2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (322+ words) A reality TV star who became an advocate for change after falling victim to online abuse is calling for urgent action. Georgia Harrison has warned that non-consensual sharing of intimate images is "leading children to suicide" and is calling for…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (248+ words) A COLCHESTER charity shop is urging people to donate unwanted items this winter. Age UK Colchester, at 9 Crouch Street, is calling on the community to support The Great Winter Bag Drop by donating quality pre-loved items. Donations will help raise…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (261+ words) RED Lion Books in Colchester is celebrating Bookshop Day by inviting visitors to listen to audiobooks in store. The independent bookshop is one of the few in the UK to have installed a listening station, allowing customers to enjoy audio…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (241+ words) Aftermath - Police tape and cones have cordoned off the scene (Image: Halle Groves, Newsquest)> Police presence remains on Halstead High Street after a cash machine was ripped from a building in the early hours of this morning. Officers closed the…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (224+ words) A LECTURE on a Second World War hero and doctor is taking place in Colchester. The talk, titled Unspoken Valour, will be delivered by Michael Green, who has written a book about soldier and doctor Tom Cullen with the same…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (383+ words) A SIX-year-old girl died in a car crash while travelling in a vehicle which was clipped by a lorry changing lanes on the A12, an inquest has heard. Rubie Clarke was in the front seat of a Toyota which then veered…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (597+ words) AN Essex pumpkin has grown past the 1,300lb mark - about the same as eight average adults - after putting on around 40lb in a single day. Ben White, a vegetable grower from Maldon, calls the Atlantic Giant pumpkin Gladys. She was pollinated on…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (222+ words) A MAN who was reported to the police for poor driving later refused to provide a drug sample, then tried to claim he was never behind the wheel of the car. Lewis Geen, 38, was in Martlesham, near Ipswich, when a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (388+ words) A CAR rally took a 50-mile route through Essex to support children with disabilities. The rally was organised by national housebuilder Bellway to help their chosen charity Variety buy a new minibus and specialist equipment. The company pledged to raise…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (425+ words) A developer says it is "working collaboratively" with a council on plans for a new retirement community. McCarthy Stone first proposed 27 bungalows in Colchester in March. After a plan was submitted in June, the developer now wants to build 40 retirement…...