On his visit to Colchester - a former Roman colony - Clive Aslet finds that 'there is so much to enjoy', including the native oysters, regarded by connoisseurs as the king of bivalves.

The Colchester Native oyster is only found in creeks around the River Colne. Local fishermen want the European Union to protect their delicacy from traders passing off inferior oysters under the same ...

Colchester native oysters are a lovely oyster from the mouth of the Colchester estuary, small and round and at times difficult to prise open. They have a delicious saltiness to them and are lovely ...

Despite the name, Colchester native oysters are actually harvested from the shallow creeks off nearby Mersea Island. And that's been happening since Roman times.

Native oysters, or ostrea edulis (if you’re into impressing people at dinner parties), are the quintessential British oysters. These tasty bivalves are found across the UK’s coastal waters ...

The oysters from Colchester's fisheries were revered by the Romans and they still form a key part of the local economy. Today (Sept 6th) the opening of Colne Oyster Fisheries took place, with a ...

OYSTER growers on Mersea Island are clubbing together to try and protect the integrity of one of the region's most famous exports – the Colchester Native. OYSTER growers on Mersea Island are ...

Along with the Colchester native oyster, the Whitstable is the best in the world, the flesh firm and the flavour so elegant and delicate that even the Romans, no fans of anything English, ...

Fishermen in Essex are fighting for the right to protect the geographical description "Colchester native oyster" - status achieved by Parma ham curers and the brewers of Newcastle Brown. They want ...

Colchester’s MP has pledged to continue the fight to secure protected status for the oyster that bears the town’s name. Fishermen from West Mersea have been campaigning for a Protected ...

It was the history and the culture around oyster farming that prompted a documentary maker to make a film about them - rather than the taste. 'Oyster Land' follows farmers on Mersea Island and ...