From Henry Cavill to Morven Christie, there are plenty of stars returning in some of our favourite TV shows.

Here is a full list of the celebrities to have died in 2020.

Climate campaigner Jill Bruce has put together a quiz for readers on climate change.

FAST-food giant Subway has announced the new additions to its vegan menu... just in time for Veganuary.

Here are five big events coming to north and mid Essex in 2021 to get excited about.

Colchester Council is set to plant about 10,000 trees in 2021, with ten public events in January and February.

Alice Nicholls, of Colchester, has launched her own vegan-friendly tattoo aftercare range.

AFTER the excesses of Christmas, there's nothing better than getting some fresh air and exercise to walk off your turkey and mince pies.

This reader says a congestion charge would help get Colchester drivers out of their cars.

Plans to extend Wivenhoe's The Flag Inn and create a new bed and breakfast have been shelved due to Covid-19.

Data from the Land Registry has revealed the most and least expensive house sales in north Essex in 2020.

It’s a movement which encouraged people to switch to a plant-based diet to help save the environment.

MULTIPLE murder cases remain unsolved in south Essex after many years of investigations.

COVID cases in Essex have soared, putting a strain on many NHS services in the county.

POLICE have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering 83-year-old Donald Ralph in Aldham

HOUSEHOLDS across Tendring will be asked to take part in Census 2021 in the spring.

PROUD mum Kim Gillman is celebrating the greatest-ever Christmas present - the safe arrival of beautiful baby Douglas.

NEW figures have revealed that more than 10,000 EU nationals will be staying in Colchester and Tendring after Brexit thanks to a successful application bid for residency.

SAFETY measures are set to be installed at a bridge where a young man and teenage boy were struck by trains after accessing the railway line.

A FOUNDING member of a women’s refuge which has supported the victims of domestic abuse for more than 40 years has described her recognition in the Queen’s New Year Honours list as a “shared honour.”

A COUNCIL leader has reminded residents “loved ones are dying” as hospital patients were left waiting after arriving at emergency departments due to intensifying pandemic pressures.

ESSEX Police have attended 300 Covid rule breaches in the last 24 hours.

A COLCHESTER author is already planning his next book after his latest release about the “underrated” Essex coast flew off the shelves and sold out.

The coronavirus infection rate across north Essex has risen again.

A BIG-name restaurant chain is set to arrive in Colchester as part of the £5.5 million revamp of the town’s old Co-op store.

REPAIRS are set to come for a dangerous pothole thanks to the work of a parish council.

DARING swimmers have been taking to the icy cold coastal waters in Clacton for a Christmas Day dip for more than 120 years.

AN exhausted GP has written a strong note for patients after reports of staff abuse from patients.

POLICE have slammed "reckless" people and issued £18,000 fines for illegal New Year raves overnight.

Albatta Restaurant in Colchester is one of dozens of UK firms to be named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay staff the minimum wage.

A CHARITY which supports people with incurable illnesses has been forced to cancel its annual festive fundraiser as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lieutenant Theodore ‘Teddy’ Chabo works in the Army’s Educational and Training Services but is from Brightlingsea.

RESIDENTS rallied together to provide sandbanks for a restaurant which faced being “washed away” by flooding.

HARWICH Port has been award nearly £23 million of post-Brexit cash from the Government.

LITTLE Emilia Estcourt has a middle name that will always remind her of her special Christmas arrival.

A RECORD number of Essex Police officers and staff have been rewarded in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

FESTIVE revellers are set to enjoy alcoholic beverages aplenty this New Year's Eve.

THE family of a man murdered during a burglary-gone-wrong say they are still searching for justice one-year on from the tragedy.

A STUNNED homeowner has thanked his neighbours after they alerted him to an ancient oak tree which experts said could have been moments away from crashing into his home.

POLICE have discovered the body of a man who sadly died in a housing estate over the holidays.

COLCHESTER'S coronavirus infection rate has dropped with 708 cases confirmed in a week.

A GRIEVING friend paid tribute to a neighbour “with a heart of gold” after police launched a murder probe into the death in a quiet village.

Important message to every Essex resident in Tier 4 on New Year's Eve from Essex Resilience Forum. This is made up of the NHS, police, fire service and councils.

THE family of a man known around the world as one half of the longest-running married couple with Down’s Syndrome are by his bedside as he battles Covid-19.