People across the UK have been urged to get their coronavirus vaccine, despite a growing list of countries temporarily suspending use of the AstraZeneca jab amid concern around blood clots.

THE UK Independence Party group on Tendring Council has been dissolved after a defection left it with just one councillor.

AN inspirational teenage runner is preparing to tackle what will be a gruelling fundraising event in memory of his friend who tragically died.

THE man responsible for infrastructure across Essex is to lobby the Government to get a major route dualled after Harwich won freeport status.

Essex County Council has launched a consultation on proposals for 16 new walking and cycling routes in Colchester.

STANSTED Airport is marking the 30th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen officially opening the iconic terminal building.

COSYING up to three other couples in front of a camera and thousands of prying eyes is not for everyone.

A DRUNK teenager threw a punch at supermarket staff and made threats to “cut their throats” and “eat their eyes”.

A DRIVER who ploughed his brother’s car into a bush was banned from the roads for FIVE years after a court heard of his history of getting behind the wheel while over the legal alcohol limit.

The Government has not yet told the We Are Colchester partnership why it missed out of £7 million of its Towns Fund bid.

A DRIVER has been fined after travelling more than 100 miles to Southend from Peterborough.

A WOMAN from Essex has slammed “disgraceful” Metropolitan Police for “throwing her to the floor” during vigil for Sarah Everard.

AN ELDERLY man and his dog were rescued by a neighbour after rainwater got into a plug and started a fire.

We are beginning to see electric scooters popping up on our streets as part of pilots across Essex.

THE seasonal patterns were largely forgotten in 2020, with the UK spending much of the year confined to its homes by the Covid-19 pandemic.

HERE are the death notices published in the Gazette this week:

Ministers plan to make threats to send revenge porn a punishable offence.

THE NHS has rolled out its own myth-busting FAQ to tackle misinformation on the Covid vaccine.

MUMS have a very special place in our hearts.

You may think records are there to be broken.

There could be a staycation book in the UK this year due to Covid - here are some unusual and quirky places to stay in north and mid Essex.

LOOKING at a picture of herself Jackie Miller was surprised to find she didn’t recognise the person in the photograph.

This week coronavirus restrictions began being eased across England.

A PUB has failed in its bid to regain its licence after a council meeting discussed the pub’s future.

Pupils returned to schools across the country this week.

Further closures will take place as part of the long-running Ipswich Road roadworks scheme in Colchester from Monday - this is when and where.

THOUSANDS of people in the UK are searching for a missing loved one.

A BADGER fell down a two metre pit and was stuck surrounded by barbed wire.

Met Police constable Wayne Couzens has appeared in court.

ESSEX Police have urged the public not to attend vigils today mourning the death of Sarah Everard.

Ever wondered the history behind our favourite supermarkets in the UK? We reveal how Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's all got their names.

CHILDREN from across north and mid Essex took part in this year's World Book Day celebrations.

During lockdown many people may have decided not to go to a doctor to get any symptoms they were worried about checked out.

A MUM who was made redundant from her job took a new direction - and solved her daughter’s sleep problems.

Here are the best and worst Easter egg deals in UK supermarkets.

A busy route connecting a town and village will be closed overnight for roadworks.

With lockdown restrictions beginning to be eased, residents can now meet a friend or relative outdoors - here are ten great places to meet in Essex.

THE Government plans to end all lockdown restrictions by the end of June, but the transport secretary has said it is still too early to book foreign summer holidays.

A CHARITY founded in memory of a young man from Colchester who took his own life has marked fours year since his death.

New data from Google shows how well Essex residents are complying with lockdown rules, compared with other Covid lockdowns.

PLANS to introduce a 20mph limit on more than a dozen roads in a village have been approved.

Last week parents across the county learned which secondary school their child would be attending.

Works at the £50 million Northern Gateway cinema and leisure complex could start this summer after Colchester Council agreed changes in the development deal.

A woman from Colchester who hired a house to host a birthday party has been fined for breaking Covid rules.

An Essex University student from Colchester helped his team win ITV's The Chase against Shaun Wallace.

The Flag Burger, which has been running from a food truck in Wivenhoe, is opening a restaurant in Colchester town centre.

Essex Police dished out four speeding tickets during a roads operation in south Colchester.

New data shows two parts of Colchester have seen their Covid rates double in the space of a week - but six areas have had almost no cases.

A SEX offender who used a false name to contact underage girls and send them sexually-charged messages left one teenager feeling “disgusted and used.”

TAKE a look at these extraordinary pictures from April 1984.