DRIVERS are being urged to avoid the A12 following an accident.

Colchester United head coach Hayden Mullins is feeling positive ahead of new League Two season

A WOMAN has died following a crash on the A12.

GAZETTE Camera Club member Lynn Sampson is a keen photographer of nature and wildlife.

Families enjoy the long-awaited turn of the Nearly Festival in Colchester this weekend.

NORTH Essex is set to benefit from an influx of tourists after quarantine restrictions were lifted yesterday for fully-vaccinated passengers arriving from amber countries in Europe and the USA.

A SERIOUS crash has closed the A12 this morning - and delays are set to last through rush hour.

A PROPERTY company has paid tribute to one of its former employees one year on from his tragic death.

A WAR hero’s children are appealing to Princes Charles to posthumously honour their late father and acknowledge his bravery.

WHETHER we like to admit it or not, every one of us can harness a hostility towards being told what we can and cannot do.

A shocked cyclist caught on camera a vandal damaging a bollard at a new cycle lane in Colchester town centre.

A councillor has called for urgent action to maintain a seriously overgrown path near Thomas Lord Audley School, in Berechurch, Colchester.

CONCERNS have been raised over people becoming ill after swimming in the River Stour.

Colchester United attacker Kwame Poku joins Peterborough

Kwame Poku has left Colchester United

Colchester United set to decide whether or not to sign trialists

A GENEROUS businessman has stepped forward to offer security to a village hall after it was broken into.

A FURNITURE store was forced to evacuate shoppers and shut its doors after its showroom floor flooded when rainwater poured in from the ceiling.

POOR parking almost cost a woman, trapped in a house fire, her life.

A SOLDIER has been kicked out of the Army after admitting carrying out a number of sexual assaults on a child.

Here are the latest Covid rates and case numbers for Colchester, with just over 600 cases recorded in a week.

A car garage and shop in Colchester have been closed to allow for refurbishment.

A PAINTER and decorator is helping to transform a coastal village one home at a time by giving properties a colourful make-over.

A FIREFIGHTER who spotted two dogs “frantically running” near a busy dual carriageway managed to rescue them and take them home.

Early symptoms resulting from a Covid-19 infection differ between men and women and among different age groups, research suggests.

AN incredible five-bedroom house has just been put up on the market - with plenty to offer.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a car.

Asda's plan to revamp part of its Colchester store have been rejected by Colchester Council's planning department.

RESIDENTS with a penchant for a famous Swedish group are being encouraged to squeeze into their favourite 80’s clothing for a nostalgic sing-along theatre show.

A MAN is being put behind bars after admitting to livestock worrying offences which left a farmer with no choice other than to put 11 of his sheep down.

A popular pizza chain which has a fan in the Chancellor is set to open in Chelmsford.

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A COASTAL erosion campaign group will help host a fun-day to raise essential funds which will be used to combat a town’s crumbling cliffs.

Take a look inside Colchester's newest town centre bar The Bubble Lounge, which offers cocktails and where DJs will spin 90s classics.

A mum who "gets worse every day" has had her urgent cancer surgery "cancelled indefinitely" because the hospital is overrun with covid-19 patients.

COLCHESTER’S medieval festival returned to town this weekend with hundreds turning out to enjoy the event.

COLOURFUL rows of maritime bunting are waving above the streets of Manningtree ahead of the return of the town's sought-after regatta.

AN art museum has unveiled a handcrafted bench which can be used as an outdoor quiet space for visitors to use.

Residents are being urged to volunteer to help with mobile vaccination coronavirus efforts across Colchester.

A PAIR of paddleboarders in distress, very cold and without lifejackets, were rescued by Essex Police's Marine Unit.

A developer has been given approval to convert Riverside Office Centre in Colchester to flats - but calls have been made for a review of the decision.

A MAN has denied stalking a woman and pursuing a campaign of harassment against her by outing her as an escort to six of her family members.

A COUPLE have been left devastated after a bench lovingly-restored and placed outside their home was snatched by thieves.

A DIVERSE group of committed volunteers delightfully dished-up three-course meals for grateful guests for the first time in months.

TWO seaside town businesses have decided to join forces with a view of bringing travel expertise back to the high street.

A NEW housing register has been introduced as part of a scheme to make a council’s services much more efficient.

Plans which will see 350 new homes, healthcare facilities and business units built at Colchester Rugby Club have been approved.

A new segregated, two-way bus lane is set to be built off Northern Approach Road in Colchester to be used by the town's planned 'rapid transit system'.

PARENTS living in an “absolutely filthy” household who admitted neglecting their young children have been spared jail.

ESSEX’S chief constable has slammed “disgusting” attacks on his officers - including one by a “baying mob” - as the toll of assaults reaches nearly 600 so far this year.