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Essex Police are assessing information surrounding private flights in and out of Stansted Airport relating to the Epstein files.

Timbers in Colchester served up the perfect pancake on Tuesday, as it went head-to-head with its neighbouring site, Cafe 21 in a Pancake Day showdown.

Colchester Owl Rescue members were called out to reports of a tawny owl in Keeler's Lane, in Wivenhoe, on Monday.

Witham MP Priti Patel visited Stanway Garden Centre to discuss pressures on the horticultural sector.

Sonny Hornsey, 12, who was determined to work and earn money to save for a special scooter has been rewarded for his hard work with the scooter itself.

It was announced on Monday that the government has abandoned plans to postpone elections across 30 councils this May after receiving advice from lawyers following a legal challenge from Reform UK.

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2026 in Essex with Colchester Chinese Culture Society events in Harwich and Clacton.

Colchester crime hotspots revealed - Charter Way and George Street among the top ten according to Police.uk street-level data.

The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Dr Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the civil rights movement for decades after Dr King’s assassination, has died. He was 84.

YouTuber and experimental singer-songwriter Look Mum No Computer will represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in May, the BBC has announced.

A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to make him taller.

Six companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson are being wound down in the wake of the publication of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show.

Live updates as Colchester United take on Cambridge United in League Two

Colchester United boss Danny Cowley on Cambridge game

Former Colchester United player Brendan Wiredu launches new foundation

A determined Witham Town performance secured all three points in a strongly-contested 2-1 win at Cambridge, writes JIM PURTILL.