Latest updates as county recovers from Storm Eunice

LAST year fed-up staff at Tendring Technology College downed tools and walked out of their classrooms.

A MAJOR interchange is to remain closed for the entirety of a weekend as works are carried out.

SPEAKING as both a motorist and a cyclist (and yes, I do pay my road tax like everyone else), I wholeheartedly agree with Will Bramhill about the survival of the town centre (Gazette Letters, February 7, “Cycleways will help our town centre”).

Her family have been told she is not expected to live past the age of te

Colchester Council considers hundreds of planning applications every year.

In Holland-on-Sea, three roads will be closed for 22 days from March 14 for replacement works by Cadent. They are: Colchester Road for 50m from Ipswich Road; Chelmsford Road for 50m from Ipswich Road and Brentwood Road, also for 50m from Ipswich Road...

In our latest look at archive pictures of schools we are looking at Thomas Lord Audley School.

The beauty and sadness of life both lie in its fragility.

Colchester United visit Northampton Town in League Two

EVERY crime reported in Colchester throughout December has been mapped, showing more than 880 involved reports of violence or a sexual offence.

It will go into the unit formerly used by Go Outdoors

The statistics were uncovered as part of a study

THIS is what a £2 million cannabis farm looks like.

News of the new number plates has sparked a scam warning from Bristol Street Motors.

Food allergies, incorrect packaging and choking hazards are among the reasons behind a number of product recalls.

The Highway Code contains advice and rules for people on Britain’s roads.

All the latest as Storm Eunice hits Essex

Welcome to the Daily Gazette Health & Wellbeing Awards 2022.

Certain motorists will be “particular high risk” when travelling in severe conditions amid Storm Eunice.

AREAS of Colchester were shut off as violent Storm Eunice winds battered the east of England.

A WOMAN had to be rescued from her car after a collision with a HGV just metres away from a busy roundabout in Colchester.

A DISABLED councillor has been told to wear continence pads rather than go to the toilet as council cuts have left her facing her “execution day”.

Pictures show the chimney on the property is missing bricks

STORM Eunice raged through Essex with some of the highest wind readings recorded in decades as damage and disruption was caused across the county.

A WOMAN has been banned from the roads after causing a serious injury in a head-on crash.

Shocking photos have shown the damage already caused by Storm Eunice in Essex.

A MAN from Jaywick must carry out 40 hours of unpaid work after obstructing a police officer.

A PERSISTENT thief from Clacton has been jailed for a further six weeks after admitting stealing from a supermarket in Colchester.

Colchester United interim boss Wayne Brown on Northampton Town clash

THOUSANDS of cyclists are set to take to mid Essex roads as London's biggest cycling event comes to the county for the first time.

Hundreds of homes in Essex are experiencing power cuts as Storm Eunice hits the county.

A SPECTACULAR twilight aerial display will get this year's Illuminate Festival off to a flying start in historic Harwich.

TWO creative business owners will be joining forces to create a combined ceramics centre under one roof.

IT was another win on the board for our Apprentice hopeful Brittany Carter.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so pimp your breakfasts with these crepe and waffle makers from Aldi.

AREAS of Colchester will remain closed today as the Met Office has issued a red warning for Storm Eunice for the east of England.

A SEX offender who failed to register a tablet computer and a hard drive with the police in breach of a court order was told “start taking responsibility for your life”.

The Met Office said there is a risk of “flying debris resulting in danger to life”.

A primary school has gone to great lengths to celebrate Children's Mental Health Week by putting on special activities each day to help their youngsters think more profoundly.

EXPERTS warn of a "slight chance" of a "sting jet" which caused the "catastrophic damage in 1987".

Essex has since been upgraded to a red weather warning, meaning there is a "danger to life" as the winds could reach up to 90mph and launch debris through the air.

A BOWLING club is more accustomed to the gentle clack of bowls on a pristine green.

A MAN has been handed a community order after being charged with possession of a knife.

HOTLY-opposed plans for flats within Colchester’s so-called Cultural Quarter have been withdrawn by developers.

A MOTHER who assaulted a pregnant woman in front of her own children struck her victim over the head with a wine bottle and pulled her hair extensions out.

“HAUNTED houses” at Colchester’s former barracks which have laid incomplete for EIGHT years have become a hotbed of criminal activity, it has been claimed.

A FRUSTRATED campaigner has called for more safety measures at a dangerous junction after two people died on a stretch of road within three months.

Colchester United defender Luke Chambers ready for Northampton Town return

The notice ordered him to demolish an outbuilding and fence