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Officers on patrol charged a driver with offences after observing him driving a vehicle with a blown tyre

Police in Colchester are looking for witnesses and information about an assault that left a man with potentially serious injuries

Officers are looking for information to assist in the search for Ahmed Nidal Dabbour, 21, who went missing on Thursday, December 22, 2022

Police are continuing to look for Damien Skorski who is missing from Colchester and are appealing for the public’s help to find him

Essex Police are looking for James Allen, 16, who has gone missing from #Colchester

14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at Devon & Cornwall Police

14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at D…

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing 91-year-old Robert Knight of #Colchester

A Colchester man who admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility has been jailed.

Daniel Oldfield, who is missing from Colchester, is being sought by police

Fire crews called to Bedroom ablaze in Colchester

A hearing has determined that a former Metropolitan Police officer would have been dismissed had he still been a serving officer followin…

A hearing has determined that a former Metropolitan Police officer would have been dismissed had he still been a serving officer following his conviction for domestic abuse offences

Collision appeal as man is seriously injured on A120

Marwell Wildlife’s new female pygmy hippo recently arrived from Colchester Zoo and keepers report that although she is a little shy, she is gaining confidence each day and settling in well

Marwell Wildlife’s new female pygmy hippo recently arrived from Colchester Zoo and keepers report that although she is a little shy, she …

The loving wife of a man who has been missing for eight days has sent a simple message to him, or anyone who is with him, saying: “Please come home.”

The loving wife of a man who has been missing for eight days has sent a simple message to him, or anyone who is with him, saying: “Please…

Have you seen 40-year-old Christopher Scales, who has been reported missing from Colchester?

Officers in Colchester have arrested a number of people as part of a coordinated strike against drug-driven violence in the town

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a collision in Colchester last month

A man has died following a collision in Colchester.

A man has died following a collision in Colchester.

Police are currently on scene at a serious collision on Northern Approach, #Colchester

Two men have been convicted of the murder of a man who was attacked in his own home in Colchester

Two care workers from Colchester have been jailed at Ipswich Crown Court

Two care workers from Colchester have been jailed at Ipswich Crown Court

The family of a five-year-old Freddie Farrow who tragically died after sustaining fatal injuries as a result of an incident in a high street shop in Colchester have paid tribute to him

The family of a five-year-old Freddie Farrow who tragically died after sustaining fatal injuries as a result of an incident in a high str…

Police are appealing for information after a man suffered facial injuries at a nightclub in Colchester

Officers on patrol charged a driver with offences after observing him driving a vehicle with a blown tyre

Police in Colchester are looking for witnesses and information about an assault that left a man with potentially serious injuries

Officers are looking for information to assist in the search for Ahmed Nidal Dabbour, 21, who went missing on Thursday, December 22, 2022

Police are continuing to look for Damien Skorski who is missing from Colchester and are appealing for the public’s help to find him

Essex Police are looking for James Allen, 16, who has gone missing from #Colchester

14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at Devon & Cornwall Police

14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at D…

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating missing 91-year-old Robert Knight of #Colchester

A Colchester man who admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility has been jailed.

Daniel Oldfield, who is missing from Colchester, is being sought by police

Fire crews called to Bedroom ablaze in Colchester

A hearing has determined that a former Metropolitan Police officer would have been dismissed had he still been a serving officer followin…

A hearing has determined that a former Metropolitan Police officer would have been dismissed had he still been a serving officer following his conviction for domestic abuse offences

Collision appeal as man is seriously injured on A120

Marwell Wildlife’s new female pygmy hippo recently arrived from Colchester Zoo and keepers report that although she is a little shy, she is gaining confidence each day and settling in well

Marwell Wildlife’s new female pygmy hippo recently arrived from Colchester Zoo and keepers report that although she is a little shy, she …

The loving wife of a man who has been missing for eight days has sent a simple message to him, or anyone who is with him, saying: “Please come home.”

The loving wife of a man who has been missing for eight days has sent a simple message to him, or anyone who is with him, saying: “Please…

Have you seen 40-year-old Christopher Scales, who has been reported missing from Colchester?

Officers in Colchester have arrested a number of people as part of a coordinated strike against drug-driven violence in the town

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a collision in Colchester last month

A man has died following a collision in Colchester.

A man has died following a collision in Colchester.

Police are currently on scene at a serious collision on Northern Approach, #Colchester

Two men have been convicted of the murder of a man who was attacked in his own home in Colchester

Two care workers from Colchester have been jailed at Ipswich Crown Court

Two care workers from Colchester have been jailed at Ipswich Crown Court

The family of a five-year-old Freddie Farrow who tragically died after sustaining fatal injuries as a result of an incident in a high street shop in Colchester have paid tribute to him

The family of a five-year-old Freddie Farrow who tragically died after sustaining fatal injuries as a result of an incident in a high str…

Police are appealing for information after a man suffered facial injuries at a nightclub in Colchester