ALTHOUGH we may not be taking the car out even less than usual this winter, it’s still a good idea to know how the roads will look when you venture out.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned below from UK supermarkets you need to be aware of these possible health risks.

TGI Friday's is keeping football fans happy with the launch of their Super Bowl menu.

A TV show is looking for DIY enthusiasts in Essex to be part of a brand-new series.

This week six lucky neighbours won a life-changing share of £210,000 thanks to their lucky postcode.

WATER sight!

Here is all we know about "long Covid" and what effects it can have on a person.

IT is 68 years since one of the worst natural disasters in British history claimed hundreds of lives.

ANGRY residents have hit out after being told they’re set to wait until 2022 for repairs to a crumbling footbridge.

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

This week it was revealed another big name was set to disappear from Colchester town centre.

Here is a forecast round up for north and mid Essex, with snow likely to arrive this weekend.

We've analysed the Just Eat reviews to bring you the five best places for a chippy takeaway in Colchester.

ON WEDNESDAY night, Boris Johnson was once again beamed on to Britain’s screens as he hosted the latest Covid press conference.

A map shows a new part of the Colchester borough now has the highest Covid infection rate - but rates continue to fall across the borough.

ESSEX is braced for "severe cold weather" in the coming days, with the Met Office upgrading the weather warning in place.

ESSEX Weather Centre has tonight given an update on the prospects for snow this weekend.

Tributes have been paid to grandmother from north Essex who died after contracting coronavirus.

A RESIDENT has said there "was a lot of blood" when an elderly man suffered serious injuries following a collision with a car.

THERE'S plenty to love about our corner of Essex.

For some people, coronavirus can cause symptoms that last weeks or months after the infection has gone.

Stane Retail Park will be home to an Aldi, M&S and B&Q as well as seven other businesses once it is complete.

A group of masked burglars threatened a resident with a knife and assaulted another during a break in in London Road, Braintree.

Covid idiots held an illegal car meet in a multi-storey site... just feet from a police station

GAZETTE readers have lamented the closure of a Sainsbury's supermarket as "another nail in the coffin" for Clacton town centre.

A POLICE cordon has been put in place at a roundabout near a town centre resulting in drivers having to divert.

INCREDIBLE illustrations of Colchester's landmarks have been created as part of a free community project.

Major supermarket retailers have issued an update on payment methods.

DETECTIVES are appealing for information after an expensive sound system was stolen following a break-in.

A broken down lorry is blocking one lane on the A12 northbound.

COLCHESTER Council is set to surrender the lease on one of its popular town centre car parks.

A POLICE force has warned residents to remain vigilant and be wary of criminals who are continuing to use the coronavirus pandemic to commit fraud.

DO you think Clacton needs TWO 30ft big wheels on the seafront?

ESSEX residents are being urged to apply for postal votes to "vote safe" for elections in May.

The price increase will likely affect 11 million default tariff customers.

A TEAM of scientists including University of Essex academics has analysed 94 million tweets to track the effects Covid has had on mental health.

North Essex could be facing more than 24 hours of snow this weekend, according to the latest forecast from the Met Office.

The latest data from Data.Police.UK has revealed the worst streets for crime in Colchester.

PEDAL-PUSHING commuters will now enjoy added peace of mind after a train station unveiled hundreds of secure parking spots for cyclists and their bikes.

The owner of Hedingham Castle has been discussing what it is like to run the stately home on a new podcast.

THE lease for a long-stay town centre car park with hundreds of spaces is being surrendered by Colchester Council.

Dr Laurel Spooner urges residents to sign up to the Climate Coalition's Show the Love campaign.

It hasn't gone down well with fans who begged the fast food giant to keep the items on the menu.

POLICE officers have reunited a dog with her family after being reported missing four years ago.

Foreign Office minister James Cleverly is defending the delay in implementing quarantine hotels, saying the industry needed to be given "notice" of the plans.

THE SOUTH East has been placed under 60-hours worth of snow and ice warnings over the next few days.

EXTRAVAGANT plans to upgrade a home in the heart of picturesque Constable Country would turn it into a “Poundshop Versailles”, it has been claimed.

MATT Brinkley is a firm believer that exercise is for everyone.

TWO special ladies are taking centre stage in our latest focus on north Essex’s Community Champions.

KATIE Henderson has risen to the challenge during the pandemic.