A PHOTOGRAPHER who once led the photographic department for the Gazette and other weekly titles has died.

A MAN used a two-tonne van as a weapon when he rammed it into his close friend outside a pub, dragging his body a quarter of a mile down the road, a court heard.

THE fiancée of a transplant games gold medallist has told how he meant everything to her after he died aged just 42.

A developer has unveiled plans to build more than 300 new student flat on an old industrial site in Hythe, Colchester.

MOTORISTS are facing more delays as further closures of the A12 will take place this week.

A new study has found coronavirus can survive on clothing and transmit to other surfaces for up to three days.

A YOUNG couple who lost their jobs have been sleeping rough in a car for more than a year.

Colchester's average Covid infection rate is one of the few areas in England to see a rise compared with a week earlier.

The presence of salmonella make these products a health risk and customers are advised to return the product.

HERE is the first look at award-winning actress Claire Danes in the forthcoming period drama being filmed in an Essex village.

A COLCHESTER company has secured a £1 million contract to manufacture, supply and install fire doors to a housing association.

BANK HSBC has announced when it will be closing one of its branches in Colchester.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing 14-year-old from Essex.

THE Leader of Essex County Council has announced he will not be seeking re-election at May’s elections.

AN annoyed resident fears dangerous drivers are out of control after his £3,500 family car was smashed beyond repair by another vehicle while parked at the side of the road.

Mischievous museum staff recreated two of Colchester's most famous historical buildings - in bourbons, Garibaldi's and party rings.

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash which saw a vehicle leave the road in Halstead.

A shocked resident unexpectedly discovered a Second World War explosive in Alresford.

A CORONAVIRUS vaccine priority patient was “astounded” to be hit with a parking fine following his jab at Colchester Hospital.

E-SCOOTERS have been seized after four people were seen riding them in convoy in the middle of a road.

HERE is today's update of Covid-19 case rates for every local authority area in England.

AN NHS app could be used to display vaccination status or latest coronavirus test results, as ministers consider the ethical issues surrounding the possible introduction of vaccine passports.

A BOY has been taken to hospital for treatment after sustaining a stab wound.

DOGS have been seized from a home following concerns of a man "punching" a dog on Harwich beach.

More closures are planned at the long-running Ipswich Road roadworks scheme in Colchester.

A resident has hit out at a group of teens who flouted Covid lockdown rules by gathering in Castle Park in Colchester.

THE parents of a man left with a brain injury after a brutal attack have said the sentences on his attackers were not long enough.

READERS have set their sights on visiting family and friends and getting outdoors if lockdown lifts this summer.

THE number of Covid-19 cases in Tendring is continuing to fall rapidly.

A FURTHER five coronavirus deaths have been recorded at the trust which runs Colchester Hospital in the latest 24 hour period.

The Duke is not expected to leave hospital for several days, Buckingham Palace said.

Aldi has pinpointed 15 towns and places in Essex where it wants to build new stores.

A LIST of the latest available figures for the proportion of people aged 70 and over who have received the coronavirus vaccine in England has been released.

Parts of Essex will be hotter than Madrid and Venice tomorrow as the country enjoys a spell of warm weather.

A hungry seagull which got stuck inside a bin while looking for food had to be rescued by the RSPCA.

Where are the testing sites in Essex this week?

National lockdowns enforced throughout the coronavirus pandemic have inevitably meant less people getting in their car and driving on the roads.

A man has died after emergency services was called to an incident.

A DOCUMENTARY has captured an undercover policing team catching a paedophile in Essex.

A smartphone app helped firefighters rescue a woman who became trapped in her car.

CLACTON Pier has welcomed the roadmap out of lockdown as better than expected... and hopes to open in April.

A person was taken to hospital after the air ambulance landed in Old Heath Road, Colchester.

AN elderly man who suffered life-threatening injuries following a collision with a lorry is now in a “stable condition”, according to the police.

The Royal Mail has been the target of scammers and fraudsters before, and as such, has compiled helpful advice about staying safe.

WE'RE heading back to wartime Colchester for today's Gazette nostalgia.

A PRIMARY school has been encouraging its pupils to step away from their screens in a bid to promote mindfulness and wellbeing.

An air ambulance has landed in a field off Old Heath Road, Colchester, on Tuesday morning.

Poundland is reopening its store in Colchester town centre after a period of "hibernation".

There has been a surge in demand for people booking holidays since Boris Johnson announced his road map out of lockdown.

AN electric trailer bike will be used to deliver foodbank parcels to vulnerable residents in Greenstead.