Instagram sensation Mrs Hinch has revealed how she told her family she was pregnant.

Do you think primary schools in north Essex should stay shut for two weeks?

Thomas Lord Audley School started out as Monkwick Secondary Modern School, which opened in 1958.

VOLUNTEERS have launched a bid to renovate a former station house in their village.

A LIFEBOAT crew is appealing for donations following an “extremely challenging” year.

FILMING for a major new television series based on the best-selling novel The Essex Serpent will start in an Essex village next month.

Controversial plans for a 238 home new estate in Kelvedon have been given the green light, despite residents' objections.

A BUSY GP has urged patients to be kind and respectful during the pandemic after staff were subjected to “unacceptable” abuse.

THOUSANDS of kind-hearted supporters have raised more than £125,000 to help a young woman fund “last chance” specialist cancer treatment.

A DELIGHTED mother admitted she was “over the moon” to give birth to a healthy girl on the first day of 2021.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson to bring in new national Covid restrictions within the next 24 hours.

Primary schools in Colchester, Tendring and Uttlesford will move to remote learning on Tuesday while county council bosses seeks urgent clarity on primary schools re-opening amid rising Covid-19 rates

A man has been left with life-changing injuries after being forced into a car, attacked and then dumped in a layby.

A COUNCIL leader has said he does not believe Colchester schools should reopen tomorrow.

COVID-19 restrictions are likely to get tougher, PM Boris Johnson said today.

Two people will appear in court tomorrow to face murder charges over the death of 83-year-old Donald Ralph.

OVERNIGHT closures of the A12 will begin in the coming week.

Four Essex men broke strict Covid rules as they drove hundreds of miles to Wales in a bid to climb Snowdon.

Colchester High Steward Sir Bob Russell discusses the history of the town's North Station Road.

WITH Brexit just weeks away, Brits planning to drive abroad have been warned to check they are compliant with EU rules.

Columnist Anthony Roberts says he excels at doing nothing.

Here we are shining a light on some of these stories and sharing the headlines you may have missed from across Essex.

A pedestrian was left with serious injuries after a hit-and-run crash in Witham.

For many of us 2020 was a year to forget, and no doubt you'll be looking forward to 2021.

FROM burning effigies and breaking plates to chucking furniture out of the window and talking to animals, some of the weirdest and wackiest new year’s traditions from around the world have been revealed.

ARE you feeling the January blues?

These are are the death notices published in the Colchester Gazette this week.

NORTH Essex's top attractions during the Covid-19 pandemic have been revealed by travel website TripAdvisor.

Join us as we go on another nostalgic pub crawl of Colchester.

Covid-19 has taken a terrible toll on life, businesses and liberties.

A TOP nurse has warned Southend Hospital is in a “very bad way” as it continues to deal with rising levels of Covid-19 patients.

A top nurse has once again pleaded with the public to follow Covid-19 rules as south Essex continues to battle a rise in cases.

Lottery operator Camelot said that checks are being made on the claim.

A large quantity of gold jewellery and cash were stolen from a Colchester home - sparking a warning from police about storing expensive valuables.

Police are attempting to trace the organisers of two unauthorised New Year's Eve events which put hundreds of people at risk.

New rules have been announced for major UK supermarkets in the UK.

A man and a woman have been summonsed to court to face fraud charges.

Meet the woman who spent nearly six months donning a different posh frock and heels every week to put her wheelie bin out.

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.