Alan Judge says he turned down League One clubs to sign for Colchester United

A MUM has admitted being overwhelmed after a stranger’s act of kindness helped her epileptic son.

DRIVERS should expect long delays when a major road closes in Colchester.

SUMMER is here and ice cream is back on the menu.

A licence application has gone in for the former Boadicea restaurant unit in Hythe in Colchester.

WHEN Barbara Carr’s daughter suddenly became seriously ill following brain surgery, her life changed overnight.

AS the weather gets warmer and lockdown restrictions now permit it, many people will be heading to the seaside to soak up the sun.

The happiest places in the UK have been named - and one part of Essex made the top five.

A Colchester couple have revealed a stunning transformation of part of their home.

POLICE have enlisted the public to help solve a series of crimes across Essex.

The Foundry Arms, in New Town in Colchester, could be turned into flats if plans are approved.

The nurse advisor for Allergy UK has revealed why many of us are suffering particularly badly with hay fever this year.

The British summer is not quite over yet with weather forecasters expecting several heatwaves in July.

A JUDGE who jailed a careless driver for just one year after a car ploughed through a pub's smoking area, killing one and injuring three others, said his sentence "could never change" the devastating consequences of the crash.

A new chip shop will be opening in part of Ash's Convenience Express, in Colchester Road, West Bergholt, after plans were approved.

FRANK Nouble says he is ‘buzzing’ to be back at Colchester United after sealing a permanent return to the club.

Colchester United have signed Republic of Ireland midfielder Alan Judge

Colchester United's new signings will help them create the right environment

A CANINE investigator has been praised for setting her allegiances aside in order to rush to the assistance of firefighters battling two separate blazes.

The number of recorded coronavirus cases in Essex has increased to 147,777 according to latest figures.

The supermarket is also on track to have all own-label products as recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2022

THE niece of a pensioner who was strangled to death in his own home had only friends and no enemies, a court was told.

MORE than half of people in Colchester have now received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine - and now everyone 18 or over can book theirs in the “final push” of the rollout.

A fifth McDonald's is set to be built in Colchester, at the Turner Rise Retail Park, after plans were approved - despite retailer Dunelm objecting.

Drivers are facing long delays across Colchester town centre, with huge queues forming in some of the town's busiest roads.

A RE-APPOINTED Deputy Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex has pledged to continue focusing the force's efforts in tackling domestic abuse and protecting the vulnerable from harm.

Brightlingsea Lido has announced it will finally reopen to swimmers from Monday.

POLICE are searching for a man who has gone missing from his home in Colchester.

VACCINATIONS are being made available all over the weekend without the need for residents to book an appointment.

A TEACHER accused of kissing and touching girls inappropriately has been cleared of all charges after a week-long trial.

A NEW monthly market is launching bringing together independent traders from across Colchester and the surrounding areas.

PUB GOERS in Colchester shelled out more cash in the pub when allowed back indoors, but limits on social contact mean spending is still below pre-pandemic levels.

TV chef Jamie Oliver has applied for permission to modernise the servants quarters of his £6million mansion.

CARE home residents enjoyed a sing-along to celebrate the official unveiling of their beautiful new garden.

DURING lockdown, many people have discovered new interests and hobbies to keep themselves active.

IT’S not every day that global figures like former American President Donald Trump and sprint star Usain Bolt pop up in north Essex.

Popular Colchester musician Joe Murphy remains in intensive care in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest behind the wheel.

Child rapist Philip Thorpe, 27, from Chelmsford, has been jailed for 11 years after admitting three counts of rape.

A CHILD and two adults were rescued in the early hours by volunteer lifeboat crews after a fishing boat was left drifting and unsure of its position off Holland-on-Sea.

It comes as the latest weekly surveillance report from Public Health England shows that Covid-19 case rates continue to increase across England.

A WORRIED mum is urging anyone with information on the whereabouts of her missing daughter and her boyfriend to come forward.

These are the latest Covid vaccination figures for Colchester.

A FORMER Maldon man and his son died after being gored by a water buffalo at their family farm in Wales, an inquest heard.

A RESCUE centre was called out to a heartbreaking discovery by a woman who had found a dead cat in her water butt.

A COASTAL development first proposed more than four decades ago will boost employment and the local economy, it has been claimed.

As things hopefully start to settle following the most difficult year for us all, we must continue to remember that staff in our NHS settings continue to deal with high levels of demand as services start to resume to more of a pre pandemic normality.

AN injured teenager was left needing stitches and time off school after slashing his toe on a broken beer bottle left discarded on a beach.

MUMS have opened up about their experiences of Colchester Hospital’s maternity services after a damning inspection found babies and mothers’ lives were put at risk.

The owner of H Gunton grocers in Crouch Street, Colchester, has raised concerns about the plans for a new cycle lane in the street.

Terry Hurley, 50, was terrorised by people repeatedly ringing the doorbell to his home at a multi-occupancy building in Kendall Road, Colchester.