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A man, seen only from the waist down, pushes a green wheelie bin to the end of a brick driveway. His trousers are light grey with large pockets. He has two hands on the bin as he pushes it.

Council warns of 'scammer' selling fake waste deal

The perpetrator wears a hi-vis jacket and uses fabricated stickers to trick people, a council says.

An artist's impression of a quarter-mile (400m) chariot track.

Roman circus site homes rejected

The remains of a chariot track were discovered in 2004.

A brick building. There are four parking spaces and a lamppost outside and blue metal fencing around parts of the building.

MP raises concerns over safety of Army site homes

Councillors look set to approve the housing development on a former Army site.

Three commercial units. The first has a red arch over the front doors. The other have signs with the words "to let" in the windows".

Cineworld pulls out of new leisure park

A council leader says two competitors have expressed interest in the site.

Louise Parkin wearing a grey hoodie smiling with her dog Murphy.

Dog walker calls Lower Castle Park an 'eyesore'

A dog walker complains large events held in a park are leaving the grounds too muddy.

Steph Nissen with ear-length brown hair and brown eyes looking off into the distance with an unimpressed look on her face. She is wearing a white top with navy leaf swirls on it. The background is blurred but you can make out the closed section of the bridge and a yellow diversion sign to the right

Footbridge closed for 300 days is 'beyond a joke'

“The diversion takes 15 minutes - I am beyond frustrated," a resident says.

Science & Environment

Google image of Sir Isaacs Walk in Colchester. There are shops on the side and people are walking on a narrow road.

Widespread pavement repairs for city centre

The repair work is going to start in October and continue until March the following year.

Brightlingsea town jetty with beach in the foreground, two people launching a boat on the left, others standing on the jetty with a boat, water, moored boats and trees in the distance under white fluffy clouds with blue sky glimpsing through

Boat user reported for speeding 10 times over limit

The man reached 40 knots (46 mile) per hour in a four-knot (4.6 mile) speed limit area, say police.

An artist's impression of how the new garden community would look, from the sky. There are green fields and houses.

Fresh views sought over plan for 7,500 homes

Fresh views are being sought after council officers were asked to tweak the planning application.