Essex news

• New police operation to combat shoplifting secures nearly 1,000 charges in 6 months

  14-11-2025 21:51
  
  A new Essex Police initiative to shoplifting has resulted in 930 charges secured in the past six months.
  
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• All trains currently unable to reach Clacton station due to points failure

  14-11-2025 21:35
  
  Clacton station is currently unreachable by train due to a points failure at Thorpe-le-Soken.
  
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• Three Essex pubs named among best places for Sunday roast in the country

  14-11-2025 20:37
  
  Three Essex pubs have been named among the best places to get a Sunday roast across the country by Muddy Stilettos.
  
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• 'An Evening With Nana Funk' at Colchester Fringe Festival was phenomenal

  14-11-2025 20:00
  
  Performing at the incredible Dragonfly Lounge during Colchester Fringe Festival, Angie Waller's Nana Funk is a legend.
  
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• King's award given to youth groups in Essex

  14-11-2025 19:14 via bbc.com
  The groups speak of being honoured and proud to have received a special accolade from the King.
  
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• Latest Colchester data for child obesity revealed amid rise in England

  14-11-2025 18:30
  
  New annual data has recorded child obesity in Reception children at its highest since measurements began almost two decades ago.
  
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• New fruit and veg shop already a big hit

  14-11-2025 18:09
  
  A new fruit and vegetables shop which recently opened in Colchester has already captured the heart of the community with their top-quality produce.
  
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• Sheltered housing tenants fear changes as decommissioning approved

  14-11-2025 18:00
  
  People living in Parkers Way in Nayland, Suffolk, have raised concerns about Babergh District Council's plans to decommission some sheltered housing schemes.
  
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• Greenstead employablity charity set to close affecting 1,200 people

  14-11-2025 18:00
  
  Another issue is how unemployment is at its highest since 2021 - and disregarding COVID-19, it is at its highest rate since August 2016.
  
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• Essex plans not affected by national abolition of police and crime commissioners

  14-11-2025 18:00
  
  With the announcement of police and crime commissioners to be abolished across England and Wales, Roger Hirst says this does not change the direction already agreed.
  
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• Calls for bleed kits in Essex schools backed by MP to help prevent knife crime deaths

  14-11-2025 18:00
  
  Colchester’s MP Pam Cox has shown her support behind the ALB Community group which wants a policy implemented where Bleed Control Kits are put in every school in the country.
  
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• TikTok star HSTikkyTokky handed suspended sentence

  14-11-2025 16:40 via bbc.com
  The influencer - real name Harrison Sullivan -tells a court he is "ashamed" of his actions.
  
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• Colchester's Autism Anglia relaunches assesments due to high NHS waits

  14-11-2025 16:00
  
  Every client starts with an initial consultation so an experienced clinician can review needs, answer questions and confirm whether a full assessment is appropriate.
  
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• Long delays on A12 northbound near Colchester due to broken down vehicle

  14-11-2025 15:17
  
  According to the Essex Traffic Control Centre, the A12 northbound is partially blocked on the Kelvedon Bypass, between J23 and J24.
  
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• Colchester Zoo Christmas ad features behind-the-scenes glimpse of zoo life

  14-11-2025 14:51
  
  Colchester Zoo is set to launch its Christmas advert on Monday to help global conservation efforts with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the zoo’s daily life.
  
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• Brightlingsea youth group wins King's Award for Voluntary Service

  14-11-2025 14:32
  
  4YOUth Brightlingsea is one of four voluntary groups in Essex to win the King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
  
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• Crash on busy Colchester roundabout at junction of major roads

  14-11-2025 14:23
  
  Traffic is building after a crash on a busy Colchester roundabout.
  
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• Ex-reality TV contestant has arson charge dropped

  14-11-2025 13:44 via bbc.com
  Prosecutors are unable to determine how the fire in Clacton-on-Sea started.
  
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• Ambulance crew helped save a woman trapped by flames in major incident

  14-11-2025 13:40
  
  An ambulance crew whose quick-thinking helped save a woman trapped by a ferocious fire in Clacton have been commended by the ambulance trust.
  
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• Public invited to help shape Colchester Council's budget for next year

  14-11-2025 13:00
  
  People living in Colchester are invited to have their say on the council's spending priorities.
  
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• Essex campsite where wallabies sleep near tents named in East of England's best

  14-11-2025 13:00
  
  A campsite set on the fun-filled Hill Farm in Essex has been crowned as a top family campsite in the East of England.
  
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• Calls to demolish flats after flood evacuation

  14-11-2025 12:23 via bbc.com
  The leader of Thurrock Council apologises to residents for Wednesday's "distressing" flood.
  
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• Colchester Tesco Express to be 'temporarily closed' after car crashes into shop

  14-11-2025 12:06
  
  Tesco has confirmed its Tesco Express store, in Crouch Street, will be closed until further notice.
  
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• Colchester Tesco Express reopened after car crashes into shop

  14-11-2025 12:06
  
  Tesco has confirmed its Tesco Express store, in Crouch Street, will be closed until further notice.
  
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• Scissor Sisters announced as third huge act for popular Essex festival

  14-11-2025 12:00
  
  The Scissor Sisters have been announced for part of Heritage Live’s summer festival at Audley End Estate, in Saffron Walden.
  
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• 'National League is League Three' - inside non-league's 3UP campaign

  14-11-2025 11:21 via bbc.com
  National League clubs are ramping up the pressure on the EFL to increase the number of promotion places into League Two.
  
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• Young people in Essex cite knife crime as top safety concern

  14-11-2025 11:00
  
  Young people in Essex have named knife crime as their top safety concern as part of the Violence and Vulnerability Unit's Listening Project.
  
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• Essex shop 'evacuated' as car crashes into side of building

  14-11-2025 10:53
  
  The grey Range Rover smashed into the side of the Tesco Express, in Crouch Street, earlier this morning.
  
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• Colchester nursery children take part in Busy Bees' Great Kindness Swarm

  14-11-2025 10:45
  
  Children at Busy Bees nurseries in Colchester are taking part in the Great Kindness Swarm for Children in Need.
  
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• Colchester shop 'evacuated' as car crashes into side of building

  14-11-2025 10:43
  
  The grey Range Rover smashed into the side of the Tesco Express, in Crouch Street, earlier this morning.
  
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• Essex star Sam Ryder revealed as part of Taskmaster's New Year episode

  14-11-2025 10:29
  
  Sam will join TV chef Big Zuu, former footballer Jill Scott, actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and lexicographer Susie Dent in the Taskmaster New Years Treat special
  
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• Special needs target unrealistic, says senior councillor

  14-11-2025 10:28 via bbc.com
  Essex County Council says it cannot complete all assessments within the 20-week legal timeframe.
  
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• Essex shop to close for final time tomorrow after 50 years of business

  14-11-2025 09:09
  
  Terry’s Antiques and Secondhand shop, in Station Road, Walton, has announced it will be closing tomorrow.
  
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• Essex doctors to start five-day strike action today - with advice for patients

  14-11-2025 08:51
  
  The British Medical Association (BMA) called strike action from 7am today (November 14) to 7am on November 19.
  
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• Man wrongly accused of Clacton arson attack says case was miscarriage of justice

  14-11-2025 07:57
  
  Christian Capes, 42, was arrested in August on suspicion of committing arson with intent to endanger life.
  
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• 82ft Ferris wheel to be set up in Colchester city centre for Christmas event

  14-11-2025 07:22
  
  The attraction will be set up and ready to go on Saturday, November 22 at St Nicholas Square, which was revamped earlier this year.
  
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• 82ft big wheel to be set up in Colchester city centre for Christmas event

  14-11-2025 07:22
  
  The attraction will be set up and ready to go on Saturday, November 22 at St Nicholas Square, which was revamped earlier this year.
  
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• Leisure centre to upgrade pools in £1.1m project

  14-11-2025 06:55 via bbc.com
  Work will begin in January and could take up to five months to complete.
  
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• Wembley guitar solo for Sam Ryder was a dream, says star's teacher

  14-11-2025 06:35 via bbc.com
  Kelvin Pratt says it was "fantastic" to join his former pupil Sam Ryder on a Wembley stage.
  
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• Police dogs Pablo and Bryson catch two suspects in Colchester and Clacton

  14-11-2025 06:00
  
  Essex Police praises its members on four paws after they caught two suspects in Colchester and Clacton.
  
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• 'I broke the law, I have to be punished' - Man arrested after drug driving

  14-11-2025 06:00
  
  On March 4 this year, Hunt was driving his silver Vauxhall astra along Lewis Gardens, Colchester when he was asked to pull over by officers.
  
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• Gift from Queen Victoria of 'intricate design' sells for £8k at Colchester auction

  14-11-2025 06:00
  
  An Indian Kashmir shawl which was a gift from Queen Victoria has sold for £8,000 at the latest Reeman Dansie auction in Colchester.
  
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• Essex garden centre named among best attractions in England at national awards

  14-11-2025 06:00
  
  VisitEngland has revealed the winners of its Visitor Attraction Accolades for 2024-2025, recognising "excellence within the visitor attraction sector".
  
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• Colchester artist's work chosen for prestigious show

  14-11-2025 06:00
  
  A piece of art by a Colchester artist has been chosen as part of a prestigious show.
  
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• Bleed kits in schools could help save children's lives, warns community group boss

  14-11-2025 06:00
  
  THE BOSS of a Colchester organisation which helps the vulnerable is campaigning for a life-saving piece of kit to be made mandatory in all schools in order to “safeguard children’s lives.”
  
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