The government has made much of the development of Freeports, where taxes and regulations are waived to encourage business. “Freeport East” is in our region, covering a large area including Harwich, Felixstowe and Stowmarket. In August 2022, Richard …
An Essex railway station with around 12,000 weekly users had the highest number of objections to ticket office closures. It comes after the Government asked train operators to withdraw their proposals.
Watchdogs Transport Focus and London TravelWatch b…
Ebbsfleet United vs Cray Wanderers – Kent Senior Cup 2nd Round – Tuesday 31st October, 7.45 pm
Cray Wanderers are in Kent Senior Cup action this evening and will it be a trick or treat this Halloween as Neil Smith’s side visit National League Ebbsfleet…
Major traffic delays are expected on the A12 this morning (October 28) as one carriageway remains closed due to overrunning roadworks. There are considerable delays on the northbound carriageway today as it remains closed between Marks Tey and Stanway….
Two young Cambs football players inspired by England’s Lionesses and the Euros have been selected to join Cambridge United[1]. Reuben Bryant, 8, and Isla Rayner, ten, both attend Longthorpe Primary School in Peterborough.
Isla, who has been playing foo…
Cowdray Bridge, which connects Cowdray Avenue to the Ipswich Road roundabout, is legally required to have high fences as the structure crosses a railway line.
But resident Alex Miles has said the metal fencing currently in place was only ever suppose …
A teenager who died following an incident in an Essex flat block has been named for the first time. The inquest into the death of Ashton Rowbotham opened this morning (October 17) at Essex Coroners’ Court in Chelmsford.
The 19-year-old was found injure…
A motorcyclist has died following a crash on an Essex road. Police and paramedics were called to Dedham Road in Ardleigh, Colchester following the crash, which also involved a car, shortly before 3pm on Saturday (October 7).
The rider, a man in his 60s…
Hundreds of people across Essex have backed a petition calling for an ‘immediate’ UK general election. A petition to Parliament has been signed by more than 180,000 people across the UK.
In Essex it has been signed by almost 4,000 people as of 10am on …
Train strikes 2023: Full list of October dates affecting National rail services and the lines that are runningKey info about how you could be affected by upcoming Train and Tube strikesBy Zac Campbell[1] Published: 10:51, 4 October 2023 | Updated:…
Rail strikes grind Britain to a halt: Maps show where Aslef and RMT action will cripple commuters from today with Tube walkout bringing London to a standstill for three daysAslef strike will affect services at 16 train operators across England tomorrow…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe train drivers’ union, Aslef, has announced the next round of industrial action[1] in its long and bitter dispute with 14 English …
Tom Booton grew up on a council estate in Colchester, Essex, and it was his hark work, determination and love of cooking that helped him become the youngest head chef at The Grill at the Dorchester Hotel four years ago, at the age of 26.Now 30, he has …
A lost Essex railway station closed more than 60 years ago – but confusion still reigns over the spelling of its name. Thorington was between Colchester[1] and Walton.
However the station – on what is now known as the Sunshine Coast Line and part of th…