FIREFIGHTERS are on the scene of a fire at a recycling centre in Basildon. The fire was reported by fire crews just after 1pm this afternoon. A large pile of recycling waste was alight inside the ...

A report with a timeline for the much-anticipated A1331 road includes key dates the construction team is aiming to hit. The road will serve more than 7,000 new homes in the planned Tendring Colchester ...

We have compiled some of the more recent heartbreaking stories of much-missed animals who have sadly died at Colchester Zoo in years gone by.

IT was pretty much the perfect away day for Colchester United and their supporters. The U’s 1-0 victory at Bromley brought a clean sheet, a first win in 2025 and most importantly, three well-deserved ...

Christ Church, in Ireton Road, is determined to go further and raising funds to help the church reach carbon net zero by 2030.

American - Russell Hicks (Image: Matt Stronge/PR) He is now heading to Colchester Art Centre as part of his debut headline UK tour - Russell Hicks: Happy To Be Here, on February 8. The Gazette sat ...

In Colchester, a road is due to shut for more than a week. Iceni Way will close from its junction with Paxman Avenue to its junction with Anglia Close a distance of approximately 55m. The closure is ...

The U's moved up to 15th with the victory, after Owura Edwards netted the winner at Hayes Lane. Duncan Stonehouse. Great away day, nice to be home before 7pm! Really pleased for M ...

COLCHESTER Zoo will close its indoor soft play for five days next week. The zoo has announced Jungle Tumble will shut tomorrow and is due to remain closed until Friday (January 24). The soft play ...

Colchester Operatic Society will be bringing Disney’s beloved classic The Little Mermaid to the stage at the Mercury Theatre.

A MUM-of-two has revealed how Slimming World “saved her life” as she dropped from a size 24 to a size eight. Leigh-Anne Turpin, a salon owner and teacher, weighed nearly 19 stone when she decided she ...