New data suggests one in five people with Covid only develop one symptom of the virus – a skin rash.

Colchester has seen a boom in the zero waste and refill business in recent years as customer look to cut down on waste.

Ollie White is now officially a registered manager at The Orchards, Thorrington, a facility which supports men with mental health needs and learning disabilities.

A PERVERT who downloaded a haul of thousands of indecent pictures of children was found to have viewed the worst category of images depicting the sexual abuse of babies.

A JILTED ex uploaded a private image of his former girlfriend on to her own social media account before later telling her she should kill herself, a court heard.

The overwhelming majority of Colchester Gazette readers said more needs to be done to help women feel safe when walking home from a night out.

Drivers who park dangerously outside two schools in Stanway and Dovercourt could be issued with fines as part of a new pilot project.

Cousins Alexa Bacon, eight, and Rosie Mills, nine, have been clearing litter whilst raising money for Rewilding Britain.

DETECTIVES have opened an investigation following reports of a man indecently exposing himself in Witham.

Residents and Colchester Cycling Campaign have hit out at the proposals to revamp the click and collect facility at Asda in Colchester.

The old Layer Road Surgery in Colchester could be demolished and replaced with a new medical centre, if plans are approved.

Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze in Colchester's former Homebase unit, which is set to become a Lidl supermarket.

Pictures show the fire service at the scene of a blaze near Colchester town centre this afternoon.

THE number of new Covid-19 deaths reported in Tendring has fallen almsot 30 per cent in the past week.

New Home Office data shows the number of stalking offences across Essex is set to hit a record high this year.

Six parts of Colchester had almost no Covid cases in a week, with the borough's average infection rate falling.

A BARRISTER in a murder trial sarcastically referred to her client as notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar as she summed up her case to a jury.

Professor Alex Dumbrell and his Essex University lab staff analysed fungi from river samples to help with new climate change research.

MORE than £200,000 has been handed to a council to reduce pollution and make Colchester's air cleaner for residents.

CLACTON Pier will join more than a hundred buildings and landmarks across the country by lighting up purple to mark the upcoming census.

PLANS for a new drive-thru Costa Coffee at a retail park in Clacton have been given the green light.

A LONGSTANDING MP will be discussing the use of science advice in policy at Essex University's Regius Lecture in Political Science.

People who walk slowly may be almost four times more likely to die from coronavirus, and be potentially more than twice at risk of contracting severe Covid-19, researchers say.

AN 85-year-old nan has spent 18 months battling excruciating pain on a daily basis due to an untreated broken arm.

The vaccine rollout is set to be ramped up in the UK in an effort to get all adults vaccinated by the summer.

Here is what the Government's new Stay Local Covid messaging, which comes in on March 29, means for Easter in Essex.

CHOCOLATE maker Thorntons is set to permanently close all of its UK stores, with a number of them on Essex high streets.

Predator Joe McCallum, of Colchester, was jailed for five years after an investigation by Essex Police's MOSVO team.

A man from Northern Ireland has been summonsed to appear at court next week in connection with our investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women, and children.

Column: with North Primary School headteacher Alan Garnett

THIS week marks the first anniversary of the formation of the Colchester Anti-Loo Roll Brigade.

THE subject of today's Behind the Lens feature is Gazette Camera Club member Andy Hardie. The 70-year-old, who is a signalman but just about to retire, lives in Langham.

A SIGNATURE event from Maldon has gained a new sponsor ahead of its race this autumn.

The Money Saving Expert was speaking with co-host, Angelica Bell on this week's instalment of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show. 

A CENTRE that gives youngsters a "fun, safe and attractive" place to meet friends, learn skills and enjoy activities could be heading to Colchester.

MEET two of the newest arrivals in north Essex.

A number of countries in Europe and across the world have suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Today is one year since the first Covid death was reported at a hospital in Essex - here are how many lives have been lost during the pandemic.

The head of hospitals in mid and south Essex has described the past year as ‘one like no other’.

Greggs has sunk to its first loss in 36 years - but says it still plans to open another 100 new stores in the coming months.

The heatbroken owners of an Italian greyhound who went missing in Friday Woods in Colchester say he has been found dead.

FOLLOWING the success of Brightlingsea WinterFest, an art initiative and book has been planned to carry on raising spirits.

Plain clothes police officers could patrol bars and nightclubs around the country as part of plans to protect women from “predatory” offenders.

STANSTED Airport is marking the 30th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen officially opening the iconic terminal building, but celebrations are overshadowed by a "crisis like no other".

Alyssa-Hope Fincher, 7, who has battled leukaemia, is helping shatter the stigma associated with Down Syndrome.

A DRIVING instructor who attempted to take his life is now pounding the pavements in aid of Colchester Zoo.

A NEW centre giving out Covid vaccines has opened.

Jaywick residents have hit out at Tendring Council, claiming rats are running riot in the area due to the bins not being emptied in six weeks.

A German man has pleaded guilty to sharing propaganda videos by the so-called Islamic State group.

A HOUSE dubbed the “cheapest for sale in Essex” this year has sold for more than double its guide price.