A DAREDEVIL duo are taking on monster waves, scorching heat and shark-infested waters for a fundraising rowing challenge across the Atlantic.

DEDICATED hospital workers have been praised for the “amazing” way in which they have approached the coronavirus crisis.

School closures could lead to a loss in earnings of £350 billion in the long run, a report has warned.

A FRUSTRATED resident who says cars keep getting “vandalised and smashed up” in the street near where she lives is calling on the police to take urgent action.

A FAMILY have spoken of their “indescribable” grief after a beloved father and partner died suddenly from coronavirus.

A HOSPITAL boss has urged the public to not let the optimism of the vaccine roll-out lead to complacency at what is a pivotal moment in the fight against coronavirus.

A TEACHER who failed to tell her school she was living with a sex offender who accessed indecent images of children has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and banned from teaching.

COLCHESTER Council banked £2.11 million in profit from parking services last year, according to figures put out by a research group.

Colchester United's Jobserve Community Stadium is one of six new mass Covid vaccine centres opening in the east this week.

A DEVASTATED teenager has spoken his mum’s heart-wrenching final message - “I love you with all my heart” - before she was put into a coma and later died from Covid.

These seven pubs across north and mid Essex are in need of a new landlord.

A HOSPITAL boss believes his staff would feel “embarrassed” if they were to be honoured for their role in the fight against coronavirus outbreak.

Essex restaurants are among the best in the UK according to this year's Michelin Guide.

Captain Sir Tom Moore is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.

A driver is in a critical condition in hospital after crashing into a tree in Chelmsford on Saturday morning.

ANOTHER 67 deaths of patients who had tested positive for coronavirus have been announced at hospital trusts in Essex.

A female pedestrian was injured after a collision with a van on a zebra crossing in Colchester.

Think you know what it means to be British? Got a decent grasp of the nation's history and traditions?

Essex Police raided an illegal house party and fined revellers £15,000 on Saturday.

A witness appeal has been launched after an attempted break-in at a property in Clare Road, Braintree, in the early hours of Saturday.

The speed with which the first Covid variant to have been identified in the UK has spread across the country can be observed in a new interactive map.

Two people were cut free from a vehicle which had crashed into a ditch in Cressing.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for ice on Sunday for across Essex and large parts of England and Wales.

A video shows drivers swerving to avoid a mass of potholes in East Street in Colchester.

A driver has suffered serious injuries after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Three Mile Hill, in London Road, Widford, in Chelmsford, on Sunday morning.

It’s fair to say the new product has sparked a mixed reaction among shoppers branding the"absolutely vile".

This is everything we know about Colchester Council's £43 million capital investment programme for the town.

TONIGHT, Cat, I'm going to be Sarah Brightman.

DRIVE, determination and care.

Data from Google shows how well Essex has complied with lockdown rules in both March and January.

RESEARCH suggests if everyone went vegan for just one day a week there would no longer be a climate crisis.

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

IT'S the end of an era for Colchester.

NEW food hygiene ratings for establishments across Colchester have been published by the Food Standards Agency.

This week plans for a new theme park just across the border from Essex moved a step closer.

Here is a run down of where we are with Alumno's £40 million development planned for Colchester - and what could happen next.

These are the faces and stories of the criminals handed a prison sentence in north Essex this month.

A fly-on-the wall documentary about the royal family has resurfaced in full on the internet before being swiftly removed.

A dog had to have its stomach pumped after ingesting rat poison at Mile End Recreation Ground in Colchester.

CONCERNS over 'Covid tongue' have sparked calls for it to be recognised as an official symptom.

Climate Central has produced a map showing which parts of north Essex are at most at risk from rising sea levels due to global warming.

A LOCKDOWN fitness star has become the public face of a hit new fashion craze.

NEW data has revealed the extent of the spending in Essex during the Eat Out To Help Out scheme last year.

The River Stour burst its banks causing flooding at Flatford and down to Dedham.

These are the latest Covid infection rates for areas across Essex.

All of the UK is under a lockdown to try to bring down the rate of coronavirus and protect the NHS.

The Prime Minister set out the steps that must be met before any restrictions in the country can be eased. 

SUPERFANS of Braintree rave band the Prodigy can bid for a tenuous bit of Keith Flint history.

Stephen Morrison died after being stabbed in Epping, Essex, in June last year.

A total of 26 new deaths of Covid patients have been announced in hospitals across Essex on Saturday.