A tiny railway station in a quaint village has been crowned the county's quietest. The estimated number of entries and exits at White Notley, near Braintree and Witham, in the year to the end of March ...

A garden machinery business is closing its doors to one branch after 80 years open. Ernest Doe is a long-established family firm with a network of branches in the South and East of England. The firm ...

When I think of Christmas, I think of time spent with family and friends, the exchanging of gifts, and the huge mounds of food that are to be enjoyed. Within that, of course, is the classic Christmas ...

After World War 2, the looming threat of nuclear war was a constant source of anxiety for Britons. The Cold War era, marked by events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, brought the world close to ...

Essex Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Loughton. It took place at about 1.30pm on Thursday 23 October 2025 outside Dada Café, at the junction of Station Road and Old Station ...

A third person has been convicted for the murder of a man outside a party in 2020. Robert Powell, aged 50, was shot and killed in the early hours of June 13, 2020 after leaving a party in Roydon, near ...

An Essex eatery once named the best in the county has been given a glowing review by esteemed food critic Grace Dent. Fête, now located in Grays Yard, Chelmsford, started out as a coffee van in 2019 ...

Clarification: A previous version of this article incorrectly said the garden centre was closed. We are happy to clarify that the garden centre remains open - it is just the restaurant that is closed.

A popular Essex market could be losing as many as 100 stalls after a major land deal between Google and the local council to build a new data centre at the airfield where it is based. The hugely ...

A hotel company that is housing asylum seekers in Essex is breaching planning controls in a “serious, flagrant and continuing” way, the High Court has been told. Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) ...

An engineer who refused to remove his face covering while protesting outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping told police he did not see the problem when “people could wear burkas”. Joshua ...

Thousands of people are expected to descend on Hylands Park in Chelmsford for BBC Radio 2 In The Park on Saturday (September 6). Music fans from across the country will arrive to watch huge names from ...