There is no better place to feel the community spirit than the local community shop - like cogs in a wheel, every worker has a small but important role to play.

Reader letter on cycling in Colchester and traffic

DEVELOPERS regenerating sheltered accommodation for vulnerable residents say the project is on track to open in Colchester next spring.

COUNCIL leaders have met to rubber-stamp a landmark deal to transform Colchester’s historic town centre.

Find all 25 death notices placed in the Gazette this week below:

Mary Whitehouse campaigned against social liberalism

A MAN has been convicted of historic child sexual abuse and is due to be sentenced next month.

Mental health accommodation services are set for a revamp as part of an initiative to help sufferers return to the community more independently.

CARS are set to be permanently banned from Colchester High Street under radical plans from County Hall.

Gursimar Johal had to withstand horrendous bullying – but she has more than bounced back.

The developer has now gone back to the drawing board

The order of each step is really important in the car wash process.

SIR Keir Starmer paid a visit to Colchester today, visiting three businesses and speaking to various residents and supporters.

LABOUR leader Sir Keir Starmer has said the upcoming local elections are a “very real chance for people of Colchester to send a loud message to the government”, as he visited the town today.

There are a few establishments in Colchester which offer highly-rated kebabs

COLCHESTER Hospital will demolish a building in order to relocate its clinical services.

Cuts in fuel duty were welcomed by many last week, but for most commuters, petrol prices were already so high that the 5p reduction still had us filling up cautiously.

They have long ago been dumped

JUST shy of five years ago David and Jessica Grocott’s life changed forever as they welcomed their son Angus into the world – but not for the reasons you might think.

The show has visited many B&Bs in Essex

Changes are being made to waiting restrictions around roads close to Maldon's Promenade Park.

It was a time when the town looked very different to how it is now

A DETECTIVE who helped to put away a dangerous thug who "gleefully" took part in a group attack on a total stranger told of how the victim's life has been changed forever.

FIREFIGHTERS battled flames for about three hours after a large haystack caught fire.

The motorist has complained to retail giant Tesco after a staff member threatened to report him to police at a petrol station.

A school in Essex has been judged as the top school in the East of England for active sustainable travel.

The chief executive of a clutch of clinical commissioning groups, including one in north east Essex, has said he will give his full backing to a public inquiry into the deaths of 1,500 people.

Gazette readers took an alternative view to some of the new measures being considered for many of Colchester's roads.

A PRIMARY school has celebrated being rated good by Ofsted for the first time in 20 years.

A MAN has been jailed after being convicted of sexually assaulting two teenage girls.

The Grand National is back and there are still tickets available if you want to attend the biggest horse racing event of the year at Aintree.

Run don’t walk to Aldi because the supermarket finally has its cast iron cookware back in stock.

Longer and summery nights promise quality time in the garden with family and friends - so why not give it some love?

Jewels aren't just for Duchesses, see the most affordable pieces to help bring some Bridgerton glamour into your day from Pandora.

Tesco will provide Covid tests for low prices from April 1.

Essex will have a few closures affecting the M25, A12 and Dartford Crossing in the early hours of the morning over the weekend

A PUBLIC inquiry is set to be held to decide an appeal to build 130 new homes in Tiptree.

A MAN has denied murdering a father-of-three in an alleged hit-and-run attack and is set to face a trial.

The artist behind the drawings has spoken out

Disillusioned members of NHS staff gathered outside Colchester Hospital on Friday morning in protest against a Government decision to delay a pay increase for health workers.

CLACTON Airshow is set for a "full throttle" return this summer – with hopes the magnificent Red Arrows will take to the skies for both days.

SILLY socks must be worn for world autism awareness day insists parkrun.

The number of beds occupied by Covid patients more than tripled in the last four weeks

A MUM has welcomed two Ukrainians into her home in an emotional reunion after they fled the terrors of the Russian invasion.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to bulldoze a garden nursery to make way for a 180-home estate could be rejected over concerns about traffic jams on a busy road.

TWO Essex Police officers have been suspended following separate allegations of sexual misconduct prompting serious investigations.

A SHOPPING centre has kicked off its platinum jubilee celebrations with a series of Union Jack bunting taking pride of place.

A SUPPORT group has been tripping the light fantastic as it raises funds.

OUTSIDE exercise equipment has been installed at a Community Garden in Clacton to help residents and patients keep active and healthy.

THE Housing Ombudsman has revealed a council tenant was left feeling depressed as she faced a third winter without repairs being made to the leaking roof of her home.