These are the latest coronavirus infection rate figures for areas of Colchester.

A COLLEGE has signed up to a new mental health and wellbeing charter to reaffirm its commitment to supporting staff and students.

A TEENAGER who hacked into thousands of employees’ computers and is believed to have gotten hold of 1.7 million passwords has been handed a suspended sentence.

MORE than a thousand Covid patients have been discharged from the trust which runs Colchester Hospital since the start of the pandemic, figures reveal.

This is how Holocaust Memorial Day is being marked in Colchester this year.

A COURIER who collected money from the elderly victims of an elaborate fake police investigation con has been put behind bars.

AN emergency night shelter which provides accommodation for about 200 people every year is appealing for help to raise £50,000 to make its service Covid-secure.

A FAMILY is mourning the tragic loss of a loving mother of five, who died suddenly and unexpectedly in her sleep.

An appeal has been launched to help find two 15-year-olds missing from their homes in Sussex who could be in Essex.

The RSPCA in Essex is looking to rehome a blind guinea pig and her sister, who acts as her guide.

BOSSES at a care home which has been rated inadequate have spoken of their gruelling battle during the pandemic and heartbreak at losing residents.

One of the UK's leading manufacturers of disposable masks, is launching the first face mask vending machine.

HEALTH bosses say they are “convinced” an inquiry into deaths at a mental health unit in Essex will go far enough despite pleas from families.

With our roads littered with potholes and our footways unsafe, readers may be surprised to hear that Conservative-controlled Essex County Council has £986,000 of underspend on road and footway maintenance across the county, as seen at the last ca...

KIND-HEARTED Steve King has hatched a fundraising plan that he hopes will prove straight from the top drawer.

POLICE recovered a vehicle from a suspected hare courser in Layer Marney.

Britain could see another 50,000 deaths from coronavirus, one scientist on the Government's Sage advisory group has warned.

A Colchester couple died within weeks of each other after a beloved grandmother caught Covid at her husband's funeral.

DPD has been voted the "best" parcel delivery service in the UK.

TENDRING Council has retained a prestigious award recognising its quality as an employer for the fifth year running.

Stay with us for updates as Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads a coronavirus briefing at Downing Street.

A total of 31 officers have been slapped with £200 fines after breaching Covid-19 - by hiring a barber to cut their hair.

Boris Johnson has offered his “deepest condolences” to those who have lost relatives to coronavirus and pledged to ensure their loved ones are remembered as the Government’s figure for Covid-19 deaths passed 100,000.

AN ELDERLY man was found on his back with facial injuries, and inquest heard.

SAVVY students have teamed up to create a business helping youngsters keep in contact with elderly family members during the pandemic.

A COURIER who collected money from the elderly victims of an elaborate fake police investigation con has been put behind bars.

A FORMER nurse with terminal bladder cancer has been able to say ‘I do’ again to her ex-partner after her hospital colleagues went above and beyond.

Basildon's princess Denise Van Outen has announced she will quit ITV hit show Dancing On Ice after her shoulder injury became "unbearable."

ONLOOKERS were left gobsmacked when a police car reportedly misjudged a grass verge before overturning and ending up on its side.

Police have revealed some of the ‘clear and blatant’ breaches of Covid rules which have resulted in officers dishing out fines.

A CHARITY worker has branded a parking service as “disgusting” for issuing penalty notices to frontline workers helping administer the coronavirus vaccine.

A new part of Colchester has the borough's highest coronavirus infection rate, figures show.

An infuencer who travelled to Dubai to escape lockdown has insisted the trip was essential for her mental health.

A LONGSTANDING politician says the Government should be planning for extra capacity at mass vaccination centres to relieve the burden on the NHS.

A severe cold weather alert has been issued across Essex.

A GROUP of "nuisance youths" have been issued with warnings by police following reports of troubling behaviour on a seaside attraction.

A MAN has been sentenced for a number of online child sex offences.

A POPULAR and well-known opticians is celebrating a milestone anniversary after providing essential eye care to seasiders for a quarter of a century.

Famous faces have teamed up with the East of England Ambulance Service to show their appreciation to its hard-working staff.

PLANS to redevelop a historic town centre building to create a mixed accommodation block for students and residents have been revealed.

WORK on upgrading a busy interchange just off the A12 is set to begin next week.

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for the Government to treat nurseries in the same way as schools for the safety of children and staff as lockdown continues.

A SUPER slimmer who shed more than nine stone has credited his weight loss with helping him beat coronavirus.

A LORRY driver was given a heart-rending send off in an American-style truck by his family and friends.

The first mass coronavirus vaccination centre in East Anglia opens today.

IN LESS than two months, households across Tendring will be asked to take part in Census 2021.

CARER Dawn Preston is having to work extra-hard at the moment because of the ongoing pandemic.

TODAY’S Nostalgia spread takes us back just one year to when Storm Ciara battered the north Essex coast.

Residents across Essex have been urged to book a Lateral Flow Test in a bid to avoid the risk of spreading coronavirus.

SCAMMERS are targeting residents with fake offers of the coronavirus vaccine.