A DEDICATED dad wants to thank the NHS staff who saved the lives of his wife and premature daughter by raising money on a charity walk.

A MAN was found dead in a Southend home after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning.

A SOLDIER will be sleeping out in the cold as part of a fundraising campaign to raise crucial funds for homeless veterans.

COUNCILLORS took a tour of a housing development which residents will be moving into this summer.

TODAY marks a milestone for the BBC's Comic Relief spectacular.

The first areas targeted for a £5 billion broadband upgrade have been revealed.

A MAN who was subdued with tear gas after sinking his teeth into the hand of a police officer has been jailed for more than two years.

This is why a popular walking route linking Hythe and Rowhedge in Colchester will be closed for at least a year.

Strong winds badly damaged the roof of the home of a popular cafe in Colchester.

MILLIONS of pounds is being injected into two north Essex schools to deliver major expansions which will benefit students and staff.

Boris Johnson is due to address the nation from Downing Street at 5pm.

THE roadmap out of lockdown will continue as planned despite concerns over possible delays and safety, Downing Street has confirmed.

A DRUNK man who took part in a 16-hour stand-off with negotiators and police after climbing onto the roof of a supermarket told a court he intended to take his own life.

A WOMAN said she was left feeling “sickened and humiliated” after a teacher took photographs up her skirt while she was on school property.

New data shows the latest numbers for how many people have had the Covid jab in each part of Colchester.

DEDICATED five-year-old Phoebe Hogg stepped into action to raise funds for her beloved Colchester Zoo.

AN inquest has opened into the death of a teenager.

AS the film credits rolled, Liz Firmin's life changed forever.

FINISHING touches are being installed at the new Colchester Northern Gateway Sports Park ahead of its opening next month.

A FREE parking permit for council taxpayer in Tendring is set to continue for the next financial year.

AN ESSEX man has been charged with trying to fraudulently sell dozens of high-value cars following a series of police raids.

Are you one of those people to have two birthdays in lockdown, in other words celebrating your big day between March 23 (when we went into lockdown last year) and March 28 (when the current one ends)?

Here is what Prime Minister Boris Johnson might talk about as he leads a Downing Street press briefing on Thursday.

Pizza Express has announced which 118 branches will reopen on April 12, and five of them are in Essex.

A YOUNG boxer died after being stabbed following an altercation, an inquest has heard.

Most people who have had coronavirus are protected from catching it again for at least six months, new research suggests.

A letter on the new e-scooters which are being trialled in Colchester.

Staff from four McDonald's in Colchester donated three-quarters of a tonne worth of food to Colchester Foodbank.

TODAY’S trip down memory lane features a special outing to the capital.

MORE than 35,000 children and young people are set to get free school meals vouchers after Essex County Council announced they were extending the programme during the Easter holidays.

Detectives investigating a gang of thieves who used scanners to steal at least 70 keyless cars and 4x4s have arrested nine people.

Derek Draper has been in hospital for a year. Kate Garraway says he has ‘surfed the crest of a very grim wave’.

CONCERNED councillors are calling for Essex’s streetlights to be switched back on overnight following the death of Sarah Everard.

According to the latest figures eight parts of Colchester are almost Covid free - here is where abouts.

A man has admitted causing the death of a fellow social club-goer in Essex.

Pizza Express has revealed which of its Essex restaurants it plans to reopen in April.

Asylum seekers could be sent to processing centres abroad under the Home Secretary’s plans to overhaul the immigration system, according to reports.

A MENTAL health advocate is running four miles every four hours for 48 hours to raise awareness on the impact of lockdown.

The Headgate Theatre in Colchester has secured a grant to help it reopen after lockdown.

A VETERAN is honouring those who died in combat by cleaning the area’s war graves - and is encouraging others to join in the task.

The Government continues to play down the impact of an expected drop in supplies of Covid vaccines.

A man arrested on suspicion of the murder and indecent assault of Stuart Lubbock at the home of entertainer Michael Barrymore 20 years ago has been released on bail.

A PEACE loving Colchester resident has decided to fill in his census form in the most annoying way possible – in protest over the company which owns part of the contract for it.

Campaigners are calling for urgent repairs to a series of 'dangerous' potholes in East Street, Colchester.

A GRANDMOTHER has been getting creative during lockdown and has now published two children’s books with her own illustrations.

NEW information leading to the arrest came to light following a Channel 4 documentary and police appeal with an increased reward, Essex Police has revealed.

These are the six neighbours in Colchester which are now almost Covid free - according to Government data.

A PERVERT who downloaded a haul of thousands of indecent pictures of children was found to have viewed the worst category of images depicting the sexual abuse of babies.

Drivers who park dangerously outside two schools in Stanway and Dovercourt could be issued with fines as part of a new pilot project.

THE number of people getting the first dose of their Covid-19 jab will be “constrained” as a result of a reduction in the supply available, health officials have warned.