A Labour MP has resigned as the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey amid controversy over a visit to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus. A government spokesman told the BBC Afzal Khan, who represents Manchester ...

Colchester Pride is hosting the city’s Pride event on Saturday at Firstsite between 11am until 7pm. Prior to this there will be a march from at 10.40am from the Mercury Theatre to Head Street, down ...

COLCHESTER council has approved 17 applications, including extensions and demolitions. From home improvements to retail park plans, these applications have been given the green light. 4 Churchfields, ...

Drivers have been warned that a common ‘friendly gesture’ to other motorists could land them in hot water and facing a £1,000 fine. An estimated 150,000 drivers are caught speeding each year in the UK ...

The Oaks Care Home, in Oaks Drive, Lexden, was rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in December last year. It "failed ...

AFTER Colchester's pride parade there will be a huge afterparty at Coda, in the High Street. There will be live music from Jam Jar and all the greatest hits playing until 2am. Jam Jar is a female-led ...

Think you're good at general knowledge or clued up on pop culture? Take this week's pub quiz to see how you score.

Customers at Lidl, Asda, Argos, Tesco, Sainsbury's and more UK retailers have been issued with warnings to stop using products immediately ...

Lidl, Tesco, Farmfoods and other UK supermarkets have issued recall warnings to shoppers, with the FSA saying "do not eat" ...

A COFFEE shop in Earls Colne will host a 48-hour cycle this weekend, aiming to raise funds for two important charities.

Liverpool’s win over Bournemouth in the Premier League curtain-raiser was overshadowed by alleged racist abuse directed at visiting winger Antoine Semenyo. The Premier League will launch a full ...

Health officials have advised revellers to wear their bucket hats, with high UV levels amid warm and dry sunny spells in Dublin on Saturday.