Harwich3 days agoPoliticians and authors set for Essex Book FestivalThe month-long festival is featuring about 250 writers and artists at venues across the county.3 days agoEssex3 May 2025Coastal towns to be celebrated in UK-wide festivalArtistic director Ali Pretty hopes the month-long event will "shine a spotlight" on communities.3 May 2025England17 Apr 2025Senior gym group raise prostate cancer awarenessDave Chilver, who needed radiotherapy, says he "might not be here now" if he had not got checked.17 Apr 2025Essex16 Apr 2025Witch trials 'brought to life' by interactive tourVisitors can use augmented reality to see re-enactments of stories from the 16th and 17th centuries.16 Apr 2025Essex12 Apr 2025Train saved from the scrap heap is fully restoredThe public can take a look inside the train for the first time at the East Anglian Railway Museum.12 Apr 202526 Mar 2025Century-old cinema takes delivery of new screenStaff are hoping the new kit will help to protect the Electric Palace's legacy in Essex.26 Mar 2025Essex26 Feb 2025Dredged sediment to be used as coastal bufferMaterial routinely dredged at Felixstowe Port will be recycled to protect communities from flooding.26 Feb 2025England17 Feb 2025Childhood friends died in holiday quad bike crashA coroner rules Cory Dove and Matthew Steward died in a road traffic collision in Turkey.17 Feb 2025Essex14 Feb 2025Award-winning director visits century-old cinemaSir Stephen Frears says he is "completely committed" to watching films in cinemas and not at home.14 Feb 2025Essex...
