STAFF at Clacton Pier are undertaking a stock count of all species in its seaquarium.

PEOPLE across Colchester have been warned to follow the rules or face a fine after as many as 80 people congregated at a skatepark.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after an attempted burglary led to them discovering a four floor cannabis factory.

TESCO was forced to close its store over the weekend as it reached maximum capacity - as frustrated shoppers saw people “fighting over the roasties”.

Police seized drugs in a morning raid on a home in Colchester.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a renowned scientist and great-grandfather who was a founding member of Colchester’s YMCA.

A MANHUNT has been launched after a man was sprayed in the face with an unknown substance before being assaulted in what police believe was a targeted attack.

STUDENTS at Essex University will be able to pause paying rent on their accommodation while they have to study from home.

A RECOVERY centre will remain closed to military veterans “for the foreseeable future”, but is open to support injured serving soldiers.

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RESIDENTS are urging the owners of Walton Pier to restore the coastal landmark to its glory days.

FOUR areas of Essex are part of a postage "blacklist" with homeowners not receiving regular deliveries.

The £60 million Stane Retail Park which will create new premises for B&Q, Marks and Spencer and Aldi is on course to be completed by October 2021.

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A DEVASTATED family are appealing for help in finding a 37-year-old father who has been missing for almost six weeks.

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A Colchester man who travel 80 miles with his children to see seals in Norfolk despite the lockdown has been fined by police.

The areas in Essex which will be offering testing for people without symptoms of coronavirus have been updated.

ESSEX had one of the biggest spends in the UK on running expenses for street lights last year, figures have revealed.

THE number of Covid-19 cases in Tendring have increased 50 per cent in the past week.

A POPULAR celebrity doctor said current lockdown measures are not strong enough to tackle the spread of Covid.

A MAN in his 60s has died following a medical emergency at a railway station.

A CYCLIST suffered minor injuries after a collision with a car which failed to stop.

After two women were handed £200 fines for driving just five miles for a walk it caused confusion amongst the public.

A NEW localised food delivery service is already expanding to new locations after enjoying a successful first month of trading and fundraising.

VOLUNTEERS at a community charity which dishes up warm food to those in need will continue to serve the public throughout the new lockdown.

Morrisons has confirmed customers who refuse to wear a mask without a medical exemption will be told to leave stores from today.

A ROBBERY in which two "fake" police officers put a victim in handcuffs must have been "terrifying", a councillor claims.

FOUR men have been arrested after a brawl outside a superstore where people suffered cuts.

A LORRY was broken into during the early hours of the morning before several items were stolen from inside.

The government issued guidance on the third nationwide Covid-19 lockdown which came into effect last week.

THE supply levels of oxygen in Southend Hospital have reached a "critical situation" according to bosses in an internal memo.

A RETIRED nurse and doctor have told of the ‘scandalous’ training schedule they faced in order to help out in the Covid vaccination drive - before a sudden Government U-turn finally cleared the way.

ESSEX popstar Olly Murs has left fans of the hit ITV show 'The Masked Singer' scratching their heads after responding to suggestions he could be behind the show's Robin costume.

RESIDENTS have reacted to a survey which named a deprived village was as one of the worst places to live in England.

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CAMPAIGNERS have hit out over plans for an 120-pitch campsite in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

IT'S hard to imagine a time when social distancing wasn't part of everyday life.

ESSEX Police's chief constable has issued a rallying cry to residents and is urging them to follow the lockdown rules.

The prospect of even tougher restrictions in London have been raised amid fears in the Government that the latest lockdown is not being strictly enough observed to stop the new Covid-19 variant from spreading.

COVID-19 swab tests for residents who do not have symptoms of the virus are being rolled out across Tendring this week.

A MAN "exposed himself" to a passenger on board a train travelling through south Essex.

WITH so many of us working from home right now, pets have never had so much of our attention - and we theirs.

NORTH Essex residents have voiced views as to whether the nation’s frontline workers should be rewarded for their work during the coronavirus pandemic.

A CALENDAR featuring a pair of socially-distanced miniature schnauzers has raised more than £1,000 for good causes.