Essex news

• Exhibition train celebrating 200 years of railways coming to Colchester and Clacton

  10-12-2025 12:45
  
  The exhibition, which is co-curated with the National Railway Museum, is part of the national Railway 200 campaign celebrating two centuries of the modern railway.
  
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• Predator deceived victim and sexually assaulted her - then fled the country

  10-12-2025 16:48
  
  Arjun Rajan, 31, had driven into Colchester city centre when he ssexually assaulted the woman after picking her up in the High Street.
  
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• Police issue urgent appeal to find missing Essex teenager with Colchester links

  10-12-2025 16:23
  
  Frankie has connections to Colchester and may be travelling by train.
  
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• Greater Anglia apologises for issues using e-tickets while travelling

  10-12-2025 15:10
  
  AN Essex train company has apologised after customers reported issues with online tickets.
  
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• Here are Colchester's Christmas bin collection times and festive period changes

  10-12-2025 13:18
  
  RESIDENTS are being reminded of the amended opening times of Colchester City Council services and venues this festive period.
  
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• East of England Ambulance Service moves to highest alert as pressures rise

  10-12-2025 12:12
  
  The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has escalated to REAP Level 4 – its highest alert level.
  
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• 'Once-in-a-lifetime collectable' from Gavin & Stacey up for sale for £200,000

  10-12-2025 12:09
  
  The original Dave's Coaches bus from the BBC's Gavin & Stacey is up for sale on AutoTrader for £200,000.
  
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• New business park between Colchester and Harwich secures two more tenants

  10-12-2025 11:50
  
  The follows the letting in March 2025 to Chigwell Window Centre - the business park's first tenant.
  
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• Woman, 73, tragically died at scene of A-road incident in Essex

  10-12-2025 11:46
  
  Essex Police have confirmed a 73-year-old woman died on the A127 near Rayleigh Weir yesterday following reports of concerns for a woman's welfare.
  
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• 'Respected' Essex GP 'begged' patient to accept £5k bribe, now banned from medicine

  10-12-2025 11:00
  
  A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) was held last week to determine if Dr Mukhtar Hussain, a GP who practised in the Chelmsford area, is fit to practice medicine.
  
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• Colchester group working to support boys and men's wellbeing

  10-12-2025 11:00
  
  Boys and Men UK CIC is working to improve male wellbeing and social integration in Colchester.
  
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• Cars forced to drive on pavement in Colchester to get past lake-like flooding

  10-12-2025 11:00
  
  Haven Road is notorious for its flooding, and when the rain comes down and the tide comes up, it is a recipe for trouble.
  
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• Pictured: 'Coward' dealer convicted of murdering man who died months after attack

  10-12-2025 10:09
  
  A Basildon drug dealer has been convicted of murder after a prosecutor told jurors he was a “pathetic coward”
  
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• Green energy producer revealed as awards headline sponsor

  10-12-2025 09:30
  
  ScottishPower Renewables has been announced as the headline sponsor for the East Anglia Clean & Green Awards 2026.
  
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• Sheep farming couple's dream comes true as they scoop livestock show crown

  10-12-2025 06:00
  
  Nervous first-time contestants from Bures on the Suffolk/Essex border scooped the top sheep title at this year's Stanfords livestock auction's Colchester Christmas Show
  
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• New-born deer found abandoned 'collapsed in the pouring rain' on Clacton seafront

  10-12-2025 06:00
  
  Wildlife rescuers are nursing a newborn deer, which was found abandoned near the Essex coast.
  
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• Free history exhibition celebrates migrants who helped shape Colchester and Tendring

  10-12-2025 06:00
  
  Signals Colchester, in St Runwald Street, has opened its People of Essex exhibition for free at Colchester Library from today until December 16.
  
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• Colchester homeless shelter 'grateful' for £1500 donation of property developers

  10-12-2025 06:00
  
  Colchester Engagement & Next Steps has opened the doors to a newly created Reflection Room at their Alexandra Road homeless shelter.
  
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• Colchester Council publishes pre-budget draft ahead of devolution reform

  10-12-2025 06:00
  
  More than half of the £3million is due to the cost of delivering services or investing them, and one pressure includes the £0.5m top-up of Colchester Northern Gateway (CNG) and Leisure Park Reserve.
  
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• Banned driver crashed car into golf club after taking it for 200-yard test drive

  10-12-2025 06:00
  
  Richard Cudmore, 26, had his licence revoked last year after he admitted a drink drive offence but got crashed his friend's dad's car in April.
  
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• Essex County Council criticised for 'undemocratic' seven-year £3bn road contract

  09-12-2025 18:30
  
  Councillors said the seven-year contract would be unfair to the new unitary authorities.
  
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• Earls Colne concrete company release Love Actually-inspired Christmas video

  09-12-2025 18:19
  
  Milbank Concrete Products in Earls Colne has released a Love Actually-inspired parody music video for Christmas.
  
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• Man in his 40s arrested in relation to incident which forced school into lockdown

  09-12-2025 18:17
  
  A man in his 40s has been arrested in relation to an incident which forced a school in Elmstead Market into lockdown.
  
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• Man in his 40s arrested in connection with incident which forced school into lockdown

  09-12-2025 18:17
  
  A man in his 40s has been arrested in relation to an incident which forced a school in Elmstead Market into lockdown.
  
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• Young girls finding new confidence, friends and community playing popular sport

  09-12-2025 18:00
  
  Young girls in Colchester are finding new confidence, friends a community thanks to getting involved in a popular sport.
  
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• Market Field School cancel Christmas production after security fears

  09-12-2025 18:00
  
  Market Field School has confirmed they have cancelled their Christmas productions due to security fears.
  
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• Colchester Unite Against Racism hosts its first ever community supper

  09-12-2025 18:00
  
  The group will now be doing quarterly Community Suppers with the aim to visit different areas of Colchester over the course of the next year.
  
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• Colchester Christmas Market run by young entrepreneurs wows city

  09-12-2025 18:00
  
  A stall called ‘Colarida’ was run by Libby, 11, and Darcy, 11, who sold custom designed t-shirts, handmade bobble hats, and handmade candles.
  
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• Late night shopping events to be held in Colchester before Christmas

  09-12-2025 17:10
  
  Our Colchester Business Improvement District (BID) is holding late night shopping events over the Christmas period.
  
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• Leisure centre evacuated due to 'gas smell'

  09-12-2025 16:37 via bbc.com
  Firefighters are at the scene and say they "isolated the gas".
  
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