FORMER Colchester United captain Tommy Smith has signed for Braintree Town. The New Zealand international has linked up with the National League side, following his departure from Auckland FC. Smith ...

Most economists think the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee will cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 4 on Thursday.

A man who has raised £100,000 for charity since his terminal cancer diagnosis is set to take on a 588-mile walking challenge. Paul Dennington’s “March Through Life” will see him stroll 588 miles over ...

All train to and from London Liverpool Street will see an increase in journey time due to engineering works today.

Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant says he was sexually abused as a teenager by the head of the National Youth Theatre, Michael Croft. Sir Chris said Mr Croft, who died in 1986, had invited him to dinner ...

A surfing competition with a difference drew thousands of spectators to a beach near San Francisco, as dogs of all sizes took to the waves. Labs, terriers and spaniels were among dozens of dogs riding ...

Rescue teams are continuing efforts to reach a group of miners trapped inside a copper mine in Chile that collapsed during a moderate earthquake. The mine’s director confirmed on Saturday that the ...

BOSSES of a Colchester community charity have leapt from 11,000ft to raise money for the homelessness. Cristina Huddleston, chief executive of Community 360 and chairman of the board of trustees, ...

Alderwood Care Home hosts dementia café offering monthly support, advice, and connection to Colchester families.

CONCERNED parents feel “ignored and unsupported” by Essex County Council as they continue to care for their son whose life was changed in ...

We decided to pop along to the tea rooms for lunch. Old - The Shoulder of Mutton first opened as an inn in the 1700s (Image: Halle Groves) Upon entering the establishment, the antiques centre is ...

Rescue teams have found a body inside a section of a copper mine in Chile that collapsed two days earlier during a moderate earthquake, the mine’s director said on Saturday.