POLICE were called to a busy road to help rescue a roaming swan which was running in and out of traffic.

The bank has said that criminal fraudsters have been using the latest lockdown restrictions and vaccine rollout to exploit people for personal gain.

A POPULAR streaming service will be hiking up its prices from next month – but here are some tips to save a few pennies.

OUT with the old and in with the new.

Behind doors forced shut by coronavirus restrictions, a perfect storm has been brewing.

WHAT better time to delve into the depths of a novel is there than during the coldest winter months?

These are the five most expensive properties in Colchester listed on property site Zoopla.

A study by Essex academics has found two thirds of British nationals would not pass the UK citizenship test.

Here are the death notices published in the Gazette this week:

As we enter a third national lockdown, the Government is once again urging people to stringently follow social distancing rules.

MORE than 15,000 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Essex last week.

Even with the best of intentions to not touch a single drop, somewhere, somehow, we succumb to having a drink.

A CAR believed to have a family inside became stranded while trying to cross a causeway during rising tides prompting a rescue mission.

A FAMILY have given an unusual sighting in the River Colne while on a lockdown walk their seal of approval.

POUNDLAND will shut one of its three Colchester stores temporarily due to the third lockdown in England.

NEW mum Simone Ogden has relived the dramatic, speedy arrival of baby Theo.

Detectives investigating the murder of a pensioner in Aldham say they believe three guns were taken from his home around the time of his death.

Clap for Carers returned last night (January 7) to applaud the heroes of the pandemic-but it has been met with some criticism.

AN Essex district has seen one of the biggest rises in infection rates in the country.

RESIDENTS across Essex are being urged to stay at home ahead of the first weekend in the latest national lockdown.

A FORMER The Only Way Is Essex star has revealed her family have been struck by Covid.

TWO more people have been arrested in connection with an assault which left a man with life-changing injuries.

A MAN who sexually assaulted a woman and attacked a teenage girl has been jailed.

A CASH reward is being offered to help catch the graffiti taggers decorating walls and bus shelters with what have been labelled "childish scrawls".

THE parents of a teenage girl who went missing and sparked a search campaign have thanked the public for helping bring their daughter home safely.

ESSEX residents have wracked up more than 500 Covid-related fines since the begining of March.

New plans set out by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will mean any passenger will have to take a test up to 72 hours before travelling.

Samuel Livermore has been jailed for nine months after fracturing a man's jaw in Colchester.

A WEATHER warning has been issue for perilous ice for England tomorrow.

MEET the first baby born at Colchester General Hospital on New Year's Day.

IT has been just over a decade since Matt Cardle claimed the Christmas number one after winning The X Factor.

A DOCTORS' surgery is hoping to receive its first batch of coronavirus vaccines within the next two weeks.

A MISSING teenage girl who went missing three days ago and sparked a countywide search has finally returned home.

ALL willing members of staff at Colchester Hospital are set to receive the coronavirus vaccine by the end of the month, it has been revealed.

ESSEX Police is ready to step up its response to lawbreakers flouting lockdown restrictions.

Colchester residents are being urged to sign up as volunteer Covid vaccination marshals.

Nick Hulme, chief executive of Colchester Hospital, has warned coronavirus is the biggest crisis the NHS has ever faced.

A TALENTED young musician and performer who honed her craft in Colchester is now progressing her career at a revered educational institution.

GRIEF-STRICKEN grandchildren met with an illegal driver who killed their grandmother to tell him she wouldn’t want her death to ruin his life.

RESIDENTS in Tendring are being urged to follow the rules during the third national Covid-19 lockdown.

COMMUNITY groups across Tendring will be given up to £48,000 through a grant scheme to help them through the Covid-19 pandemic.

A CARER has been named as Slimmer of the Year after losing a staggering 17 stone.

EXERCISE has been a saving grace for many of us stuck inside during the pandemic.