Colchester United head coach Hayden Mullins wants to build on momentum

A college in Colchester has had a new bus pull into its car park – the vaccination bus.

TWO sisters are going the distance as they take part in a celebrity sponsored fundraiser to fight breast cancer.

Campaign group SOLE has set out its ten-point plan for the future of Essex's libraries.

A worker described their team as “struggling and broken” on a mental health ward for young people without enough staff to keep patients safe, a watchdog has said.

A DISGUSTED police officer told a jury he was left feeling “upset and annoyed” after a suspect hurled racial abuse at him, a court heard.

AN accidental archaeologist has said he now wishes he discovered a skull after eerily unearthing a cluster of bones in his back garden.

WHEN Jodie Weeder went for her pregnancy scan at 20 weeks, she didn’t know what to expect.

GAZETTE readers have said they will NOT be letting their child receive the Covid-19 vaccination following its approval for those aged between 12 and 15.

A CARE home boss is encouraging Afghan refugees to apply for the “unprecedented number of vacancies” currently on offer at the company’s facilities.

A GAMBLER cracking under the pressure of loan sharks agreed to import cocaine worth more than £2 million into the UK.

Greggs are giving away free sausage rolls this week, as students return to university.

Colchester United lead the way in the top four divisions in this category

Colchester United promotion hero Neil Danns has a new club - at the age of 38.

Colchester duo help Essex shine at School Games National Finals

DAYLIGHT dogging is making walking beauty spots around a medieval church no-go areas, residents told a council meeting last night.

Colchester United will host Sutton United next month

ESSEX Police are appealing for help to find a 74-year-old missing from his home in Walton.

A VIOLENT and shocking town centre brawl resulted in a bouncer and a punter being badly injured.

A NIECE is hoping to support the causes close to her late uncle’s heart by donating the proceeds of an auction of antique cars to charities he loved.

Boris Johnson said not getting the vaccine could mean you are nine times more likely to die of Covid.

Boris Johnson discussed vaccine passports, jabs for 12 to 15-year-olds, the booster vaccine programme, and face coverings.

A beloved teen, 17, who involved as a pedestrian in a collision with a car in Barrack Street, Colchester, has died of her injuries in hospital.

Resurfacing works in East Street in Colchester have been 'postponed until further notice' Essex Highways has confirmed.

The return of the Gin To My Tonic Festival to Colchester has been rescheduled to February, 2022.

NINE protesters who were arrested in relation to the M25 blockage yesterday have been released under investigation, police chiefs have confirmed.

A COMPANY specialising in retirement homes has pledged to donate £5 to a cancer charity for every person who attends its coffee morning.

A couple from Essex have become the first to tie the knot at Selfridge's famous London store during a secret ceremony.

A MAN suffered a series of horrific and painful-sounding injuries after reportedly being involved in a brawl outside a popular town centre bar.

DRIVERS can expect delays following an incident involving a car and lorry.

Booster vaccines will be offered to people aged 50 and over, those in care homes and frontline health and social care workers, the Government has announced.

Police remain on the scene of a serious collision in Latchingdon.

A weather warning is in place across Essex today with forecasters warning about the prospect of flooding.

AN independent opticians company is looking ahead to the future after opening yet another brand new branch in a north Essex.

Covid vaccine boosters are being set in motion by the Government to combat the virus this winter.

The decision will include Argos and Habitat stores, following the move from Waitrose, Morrisons and Marks & Spencers to shut on Boxing Day

Boris Johnson is set to make an announcement in the afternoon of September 14, detailing the plans to tackle Covid in the winter months.

RESIDENTS have been invited to share their opinions on how two Tendring sports centres can be improved.

A couple from Essex have become the first to tie the knot at Selfridge's famous London store during a secret ceremony.

Former Borough Councillor John Stevens – who in 1981 was one of the leading figures in a political earthquake in Colchester which has continued for four decades – has died at the age of 89. His colleague and friend over the past 40 years, Colches...

A HISTORIC 300-year-old mill is set to finally reopen to the public following a long-awaited revamp.

MORE than 4,000 people descended on Colchester’s Castle Park to enjoy the Anti Loo Roll Festival.

Children aged 12 to 15 in England are to be offered their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said.

The father of a man found dead in entertainer Michael Barrymore’s swimming pool 20 years ago is gravely ill, one of his friends has said.

A NEW community space in which men can work together while enjoying a cup of tea and a chat has finally opened its doors.

THE safety of children outside schools has “dramatically improved” thanks to a pilot scheme which saw parking enforcement cameras installed by the gates of four schools.

FORMER Royal Marine Pen Farthing has said he is “so bloody happy” the staff who worked at his animal shelter have made it out of Taliban-led Afghanistan.

A STALWART electronics company is set to hit the road in celebration of an impressive milestone anniversary – and the tour is stopping off in Colchester.

A MAN told how a thug in a van fired a bolt from a crossbow into his stomach after accusing him of sleeping with his partner.

There are several places in Essex you can go to pick your own pumpkins ready for Halloween.