Harwich2 days agoSchool Santa gets visit from reindeer in hospiceMick Hodgson is not able to be Santa for the first time in 20 years but loved the reindeer visit.2 days agoEssex12 Dec 2024Radio rollout to help seaside shoppers feel saferOne hundred businesses are being handed radios to help crack down on anti-social behaviour.12 Dec 2024Essex9 Dec 2024Boy, 11, beats Rubik's Cube world recordThe record-breaking mosaic of Queen Elizabeth II uses 3,000 Rubik's Cubes.9 Dec 2024Essex9 Dec 2024Preparing for Christmas in the wilds of AntarcticaA few hundred people get ready for Christmas in the snowy continent thousands of miles from home.9 Dec 2024England27 Nov 2024Off-duty nurses help injured pensioner hit by carA man in his 80s suffers "potentially serious" injuries in the incident in Harwich.27 Nov 2024Essex11 Nov 2024Red list gull 'deliberately' killed at McDonald'sThe bird, nicknamed Albert Tross, is found just weeks after being released from a rescue centre.11 Nov 2024Essex27 Oct 2024'I lost my voice as a child but now I'm a singer'Ruby Poole's song is played on the radio after she overcame nodules on her vocal cords as child.27 Oct 2024Essex13 Oct 2024What do you pack for months in Antarctica?The ship will sail 8,000km (4,970 miles) from Essex to the Antarctic - but what has its crew packed?13 Oct 2024Essex12 Oct 2024Global visitors enjoy town's shanty festivalMusic fans travel from as far as Canada and the US to Essex for the event, its organiser says.12 Oct 2024