Live updates as Essex is set to see snow fall across the county today and into Monday.

The Met Office have warned rain could soon turn into snow, with showers still predicted for Essex today.

Football icon Ian Wright is hosting a new gameshow on ITV and contestants from Essex are needed.

A MARKET town in Essex has been named as one of the top places in the country to live in.

OUR recent spread on former Clacton pubs rekindled special memories for Lyn and Dave Ewer.

A New Moon holds significance for horoscopes and different religious calendars.

Royal Mail has issued an update on weekend delays across the UK due to Covid.

Over the course of the pandemic, the physical and mental challenges we have faced can make some of us quite vulnerable.

DRIVERS should avoid a busy village when it closes for seven nights later this month.

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

A TRAILBLAZING nursery which gives both mainstream children and youngsters with additional needs the chance to learn together is celebrating its 30th anniversary.

Take a tour of this stunning Grade-II listed Lexden home, on the market for offers over £1.5 million.

FOR most of us, it’s hard to think of a more terrifying scenario than being diagnosed with cancer.

Here is a list of some of the north Essex businesses which have closed for good during the coronavirus pandemic.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies for February, with more still to come throughout the month.

Aldi and Lidl have revealed the latest items hitting the shelves this weekend. Here are the highlights.

Can you spell the words most often misspelled on Google?

With heavy snow in parts of the UK, many people will be thinking of stepping out to build a snowman or go sledging.

The number of coronavirus deaths recorded across Essex hospital trusts in the latest 24-period have been revealed.

Storm Darcy is set to bring heavy snow and gale force winds to parts of England, while cold air from Russia will make the first February weekend feel anything but spring-like.

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

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.

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

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

A search has been launched to help find a missing 14-year-old who has links to Essex.

Another Beast from the East could head to the UK next week as temperatures are set to plummet, the Met Office has said.

A driver has been left "devastated" after their vintage bus was damaged by vandals.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

EXPERTS at the Essex Weather Centre have pinpointed the parts of Essex likely to get the biggest snowfall this weekend.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.