Essex news

• Vintage toy and action figure shop set to open Colchester store next month

  30-11-2025 18:00
  
  Toy and action figure business, Nerd Base are due to open a new store in Colchester next month.
  
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• Project to build 'inclusive' Wivenhoe play park boosted by National Lottery funding

  30-11-2025 18:00
  
  A Wivenhoe inclusive play park project has received further boosting from the National Lottery.
  
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• Notable road closures coming up over Christmas period across north and mid Essex

  30-11-2025 18:00
  
  Some of the most notable road closures which will take place in north and mid Essex over the festive period.
  
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• Car 'hits three people' including one on windscreen in Colchester city centre

  30-11-2025 15:59
  
  The spokesperson said it was reported the car had been driven erratically around Colchester city centre prior to the collision.
  
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• Serving Essex Police officer due in court after reports woman was pushed to the floor

  30-11-2025 13:24
  
  Lee Mullen was off duty at the time.
  
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• Colchester football club Layer Colts donate hundreds of advent calendars to foodbank

  30-11-2025 13:05
  
  Donations came from parents, managers and coaches from across the club’s 20 teams.
  
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• 'Use us or loose us'-50-year-old Essex gift shop is a treasure we must preserve

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Traders of the East has been delighting residents and visitors for decades with its eclectic mix of homewares, gifts, and curiosities.
  
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• In Pictures: Take a look around the newest outdoor nursery in Colchester

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Pictures have been revealed from Langenhoe Primary School's outdoor nursery, Mudlarks.
  
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• Future of rail network across the East discussed at major Colchester event

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Transport East hosted the Future of Rail event at Colchester Town Hall.
  
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• Essex fire stations to host charity car wash events – here's when and where

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Essex Fire and Rescue service has announced the dates for a handful of charity car washes across Essex.
  
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• Award-winning Ardleigh garden hosting festive wreath workshops at £45

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Fiona will be showing the public how to create their very own festive wreath using colourful materials found at Green Island – materials which can also be found in your garden at home.
  
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• Author swaps newsroom printer for rural Essex to publish his debut thriller

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Stephen F. Robinson has released his novel, Barefoot with Scorpions, after working on it for six years.
  
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• 50-year-old Essex gift shop needs support, bosses say 'Use us or lose us'

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Traders of the East has been delighting residents and visitors for decades with its eclectic mix of homewares, gifts, and curiosities.
  
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• 50-year-old Essex gift shop needs support, bosses say 'Use us or loose us'

  30-11-2025 13:00
  
  Traders of the East has been delighting residents and visitors for decades with its eclectic mix of homewares, gifts, and curiosities.
  
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• Police searching for missing Essex man Steven Baker, 50, find a body in Sudbury

  30-11-2025 12:07
  
  The death is being treated as unexplained.
  
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• Fire crews from Colchester and Weeley called out to Clacton restaurant fire

  30-11-2025 10:26
  
  The ground floor restaurant has two floors of flats above, which were evacuated before fire crews arrived.
  
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• Tiny village in Essex said to be home to oldest wooden church in the world

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  Essex is steeped in history, and one tiny village is said to be home to the oldest wooden church in the world.
  
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• Teenager from Essexwins gold at annual Football Content Awards

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  A teenager from Colchester has won the best young content creator award at this years Football Content Awards.
  
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• Teenager from Colchester wins gold at annual Football Content Awards

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  A teenager from Colchester has won the best young content creator award at this years Football Content Awards.
  
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• Residents on why they love this 'clean' and 'lovely' Essex village

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  RESIDENTS have shared why they love the village of Aldham.
  
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• Musical telling the life story of Walter Tull to come to Colchester

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  The production, Our Little Hour, arrives at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre on February 10, 2026.
  
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• Listed: Three family-run farms offering real Christmas trees in Colchester

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  A list of Colchester Christmas tree growers and providers that have received a number of high rated reviews on Google.
  
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• Former Wivenhoe tapas restaurant in 'prominent location' listed on the market

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  The former site of a Wivenhoe tapas restaurant in the heart of the town has been listed on the market.
  
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• Essex Indian restaurant is an underrated dining gem that deserves more attention

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  Royal Gurkha Lounge may not have the benefit of a prime city-centre location, but what it offers inside far outweighs its modest exterior.
  
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• 'Ancient wonderland' near Colchester is one of UK's best Christmas light trails

  30-11-2025 06:00
  
  The Times has shared its picks for the 19 best UK Christmas light trails for 2025, with one of the top spots not too far from Essex.
  
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