The team at Balti Night, in Manor Street, Braintree, has received a Restaurant Guru 2024 award for its “excellence in food and service”.

The Ginger Potter is founded by Rebecca Jones, a former policewoman who has developed her craft from no experience to a successful business in just two years.

HOMEGROWN heroes Blur made a remarkable return to Colchester last night, officially kickstarting their comeback with what was their first show in eight years.

FOR food and drink fans, summer is perhaps the best time of year in Colchester – not least due to the Colchester Food and Drink Festival in June.

Impamark, a merchandising company from Burnham on Crouch, are celebrating 55 years this year, an achievement the company is so proud of.

Firefighters were called to Alexandra Street at 1.46am after a member of the public saw smoke coming from the house

An inquest was opened into the death of Jeffery Tompkins at Essex Coroner's Court on Friday.

A COLCHESTER Restaurant Tearoom is celebrating 10 years after it re-opened its doors.

A group of Colchester based troops have been involved in a mission in Estonia called 'Steadfast Defender'. The operation saw troops from all NATO countries involved.

The home which has been on the market for more than three years is the longest to be up for sale in Colchester.

Barn Hall Avenue, located in Colchester is still awaiting the potholes to be sorted, on from last year when they were due to be fixed.

In the 12 months to January, officers shredded 23,840 weapons and sharp-bladed implements, to put them beyond criminal use

ONCE again talented members of the Gazette camera club have taken some incredible pictures in and around northeast Essex this new year.

The Jeremy Bamber Innocence Campaign protested outside the offices of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) on Friday.

Road closures enclosed in Colchester and the surrounding areas. Including Hamilton Road being closed for four days.

From Monday May 27 to Friday May 31 characters in historical costume will be wandering the galleries of Colchester Castle.

Joyato Sushi and Grill is taking on a unit at the Northern Gateway Leisure Park in Colchester.

Autumn, it’s a time of year where the weather becomes a bit more chilly, the leaves turn brown, and even the air feels a bit more crisp.

The Wivenhoe Art Trail is designed to support and promote artist and makers who reside in Wivenhoe as they throw open their studio doors to the public.

HOLLYTREES Museum sits a stone’s throw from Colchester Castle and amongst the beautifully tended gardens of Castle Park.

The 2024 Ford RideLondon Classique will feature 3 courses across London next week and will be finishing day 1 in Colchester.

Frank’s Motorcycles is joining the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride to raise funds for Movember on Sunday in Colchester.

It's by no means recent, but Colchester's impressive scene for music, arts, and culture continues to grow.

A formerly homeless University of Essex student has attended a Buckingham Palace garden party off the back of a royal invite.

Dora Margaret Pasirayi, an agency nurse who regularly worked at the former Yew Trees Hospital in Kirby-le-Soken, had been suspended for six months.

Jon Hunt, 70, was born in Colchester and began his property career when he was just 19.

Labour's new advertising van has visited Colchester after Sir Keir Starmer set out his “first steps for change” during a visit to Essex.

Colchester Council’s planning committee is set to review blueprints for up to 600 homes, a new primary school, and a new nursery in Stanway.

Bibi Stone and Alex Potter are both accused of burglary, criminal damage, and causing grievous bodily harm.

Officers investigating two robbery incidents in Colchester are appealing for help identifying a suspect we want to speak to in connection with the incidents.

A Tendring councillor has been found to have breached the councillors’ Code of Conduct after being accused of “highly offensive” and “racist remarks”.

A mammoth new exhibition of 64 watercolour paintings of the viaduct will be staged at the museum Goods Shed.

LATEST figures have shown that cases drug-resistant disease in North East Essex are up and above the national average in north east Essex – with concerns about the safety of vulnerable patients.

Julie Robinson admitted stealing products worth more than £3,900 from the John Lewis store in Chelmsford city centre, Essex Police said.

Following sell-out performances off-Broadway and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the comedic parody Six Chick Flicks is touring the UK and Ireland.

RESIDENTS are being asked to be vigilant following a spate of attacks by vandals at public toilet blocks across Tendring.

Joni Thompson from the Open Road charity has said synthetic opioids are making heroin five thousand times more deadly.

A SENIOR Ofsted official has said “too many young people are being let down” as an Essex County councillor sends letters to parents who felt let down by a council meeting.

A spokesperson for Colchester City Council said: “We understand concerns raised about recent markings on headstones at Mersea Road Cemetery. We want to assure residents that this is a necessary safety precaution.

Council leaders are confident for plans for a sustainable community on the Colchester and Tendring border as a public review has come to an end.

Many pets are looking to find new homes from the Essex RSPCA centres and the associated Danaher Animal Home.

Hollywood Bowl is looking for someone to come and test all aspects of the new centre for “optimum fun levels”.

Colchester Council has announced its new administration and cabinet two weeks after voters had their say.

TRAVELLERS remain on the Colchester council-owned King’s Meadow with the countywide traveller unit seeking to acquire a possession order.

A woman who pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker had a court acknowledging her remorse and exceptional circumstances.

Will Quince told the Gazette that he will call for more investment to tackle drug gang misery.

THE arrival of a new market in Frinton is edging ever closer after signs depicting the brand's iconic logo were installed.

The arrests follow two deaths in Greenstead and a third in the Colchester city centre, with all three said to be related to class A drugs.

A fan favourite and beloved character from the Australian hit-show “Neighbours” is coming to Clacton.

Sabrino Hajderaj, 20, appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday where he faced three charges.