An illegal match organiser has been slapped with a £200 fine after community fury over the children's game.

THE site of a former school for children with special educational needs is set to be redeveloped into 60 apartments for older people.

EVERYONE who tests positive for Covid could automatically be handed £500 to self-isolate.

THE firm behind the Tollgate Village development has provided a new distribution centre for Colchester Foodbank.

An inventor has said how humbling his award-winning board game’s sales have been, despite lockdown rules keeping shops closed.

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REALITY TV star, Gemma Collins, has joined dozens of stars, friends and colleagues in tributes to businessman Mick Norcross who has been found dead at home.

Everyone in England who tests positive for Covid-19 could automatically be given £500 as part of plans ministers are reportedly considering to boost quarantine compliance.

A CARE home boss has said it is an “honour” to see some of his elderly residents be the first in the region to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Colchester Council and Essex County Council have clashed horns over Alumno's proposed £40 million student flats development.

PARENTS of a six-year-old girl diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour are desperately trying to raise £370,000 for lifesaving treatment in America.

A BAFFLED burglary victim emerged from his home to go shopping to find sneak thieves had snatched his BMW from his driveway.

TOWIE star and Essex businessman, Mick Norcross, has been found dead, it was reported tonight.

A FAMILY fled from their home following a "severe" bedroom blaze in Colchester.

Home building in Colchester increased last year – boosted by a spike in activity over the summer as coronavirus restrictions were lifted, figures suggest.

A MUCH loved tree known has finally fallen from Walton's Naze cliffs onto the beach.

Part of the A12 at Kelvedon has been closed due to a broken down vehicle.

HOME Secretary Priti Patel has announced £800 fines for those who attend house parties.

A FAMILY firm has helped raise hundreds of pounds to support Colchester Zoo during lockdown.

CORONAVIRUS infection rates are falling across north Essex but health bosses have warned it is “absolutely vital” people keep following the rules.

THE number of people visiting Colchester Hospital’s accident and emergency department fell by 35 per cent last month when compared with December 2019.

A DANGEROUSLY out of control bulldog escaped from a garden before attacking a woman and leaving her dog in need of urgent treatment.

MORE than half of people aged 80 and over in the region have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine, figures reveal.

Mark Cory, leader of Colchester Council, has urged supermarkets in the town to continue doing all they can to prevent the spread of Covid.

THE number of Covid-19 deaths in Tendring have increased 100 per cent in just one week.

The trust which runs Colchester Hospital has confirmed the deaths of 17 more Covid patients.

A MUM who was cleared of breaching lockdown restrictions after she was stopped and searched twice in a single day while trying to shop for essentials says she was left scared she would receive a criminal record.

COLCHESTER Council is set to increase its share of residents’ council tax by just under £5 a year.

CONCERNS have been sparked over the proximity of high-voltage electricity cables to homes.

AN “isolated” young man who stored indecent images of children on an online storage account said he first accessed the pictures through pop-ups from pornography websites.

POLICE are appealing for information to help find a missing teenager.

A MUM has urged people to get symptoms checked after doctors discovered she had a rare brain tumour the size of a golf ball.

MORE than £8,000 of grants are being handed out to local groups in Harwich to help them get through the Covid-19 pandemic.

A PENSIONER has died after being involved in a serious road crash.

The Met Office is warning of spells of heavy rain, sleet and snow this weekend.

A map shows a new part of Colchester now has the highest coronavirus infection rate.

A mum-of-three has described the "scariest moment of my life" after her youngest son swallowed a lithium battery which almost burned a hole through his oesophagus.

Home Secretary Priti Patel will lead a Downing Street press conference tonight.

A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted in a pub garden after an experienced electrician installed lighting which had "significant defects", a court has heard.

STEPS are being taken to bring a lake back to its former glory following concerned residents' calls for action.

More teachers in Essex were off work due to coronavirus than in many other places in England, new figures show.

HUNDREDS of patients have waited a year for routine treatment at the trust which runs Colchester Hospital.

A FUNDRAISING page set up to support the family of a late firefighter has generated thousands of pounds.

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Gavin Williamson said that he wanted to get pupils back in the classroom at the “earliest possible opportunity”.

A BIG-HEARTED youngster sacrificed his birthday presents to raise vital cash for charity instead.

ANOTHER Covid snake is on the loose in Colchester.

LITTLE ones are continuing to have fun at a Colchester nursery.

Experts tracking the spread of Covid-19 in England say infections may have gone up at the start of January - despite a national lockdown being in place.