land north of Straight Road in Boxted. The application, lodged by JCN Design & Planning on behalf of Bellway ...

BLACK, charred swathes of grass sweep over the Middlewick Ranges in Colchester after two fires in three days.

Half a dozen young white-tailed eagles have been released in Exmoor National Park as part of a project to bring the lost birds back to England’s skies.

Two of Pc Harper’s killers would still qualify for early release despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham announcing changes to the scheme.

Rain is finally on the way for parts of the UK after the driest July in England and Wales since records began.

A funeral is set to take place in Dublin later for “trailblazer” Glen Hansard. It comes after thousands of mourners attended a public wake for the musician at the Baroque Chapel at the Irish Museum of ...

FORMER Colchester United midfielder Glen Kamara will be playing his football in the Championship, this season. The 30-year-old, who made six league and cup appearances for the U’s in the 2016-17 ...

The Prime Minister has said rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded from upcoming cuts to prison sentences. It comes after Andy Burnham paused plans to release prisoners early ...

Allies insisted Andy Burnham would remain in contact with officials and the business of government would continue.

A church pastor has paid tribute to a Scottish woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in Athens. Peter Anderson said Elisabeth-Jane Ross, known as “Lisa”, had been a “precious” member of the ...