An area in Colchester has seen its Covid infection rate more than double in the space of a week.

Forecasters have been having their say on whether Essex has seen the last of the snow in the latest cold snap.

HOSPITALITY bosses are preparing for an “avalanche of tourism” after residents were warned against booking summer holidays in different countries.

I AM dismayed at the trial of e-scooters in Colchester and would like to highlight the dangers of ever making these legal (Gazette, February 8, “E-scooters to whizz in to help beat congestion”).

A RARE Victorian post box is being returned to Colchester, following its removal last year.

Royal Mail has listed the areas in the UK suffering from postal delays due to Covid.

THE brother of stabbing victim Murdoch Brown told a jury he was approached and warned not to give evidence in court.

A DEVASTATED property owner says she is now struggling to sell one of her flats after cladding discovered was deemed to be listed as “dangerous”.

Essex County Council says its priority continues to be the safety and wellbeing of all care home residents in the face of some of the highest death rates from Covid-19 in the country.

MORE than £1 million is going towards tackling county lines and supporting young, vulnerable people from criminal exploitation in Essex.

A FUNDRAISING page set up to raise thousands of pounds in support a late firefighter’s grieving family has now exceeded the half way mark.

THE brother of a man who was stabbed to death saw a drug dealer produce a knife from his sleeve after he tried to clear up a dispute over a debt, a court heard.

COLCHESTER’S MP is hoping to inspire others on their own weight loss journeys after shedding almost six stone in less than a year.

VALENTINE’S DAY is just around the corner- have you got anything planned for your significant other yet?

A KIND-HEARTED fundraiser put his best foot forward and collected nearly £1,000 for St Helena Hospice.

Police in Essex were called to a McDonald's drive-thru after angry customers got stuck in the icy conditions.

Motorists are being urged not to go out onto the roads tonight and unless they absolutely have to.

THE Government says children are allowed to play outdoors during lockdown after two brothers who were making a snowman were ordered to go home by police.

A FATHER who killed the family dog claimed he hit it with a garden broom which he threw after the pet made a mess in the kitchen.

Boris Johnson has made a personal appeal to the over 70s and social care workers to book a Covid jab if they haven’t yet had one.

TENDRING has now recorded 500 deaths from Covid-19.

Colchester Council is looking for pictures and memories of council homes in the borough to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first one of the town.

Good evening and thank you for joining us. We'll be bringing you live updates from tonight's coronavirus briefing from Downing Street, which is being led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

A GRITTER had an unlucky accident after slipping on an un-gritted road into a ditch last night.

A man was seriously injured after a crash involving four vehicles on the A12 near Colchester.

Restaurant chain Prezzo is to axe 22 restaurants and cut 216 jobs after it was rescued out of administration.

 

Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance will join Boris Johnson at the Downing Street press conference at 5pm, No 10 has said.

Colchester has seen twice as many deaths of Covid patients in the second wave of the virus than the first, Office for National Statistic data shows.

A POPULAR seaside supermarket may have been broken into just days after it closed its doors to the public.

A MAN has appeared in court accused of burgling cash and documents, and orchestrating a £3million blackmail plot for the return of sensitive items.

THE Prime Minister will lead a press conference this evening to provide an update on the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus conspiracies continue to circulate on social media with images and videos spreading false information about the virus.

AN abandoned property which has become a dumping ground for waste and described as a health hazard by resident has now been bizarrely covered in fertilizer.

MORE than 35,000 children in Essex will be given free school meal vouchers for the February half term.

A SEASIDE estate agency has helped spread a little bit of joy after putting an icy cold property made entirely of snow up for sale.

A series of stunning aerial pictures have shown Colchester covered in a blanket of snow.

The Met Office has extended its warning for snow and ice in Essex in to Thursday.

A TALENTED young author has said “it is a great feeling” to have published his very first novel and now hopes others can appreciate his ability to write.

CALLING all Ipswich Town fans.

A FINAL decision on the future of Mistley Quay will be made by the Supreme Court today following years of legal wranglings.

Essex could see temperatures drop to as low as -13c on Wednesday night in what would be the coldest night in a decade.

There are huge queues on the A12 near Colchester this morning after a lorry overturned and a crash took place.

Pictures show the wreckage of an overturned lorry, which has caused the A12 to be closed on Wednesday morning.

UK Power Networks has explained why "several thousand" homes in Colchester lost electricity on Tuesday evening.

A COURT heard how a father who was fatally stabbed had been trying to help his brother who owned money to drug dealers.

England’s deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, has said the South African variant of coronavirus is unlikely to become the dominant strain in the UK.

POLICE have issued a warning about the crime sextortion.

PLANS to create a drive-thru Subway sandwich shop at an out-of-town shopping centre have been described as "another blow" for Clacton town centre.

SEVERAL schools remain closed to students on Wednesday after Storm Darcy battered Essex.