A man charged with murdering his grandson has told a court he had “no excuse” for holding the toddler “like a ragdoll”. Michael Ives, 47, and his wife Kerry, 46, are accused of fatally injuring Ethan ...

Sonia Sore, 84, fell onto the floor at North Court Care Home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on October 14 and October 20 2023.

The East of England Ambulance Service has been called to a road traffic accident at the roundabout between Gosbeck Road, Cunobelin Way and Bellona Way this afternoon. According to a report, a cyclist ...

COLCHESTER United owner and chairman Robbie Cowling announced this morning that the proposed takeover of the club by US-based consortium Lightwell Sports Group is off. U's fans have their say on the ...

Freestone, 42, was found unresponsive by his friend on Friday, April 11 before emergency services were called to the scene.

Three Scottish brothers attempting to become the fastest people to row across the Pacific have received a second call of support from Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean are ...

In May 2025, our Zoological Director was in South Africa visiting UmPhafa, Colchester Zoological Society’s supported Nature Reserve.

Hazel Calver, a Greenstead resident and dedicated volunteer for the wellness garden, expressed her heartbreak after witnessing the destruction. "This is a project that several volunteers have been ...

The data, from Essex County Council, shows which schools had the most and least number of applicants for the upcoming academic year.

A WARNING has been issued to council tenants after a woman lost her home in Colchester after repeated incidents of flytipping. The tenant, who lived in a family home in Erle Harvard, West Bergholt, ...

Shes Perfect faces a crucial gallop on the July course at Newmarket which will decide whether or not she lines up in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes. The Charlie Fellowes-trained filly was first past ...

The Metropolitan Police said the Belfast-based rap trio would face no further action following the comments in November 2023.