Michael Gove has hinted that the third lockdown might not be eased until March.

DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was left with serious injuries after being hit by a BMW on a busy road in Colchester.

INTRODUCING more of the little ones who brightened up your lives over Christmas.

AN inspiring little fighter who underwent what his parents believed would be a life-changing transplant is once again at major risk due to complications.

Once again the subject of cycling dominates the letters page of the Gazette.

A FATHER has slammed the "absolute scumbags" who stole his only means of transportation from right under his noise.

Highways bosses have confirmed safety measures are set to be installed at a bridge where a young man and teenage boy were struck by trains after accessing the railway line.

NURSES at Colchester Hospital have revealed the true toll of working during the coronavirus pandemic as they nursed the “sickest patients” in their careers.

TRIBUTES have been paid to an award-winning author who has died aged 88.

YOUNGSTERS are hoping to give their disabled mum a life-changing chance to spend more precious time with them after launching a fundraiser for an off-road mobility scooter.

STAFF at a nursery which cares for disabled children have been left devastated after vandals wrecked the youngsters’ playground.

Plans to end the prosecution of people who fail to pay the BBC licence fee will be shelved until at least 2022, according to reports.

Boris Johnson is set to announce a new 'lockdown'

BORIS Johnson has confirmed that the UK will face a third national lockdown.

The coronavirus infection rate in Colchester has jumped as more than 1,000 cases were recorded in seven days.

NORTH Essex is getting ready to receive the new Covid-19 jab which is being rolled out as part of the biggest vaccination programme in the UK’s history.

URGENT meetings were being held between health leaders and the Government today over keeping schools shut in north Essex to drive down Covid cases.

SECURITY staff removed ‘Covid-19 deniers’ from Colchester Hospital after they took pictures of corridors and posted them online.

Boris Johnson will make a televised address tonight outlining the steps to tackle the rise in coronavirus cases, with Parliament set to be recalled to sit on Wednesday, Downing Street has said.

The coronavirus vaccine queue calculator asks a series of questions including your age, profession or whether you have any underlying health issues.

A MAN and a 16-year-old boy have appeared in court charged with the murder of an 83-year-old in Aldham.

A RIVALRY between two of the country’s elite military units has been reignited after the official motto of one was used in a recruitment drive for the other.

Do you think primary schools in north Essex should stay shut for two weeks?

A DELIGHTED mother admitted she was “over the moon” to give birth to a healthy girl on the first day of 2021.

Controversial plans for a 238 home new estate in Kelvedon have been given the green light, despite residents' objections.

A BUSY GP has urged patients to be kind and respectful during the pandemic after staff were subjected to “unacceptable” abuse.

Instagram sensation Mrs Hinch has revealed how she told her family she was pregnant.

HEALTH bosses have temporarily closed a minor injuries unit due to the impact of staff sickness.

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has set out further measures as part of a lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.

IT'S the time of year when people resolve to make changes in their lives.

The Prime Minister’s televised address is expected to take place at 8pm on Monday.

PLANS have been submitted for temporary cabins to house key workers at a shopping centre car park in Clacton.

THE number of Covid-19 deaths in Tendring has surpassed 200 since the pandemic began.

WERE your new year celebrations made all the happier by becoming a proud parent?

Jo Edwards, chair of Colchester Civic Society, on what it's like living opposite Priory Street car park.

HEROIC firefighters are driving ambulances across Essex as they do all they can to support the NHS during Covid-19 .

LIBRARIES across Essex will be closed from today (January 4) following the latest guidelines on Tier 4 restrictions.

The Health Secretary warned of ‘difficult weeks’ ahead as the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine begins.

The next time you’re in a supermarket and don’t want to wear a mask because it rubs your ear for five minutes, remind yourself of this.

Thomas Lord Audley School started out as Monkwick Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1958.

VOLUNTEERS have launched a bid to renovate a former station house in their village.

A LIFEBOAT crew is appealing for donations following an “extremely challenging” year.

FILMING for a major new television series based on the best-selling novel The Essex Serpent will start in an Essex village next month.