A BIG-HEARTED driver is offering free rides to elderly residents who need to get their Covid vaccinations.

Reality TV star Gemma Collins is set to open up about her life in a "shocking and emotional upcoming interview.

COLCHESTER’S High Steward has asked a top Government minister to meet him to discuss the plight of Middlewick Ranges.

You have to think sometimes what is the point of local councillors, what do they do for their wards apart from pointing at holes or puddles.

SEAFRONT landmark rivals are both pushing ahead with plans to install massive observation wheels - just yards apart.

A car windscreen was smashed after it was hit by a brick on the A12.

A UK-based study looking at using different types of coronavirus vaccine for first and second doses is looking for volunteers.

A second Beast from the East could be heading for the UK next week, the  Met Office has said.

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HEALTH bosses have raised concerns over the extent to which frontline workers and patients will suffer mental health problems after the pandemic has ended.

A SHAKEN-UP singer is now struggling to sleep and contemplating moving to a new home after his expensive sound system was stolen during a break-in.

A JUDGE who banned a disabled man from buying alcohol or visiting pubs said he should “hang his head in shame” after he sent abusive messages to his carer and turned up at her home with a knife.

A DISABLED teenager died after he slipped from a chair while being helped to shower by his mother, an inquest heard.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to address the nation at 5pm today for a coronavirus briefing.

A HAUL of wartime explosives were discovered in a town centre building before bomb experts carried out a controlled explosion which “shook” the ground.

BUSINESSMAN and TV star Mick Norcross was found dead in his basement by police and medics, an inquest has heard.

A FIVE-year-old girl was pronounced dead by paramedics shortly after her family found her unresponsive at their home, an inquest heard.

AN air ambulance landed at Old Heath Recreation ground this morning after a man was injured in a fall.

COLCHESTER and Sandon's park and ride services are being suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus situation.

The number of new cases of coronavirus in Colchester has fallen dramatically over the last month, latest figures have shown.

EXASPERATED residents had a bit of a chuckle after someone posted a photo online of a pothole which opened up right beside a freshly repaired one.

A FURTHER eight deaths have been recorded at the NHS trust which runs Colchester Hospital in the latest 24-hour period.

THE number of recorded Covid cases in Essex has increased by nearly 400 over the past 24 hours.

A woman who was fined over filming apparently empty corridors in an effort to prove Covid-19 is a hoax has now been banned from visiting hospitals.

BRIGHTLINGSEA’s own singing cabbie is set to banish the winter blues, hosting the first event for the town’s month-long WinterFest

Essex was the backdrop as TV star Joanna Lumley started a new TV series.

WITH more of us working from home right now, our pets have become part and parcel of the home office.

A SERIES of early sketches by world renowned artist John Constable are set to go on display after a museum bought them at auction.

A BOMB squad has today returned to a property at which two Second World War grenades were found after yet another explosive was found.

PLANS have been submitted for 30 'start-up' business units in Ardleigh.

HARWICH'S Mayflower 400 and Mersea Island's oysters have been named as 2021's highlights by a new campaign to boost tourism on the East coast following Covid-19.

INDEPENDENT healthcare professionals across north Essex are invited to register for the Covid jab.

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s memory is to be marked with a national clap, as tributes continue to be paid to a veteran hailed as having dedicated his life to serving others.

Boris Johnson has already announced a “national clap” for Captain Sir Tom Moore at 6pm this evening.

INDEPENDENT health and care professionals in north east Essex are being encouraged to register for a coronavirus vaccination.

Police have fined a man £10,000 after he admitted organising an illegal party on New Year's Eve at a disused church.

POLICE are on the hunt for witnesses after theft abduction of two peacocks.

Museums want to create the UK’s “largest ever art exhibition” – taking place in people’s front windows.

A BOMB disposal team had to carry out a controlled explosion after two Second World War grenades were found while a building was being cleared out.

Essex Police says its officers are ‘busy catching criminals’ after it emerged it had used actors in its recruitment adverts.

AN air ambulance has landed at Old Heath Recreation ground following a potential incident.

A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for parts of Colchester and Tendring this weekend.

COLCHESTER has plenty of beauty spots and one of the best examples is Middlewick Ranges.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a devoted nurse, clinical teacher and churchgoer, who was also well known for being a regular helper at Frinton Primary School.

TENDRING has paid its own tribute to the inspirational Capt Sir Tom Moore following his death from Covid-19.

Essex is bracing itself for the coldest weather of the winter this weekend.

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for heavy snow as the UK is hit by a air mass from Scandinavia - but what does that mean?

Essex Resilience Forum has stepped down its countywide declaration of a major incident saying the tide is beginning to be turned against Covid.

COLCHESTER United’s stadium is expected to run as a mass vaccination centre until late summer, it has been revealed.

We are the Minories is taking over the old Laura Ashley unit in Colchester town centre to run it as an arts space.