More than 250 people donned red noses and antlers to take part in the first ever “Reindeer Dash” raising funds for a charity helping people in Essex with life-limiting illnesses. The new ...

A COLCHESTER art gallery is working with a pro cartoonist to help children “express themselves” as part of an expanded summer programme. The Minories, in High Street, will teaming up with artist Tom ...

Works from artists Amanda Ansell, Jane Ostler, Jeffrey Dennis, and Peter Porteous-Butler, whose Colchester Castle drawing pays ... repairs and keep the gallery alive for future generations." ...

The first of the new season’s Mersea oysters were delivered to Colchester in style at the weekend. A boat full of actors dressed as Roman soldiers arrived by boat in the town’s Castle Park ...

The most famous landmark in Colchester is its Norman castle, one of the largest of its kind in Europe. Built in 1076, it was William the Conqueror’s first stone castle in England, constructed ...

Work to upgrade Colchester Castle's drainage system and fix issues ... 17 major institutions such as the British Museum, National Gallery and National Museums Liverpool. But the package has ...

ESSEX pop icon Olly Murs is back in the county this weekend ahead of a huge homecoming gig. Olly, from Witham, will headline a massive gig at Castle Park, in Colchester, this Sunday. This weekend ...

Open space: Colchester’s lovely parks include historic Castle Park in the centre of town ... massively over budget — firstsite modern art gallery, in its striking new building, and The ...

Colchester Castle is a Grade I listed building and dates back to 1076 A council is appealing for funds to fix the roof of a Grade I listed castle. Colchester Castle is one of 159 new entries on ...