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 ...

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 ...

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 debate will be hosted by BBC Essex breakfast presenter Sonia Watson inside the Boudicca Gallery at Colchester Castle. The discussion will likely feature questions on the NHS, as the local ...

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 ...

Five politicians met at Colchester Castle to face questions ... From the Boudicca Gallery in the castle, this gladiatorial contest came to a close. James Rolfe, standing for the Climate Party ...

Although the glass screen marking its position beneath the gallery floor suggests an as-found condition (it was probably a living-room floor in a townhouse), that is not entirely true: it was ...

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 ...

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 ...