Essex news

• Colchester High Street building which houses popular Indian restaurant up for sale

  04-11-2025 19:52
  
  The building which houses the popular Indian restaurant, Yak and Yeti on the High Street has been placed on the market.
  
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• £20m of public money saved through emergency services collaboration programme

  04-11-2025 19:33
  
  A recent review has shown a collaboration project between emergency services in Essex has saved £20m of taxpayers money.
  
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• 'Stunning' mansion on 200-acre site near Colchester among top 50 luxury stays in UK

  04-11-2025 18:57
  
  A Queen Anne mansion which sleeps 26 people in Alresford, has been named as one of the best 50 luxury stays for large groups across the UK.
  
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• 'The A120 is a death trap' - Readers react to Gazette's road safety campaign

  04-11-2025 18:00
  
  Readers have welcomed the Gazette’s ‘A120: Road to Safety’ campaign calling for more road safety measures and upgrades to one of the county’s most used roads.
  
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• Mersea Island's The Art Cafe on sale for £150k as owners thank customers

  04-11-2025 18:00
  
  “They are sad our regulars, but I think they all understand we have been doing it 23 years - it is time.”
  
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• Man, 20, admits voyeurism and sharing intimate images of person

  04-11-2025 18:00
  
  Luke Varela, 20, was also charged with three counts of sharing a photograph of a person in an intimate state without consent.
  
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• Former MP slams Northern Approach RTS bus route as 'grotesque waste of public money'

  04-11-2025 18:00
  
  Sir Bob Russell has branded Colchester's multi-million-pound Rapid Transit System as “nonsense” after very little usage.
  
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• Essex and Herts Air Ambulance aims to fund 100 life-saving missions over Christmas

  04-11-2025 18:00
  
  Essex and Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) launches Fund 100 Christmas appeal.
  
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• 'Attractive' Grade II Listed building which houses Colchester business up for sale

  04-11-2025 18:00
  
  A late 18th century Grade II Listed building in the heart of Colchester has been placed on the market.
  
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• Colchester hotel features in episode of Hunted contestant tries to avoid capture

  04-11-2025 17:01
  
  Colchester High Street and a hotel have featured on the latest episode of the Channel 4 show Hunted.
  
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• Essex Police make 'staggering' 22 arrests in one day for drug and drinking driving

  04-11-2025 16:26
  
  “Whether it’s Halloween, payday, or just another weekend, it shows the scale of the problem we face
  
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• The toughest and best places in Essex to be a job seeker revealed

  04-11-2025 16:08
  
  TENDRING has been named as the second worst Essex local authority for finding a job.
  
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• Greggs opens new outlet shop in Essex to tackle food waste and support communities

  04-11-2025 15:59
  
  Greggs bakery have opened a new outlet store as they continue to tackle food waste and provide people with reduced price products.
  
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• O'Sullivan knocked out of International Championship

  04-11-2025 15:13 via bbc.com
  Ronnie O'Sullivan is knocked out of the International Championship in the third round after a 6-5 defeat by fellow Englishman Jack Lisowski.
  
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• Woman loses £4k after being told by fake officers that an Essex bank defrauded her

  04-11-2025 14:04
  
  The victim was told to take a taxi to the bank in question and was then asked to withdraw £4,000.
  
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• Largest supermoon of the year set to arrive just in time for annual celebration

  04-11-2025 13:59
  
  The largest and brightest supermoon this year is set to coincide with Bonfire Night as it will be visible for three nights in November.
  
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• The HMRC trick to check your pay before it lands in your bank account

  04-11-2025 13:21
  
  The HMRC app has a way to check your pay before it lands in your bank account, plus a host of other Pay As You Earn (PAYE) information
  
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• The common road signs most drivers don't understand - do you know them?

  04-11-2025 13:20
  
  Motorists are being urged to check their knowledge after the AA found that half of us find parts of the Highway Code difficult to navigate
  
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• DWP winter cold weather payments begins this week - are you eligible?

  04-11-2025 13:20
  
  Cold Weather Payment are a DWP scheme to help people with their heating bills when temperatures drop to zero, and it runs from November 1 each year.
  
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• This is why condensation is forming on your windows and how you can stop it

  04-11-2025 13:19
  
  Everything you need to know about why condensation may be forming on your windows, and how you can prevent it from happening
  
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• EACH charity shops in Essex to display carbon savings as part of new campaign

  04-11-2025 13:00
  
  East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) is informing Essex customers about how they are helping to save the planet with new carbon displays.
  
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• Lucky Essex winner gets £100k Premium Bonds prize from bond valued at just £25

  04-11-2025 12:26
  
  Here are the Premium Bonds winners for November 2025 in Essex - check if you've won a prize.
  
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• Police confirm person hit by a train which affected Greater Anglia services has died

  04-11-2025 12:01
  
  A person who was hit by a train between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt yesterday has been confirmed to have died.
  
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• Police confirm person hit by a train has died

  04-11-2025 12:01
  
  A person who was hit by a train between Hackney Downs and Cheshunt yesterday has been confirmed to have died.
  
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• Cake tycoon loses appeal against tree felling fine

  04-11-2025 11:41 via bbc.com
  A court hears of Cake Box boss Sukh Chamdal's plan to develop a "super-duper house" in the countryside.
  
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• A12 traffic delays caused by lane closure due to broken down vehicle

  04-11-2025 11:40
  
  A broken down vehicle on the A12 is causing traffic delays due to a lane closure which has been put in place.
  
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• Former Colchester Institute student cast in Mother Goose at Mercury Theatre

  04-11-2025 11:00
  
  Former Colchester Institute student Daisy Greenwood has been cast in the 2025 Mercury Theatre pantomime of Mother Goose.
  
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• Flats uninhabitable for three more months

  04-11-2025 07:23 via bbc.com
  Midwife Mutale Daka says she needs "some stability" for her son, after hearing the news.
  
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• Anger over lack of Christmas lights in High Street

  04-11-2025 07:23 via bbc.com
  Festive illuminations are coming to Great Dunmow in November, but will not light up the High Street.
  
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• Woman avoids jail after setting victim's home on fire

  04-11-2025 06:00
  
  Joe Weeks, defending, said Millingham only entered a non-guilty plea so a psychiatric report could be issued.
  
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• Layer Preschool near Colchester where 'children flourish' rated Good by Ofsted

  04-11-2025 06:00
  
  “There is a strong emphasis on supporting children's well-being and promoting outdoor learning in the natural environment.”
  
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• Injured falcon and owl rescued by Colchester animal centre

  04-11-2025 06:00
  
  TWO birds of prey have been rescued by a Colchester animal sanctuary, and are on their way to recovery.
  
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• Colchester Train Station works quietly pushed back to next year

  04-11-2025 06:00
  
  THE completion date for works at Colchester’s main train station car park has been quietly pushed back a year by a train operator.
  
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