Litter louts were today blasted for wasting public money and making Colchester a "grubby town".
A battle group has been formed by parents determined to keep open a school threatened with closure.
A green-fingered couple are seeing red after their carefully-collected garden waste was deemed too heavy to remove.
A pick-up truck that shed its load of gas canisters caused traffic chaos during morning rush hour.
An entire village is expected to turn out today to mourn the loss of an 11-year-old schoolboy.
The headteacher of a school hit by tragedy has issued a heartfelt thank-you to the community for its "overwhelming support".
Youngsters had the chance to get a close look at firefighters in action during a special behind-the-scenes day.
A mentally-ill woman who knifed a police officer in a Colchester park has absconded from hospital.
A row over who should mow the lawn has turned a "well-groomed" grassy area into an "eyesore".
Supermarket customers are being urged to take radical action by peeling off their excess packaging and leaving it in store.
