Colchester United boss Hayden Mullins will have complete autonomy on team selection and formation

THE latest food hygiene ratings have been revealed for restaurants and takeaways across Colchester.

RESIDENTS in the Halstead area could be in line for a political shake-up after plans were unveiled to change the area’s Parliamentary borders.

Sir Bob Russell’s recent nostalgia feature about The Playhouse struck a chord with reader Vince Rayner. Here, he shares his recollections of enjoying shows at the much-loved Colchester theatre

Euro 2020 has finally arrived after being delayed a year.

New rules are to be introduced to stop car and home insurers from imposing so-called loyalty penalties on customers, the financial watchdog has announced.

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

Parts of old Harwich were transformed into a 1900s film set last month for Downton Abbey filming.

WITH restrictions on weddings set to be lifted later this month, now is the ideal time for couples to start looking at venues.

COLCHESTER has the perfect combination of coastline, culture and countryside.

This week's round-up of cases to come before magistrates include

Next week will mark one year since the car ban started - so we asked you want you thought of the ban 12 months on.

Brook Street in Colchester will close for five days from tomorrow, with drivers being warned to expect significant disruption.

Luke Chambers says his former team-mates had influence on his decision to join Colchester United

Colchester United hoping to make further signings

New research has found the Essex accent makes people appear less intelligent to others.

Most people get a headache occasionally, and will normally grin and bear it, or pop a few painkillers and wait for it to ease.

COLCHESTER is now ranked in the list of the top five places outside London to start a business in.

AS we approach the summer, temperatures in the UK have soared in recent weeks.

Boris Johnson looks set to delay the final lifting of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England following another sharp rise in cases of the Delta variant.

A COLCHESTER street is closing for three days while work is carried out by Anglian Water.

This strip of land, which has permission for a two-bed flat to be built, is the cheapest property listing in Colchester on Zoopla.

WITH the weather finally brightening up, many of us are spending a bit more time in the great outdoors at the moment.

AN entrepreneurial couple are opening their second 4D baby scan clinic on a Colchester business park.

OVER the past year many engaged couples across the country have been forced to postpone or even cancel their weddings due to the pandemic.

MORE than 250 potential slavery victims were referred to Essex Police last year - and half of them were children.

DR Ryan Perry could be forgiven for putting his feet up after a long, draining shift at Colchester Hospital.

PAUL Dundas admits he never really planned to become leader of Colchester Council.

Community heroes and big names have been celebrated in the Queen's birthday honours list.

More than 700 violent or sexual offences were reported in Colchester in April - making it the most reported crime that month.

NHS staff are being offered free tickets to In The Park festival in Southend, headlined by pop chart toppers McFly with the Stereo MCs, Scouting For Girls and more.

Colchester United's new signing Luke Hannant on joining Colchester, his 'emotional' exit from Cambridge United and playing under Hayden Mullins

Colchester Council will work to remove a group of travellers in Castle Park "as soon as possible" the authority has said.

A NUMBER of students at a Halstead school have been ordered to self-isolate following an outbreak of Covid-19.

A MASTER mariner has explained how his inclusion in the Queen’s birthday honours list came as “a total shock”.

Essex-born singer Alison Moyet was one of dozens of famous faces recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Meet the Colchester recipients of the Queen's Birthday Honours 2021 - a reverend who helped create Colchester Foodbank and a top school governor.

THE identity of a mother who tragically died in a devastating caravan blaze has now been revealed following an inquest opening.

A FRAUDSTER who moved cheques totalling almost £13,000 from his firm’s account into his own pocket has been dismissed.

Further confirmed cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in Colchester over the last week, new figures reveal.

A POPULAR village café and craft shop, which took over an historic pub, has gone on the market as the owner decided to step down due to health issues.

A MAN who twice lied about his name to police has been handed a suspended sentence for perverting the course of justice.

Another 282 student flats look set to be built in Hythe, with plans for a new eight-storey block off Hawkins Road set to be approved.

THE trust which runs Colchester Hospital was caring for two Covid patients as of Tuesday, latest figures show.

The A12 and A120 are to undergo major maintenance projects in and around Colchester next month, Highways England has announced.

He’s turned roads into Brands Hatch

Wivenhoe's new craft beer and real ale shop 10 Beer Bottles opens in Jolliffe's Yard on Friday - here is what you need to know.

A surge in Covid cases in Maldon is being linked to one gathering where people failed to observe social distancing. 

Stacey Solomon has revealed she and partner Joe Swash will delay their wedding after announcing their pregnancy news.

Aldi stores are opening early every Sunday during 2021 so residents can stock up on beer and snacks for the big games.