Lidl and Aldi have revealed the latest items hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of their stores from Sunday, January 24, 2021.

A MILKSHAKE brand will start supplying its dairy-free shake range to another supermarket chain.

MOTHER Nature continues to provide fascinating photo opportunities for the Gazette’s Camera Club members.

THE new year is a perfect, natural time to mull over career options.

Fast Covid testing centres have been set up across Essex to help get coronavirus infection rates down.

A QUAINT village in Essex is set to become the backdrop of a new major TV drama based on the best-selling novel The Essex Serpent.

A STRETCH of the A12 will stay closed overnight while resurfacing and repair work continues between the Severalls interchange and Marks Tey.

IT’S the end of the line for first-class seating on many Greater Anglia trains.

Here is when snow could arrive across north and mid Essex this weekend.

SUGGESTIONS anyone who tests positive for Covid could automatically be handed £500 to self-isolate have been slammed by Gazette readers.

COLCHESTER already has a lot of supermarkets, there is no doubt about that.

HERE are the death notices published in the Gazette this week:

If you've got a spare £4 million lying around this stunning home in 76 acres of grounds in Aldham could be for you.

Martin Lewis has issued advice for anyone thinking about investing in Bitcoin.

Police say they will hand out fines for people who refuse to keep within the rules for outdoor exercise.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned, return them to the place of purchase to get a refund.

Driving tests have been significantly disrupted once again during the latest lockdown, with lessons and all theory and practical tests suspended.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to address the nation at 5pm. It is expected he will be joined by Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance.

MORE than half of over 80s in north Essex have been vaccinated for coronavirus, with plans to vaccinate about 10,000 people this weekend.

The coronavirus infection rate in Colchester has increased slightly, but has dropped significantly on last week.

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

SEVEN people smugglers have been jailed for a total of more than 92 years in prison following our investigation into the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019.

A WEATHER warning has been issued for snow and ice across Essex.

A section of the A12 at Colchester has been closed overnight for five weeks as part of road improvements which will last five months.

Boris Johnson has signalled that he will take a cautious approach to easing restrictions.

A woman who claimed more than £20k in benefits has been handed a suspended sentence.

ANOTHER 28 patients have died after testing positive for Covid-19 at the trust which runs Colchester Hospital.

Boris Johnson has said there is 'some evidence' a new UK variant of coronavirus has a higher level of mortality.

A HEALTH watchdog has told a mental health trust to make safety improvements.

Colchester MP Will Quince has asked Robert Jenrick to intervene and investigate the council’s handling of Alumno’s development.

COLCHESTER hairdressers proved top of the crops after reaching the finals of a prestigious awards competition.

PLANS have been set in place to speed up the rate of vaccination across north Essex.

A skip lorry driver has avoided jail after a pensioner died in a fatal crash in Chelmsford.

Royal Mail has explained what has caused postal problems across Colchester to the town's MP Will Quince.

A police officer based in Clacton is set to appear in court after he was charged with computer misuse offences.

A woman who claimed more than £20k in benefits has been handed a suspended sentence.

The Prime Minister’s briefing comes as the country continues to record high numbers of cases and record death tolls.

Train services to Colchester, Clacton, Braintree, Harwich and Southend will be disrupted.

Public Health England has issued a warning to keep warm as the Met Office forecast a spell of cold weather.

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.

PLANS have been submitted for a new clubhouse and swimming pool at a popular holiday park in Jaywick.

Armchair critic Desmond McCarron (Gazette Letters, January 4, “Changes are needed to avoid gridlock”) had a pop at Sir Bob Russell, asking “what, if any, changes Sir Bob managed to help engineer on the parlous state of Colchester transport d...

Colchester's Autism Anglia have created an autism passport to help people with condition across the world.

A teenager accused of a neo-Nazi-inspired terrorist plot involving printed firearms has been given a trial date in the summer due to his young age and the "gravity" of the charges.

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

Do you know someone who has gone the extra mile during the pandemic?

TODAY’S nostalgia spread features a real slice of history.

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.