AN A- Level student has welcomed the Government’s U-turn on exams but said it had come after enduring “months of stress”.

How I do agree with Colin Burns (Gazette Letters, December 23, “Sticking to rules is not a real hardship”).

TRIBUTES have poured in for a quirky seaside stalwart and relentless fundraiser who has sadly died following a battle with a devastating disease.

A FUMING daughter has slammed the “lowlife scum” who stole her father’s motorbike and left him feeling “completely broken”.

Visiting rules at Colchester Hospital’s have been reviewed amid the third national coronavirus lockdown began.

A DELIGHTED family intend to make a once-in-a-lifetime trip to New Zealand after winning thousands of pounds on a TV quiz show.

SCHOOL teachers will now be responsible for determining the futures of their students after the Government opted to pull the plug on this year’s exams.

A COLCHESTER screenwriter has said he “quietly burst into tears” after stepping on the set of his hit television show for the first time.

A MAN who police say travelled to Colchester to set up new county drugs line has been handed a Covid-19 fine and banned from returning to Essex.

RESIDENTS have been left angry after their deprived village was named as one of the worst places to live in England.

AN inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a motorcyclist who died in a crash in St Osyth.

An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of a motorcyclist who died in a crash on the A120.

Persimmon Homes Essex wants permission to build 102 new homes off London Road in Stanway.

A new primary school and community hub are set to be created as part of plans to build 1,000 homes at Middlewick Ranges in Colchester.

YOBS who set off fireworks towards homes and cars have been condemned for their actions.

PREPARATIONS are underway to open more coronavirus vaccine centres in north Essex.

An MP is blaming the surge in coronavirus cases on those who break the rules.

SOUTHEND United and Colchester United have both been charged by the FA following a ‘mass confrontation’ towards the end of the Essex derby on Boxing Day.

MORE than 2,400 Covid cases have been recorded in Essex in the past 24 hours according to official figures.

Coronavirus rates in Essex are “really worrying” but will begin to drop within three weeks “if everyone plays their part”, the county’s public health boss has declared.

THE death toll from Covid has almost doubled this week compared to last week according to new figures from a hospital trust.

The places currently worst impacted by coronavirus in Colchester have been revealed in a map.

Downing Street confirmed the centres will be staffed by a mixture of NHS staff and volunteers.

A PROGRAMME of upgrade works will be taking place to make train services more reliable on the Harwich branch line.

THE BBC will be offering new remote learning programmes live on TV to ensure all children can access curriculum-based learning, even if they don’t have the internet.

POLICE are appealing for help in a tracing 37-year-old who has been missing for more than five weeks.

FILM and TV star Ray Winstone has given an Earls Colne charity a major boost after recording a video asking people to support their latest appeal.

Visiting rules at Colchester and Clacton hospital's maternity wards have been "regrettably" changed as the third national coronavirus lockdown began.

ASDA, Aldi, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Lidl have all moved to update customers amid a third national lockdown.

The move will affect all 1,300 restaurants across the UK with the fast food franchise issuing a brief statement on Wednesday January 6.

TODAY’S dose of nostalgia is another respectful nod to our leading landlords and landladies.

TOWN Hall bosses have welcomed the end for speculative planning developments in Tendring.

A WORRIED father is appealing for his daughter to return home after she left a concerning note before going missing during the early hours.

THERE are only one group of people who are more irresponsible than the partygoers who ignore social distancing rules and that is the Covid deniers.

STARK figures show one in 18 people have coronavirus in Essex, public health bosses have confirmed.

BLUEPRINTS have been submitted for a new drive-thru Costa Coffee at a retail park in Clacton.

A rape victim whose attacker was jailed for 13 years is now urging other victims to bravely come forward.

ALMOST 300 people were arrested as part of a crackdown on drink and drug driving over Christmas and New Year.

ALMOST 300 people were arrested as part of a crackdown on drink and drug driving over Christmas and New Year.

It is very likely that Government actions and announcements partly depend on what they are effectively forced to do by what they believe the people will accept.

FESTIVE flytippers have been condemned for dumping rubbish rather than disposing of it correctly.

It’s a movement which encouraged people to switch to a plant-based diet to help save the environment.

TRAIN travellers are being warned of disruption as weekend upgrade and renewal works get underway.

A SEASIDE businessman has branded the Government's proposed coronavirus support scheme as "useless", but agrees that a national lockdown is the right thing to do.

A BUSINESS has revealed it will be battling debt for the next ten years due to the impact of Covid-19 and a third national lockdown.

A DAD has lost a staggering ELEVEN stone in just 14 months – after he “fell apart” when his son asked him if he was going to die.