E ssex is no stranger to making history - and this is true for one pioneer woman doctor who lived in a picturesque Essex ...

History and the UK go hand in hand with a number of important heritage sites found throughout. One city in northeastern Essex in England is the second-largest settlement in the county. Many will ...

Travel; UK & Ireland; Travel; Underrated UK city that was England's capital 1,000 years before London The Essex town of Colchester has a rich history with its winding ancient streets teeming with ...

Stepping on a body is an uncomfortable experience, even if that body is only in photographic form. However, it is impossible to enter Elsa James’s exhibition at Firstsite, in Colchester, UK ...

It was the history and the culture around oyster farming that prompted a documentary maker to make a film about them - rather than the taste. 'Oyster Land' follows farmers on Mersea Island and ...

The decorated plaster was found dumped in a large pit at a London development site that has previously yielded other ...

Pupils flew virtual reality fighter planes as part of a First World War-inspired STEM day at a north Essex school. The Year 5 and 6 pupils at Roach Vale Primary School were given the chance to pilot ...

Hedingham Castle Photo: Michael Garlick via creative commons If you want a proper day out at a castle in Essex, with bells, whistles and knights in shining armour, Hedingham Castle is the place to ...

Inside the Colne Valley Postal History Museum in Halstead (Image: James Linsell Clark / SWNS). Steve, who became a stamp collector as a child, said: "Post-boxes are the icon of the British street.