In pictures: Castle Park draped in lights as Enlightened event returns to Colchester
The light trail is being held at Castle Park throughout December
Long queues in both directions on A120 as 'emergency repairs' leave road blocked
The A120 is partially blocked with very slow traffic due to emergency repairs
People trafficking arrest made after group found in lorry trailer on A120
Essex Police was called to a layby on the A120 near Coggeshall on Friday after concerns were raised about people in a lorry trailer
Kind-hearted estate agents send 2,500 unwell kids and their families to Disneyland
IN the heart of Colchester, a beacon of hope and kindness has shone for the past 25 years.
Councillors in Colchester could get paid maternity leave for first time under plans
The proposed guidelines are largely based on the Local Government Association’s model policy with some tweaks
Council bosses make 'sincere apology' to taxpayers after spending figures blunder
Colchester Council has apologised after it published false information which claimed millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money had been spent on ice cream and stationery
In pictures: Colchester MP Will Quince becomes qualified Army reserve officer
Will Quince, the Conservative MP for Colchester, is now a commissioned Army reservist after a four-week course at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Tributes paid to 'lovely guy' after man's body discovered near Essex marina
Tributes have poured in after the search for a missing man from Maidenhead was stood down after a body was found near Tollesbury Marina in Essex
Investigation launched after 'unexpected' death on sleepy Colchester street
Essex Police was called to Queen Mary Avenue, Colchester, shortly after 10.30am on Wednesday where a man had been found dead
Search for missing man stood down after body found near Essex marina
Thames Valley Police has stood down a search for a missing Berkshire man after Essex Police discovered a body in Tollesbury
