Greggs has sunk to its first loss in 36 years - but says it still plans to open another 100 new stores in the coming months.

MEET two of the newest arrivals in north Essex.

The heatbroken owners of an Italian greyhound who went missing in Friday Woods in Colchester say he has been found dead.

FOLLOWING the success of Brightlingsea WinterFest, an art initiative and book has been planned to carry on raising spirits.

A CENTRE that gives youngsters a "fun, safe and attractive" place to meet friends, learn skills and enjoy activities could be heading to Colchester.

A number of countries in Europe and across the world have suspended use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

STANSTED Airport is marking the 30th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen officially opening the iconic terminal building, but celebrations are overshadowed by a "crisis like no other".

Residents and Colchester Cycling Campaign have hit out at the proposals to revamp the click and collect facility at Asda in Colchester.

The old Layer Road Surgery in Colchester could be demolished and replaced with a new medical centre, if plans are approved.

A NEW centre giving out Covid vaccines has opened.

Today is one year since the first Covid death was reported at a hospital in Essex - here are how many lives have been lost during the pandemic.

Jaywick residents have hit out at Tendring Council, claiming rats are running riot in the area due to the bins not being emptied in six weeks.

Alyssa-Hope Fincher, 7, who has battled leukaemia, is helping shatter the stigma associated with Down Syndrome.

A DRIVING instructor who attempted to take his life is now pounding the pavements in aid of Colchester Zoo.

The head of hospitals in mid and south Essex has described the past year as ‘one like no other’.

New figures show the Covid infection rate has risen by 250 per cent in a week in one part of Colchester.

A DRUNK teenager threw a punch at supermarket staff and made threats to “cut their throats” and “eat their eyes”.

The retailer said it has been hit hard by the pandemic, which has kept many of its stores shut for key periods around Christmas and Easter.

Essex Fire Service have announced the death of Braintree Fire Station's Watch Manager Paul Burder.

A property on the Greenstead estate in Colchester has been closed by Essex Police.

A Clacton man has been ordered to pay compensation after abusing naked cyclists who were riding through the seaside town.

LOCALS are making a last-ditch bid to save their historic village pub.

A YOUNGSTER’S world-wide collaborative art project has raised more than £100,000 for Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals Charity.

POLICE are appealing for information about a man who has links to Clacton.

A LEADING holiday company will be creating almost 80 new jobs in north Essex.

Essex Police have thanked the public after a missing 12-year-old from Colchester was found.

Royal Mail said that it has processed an unprecedented volume of parcels in the past year.

The Vatican holds that gay people must be treated with dignity and respect, but that gay sex is “intrinsically disordered.”

Netflix has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming this week.

The South East is set to experience a “cold blast” with snow and ice forecast over the next few days.

Ordering food on your phone while in the queue for McDonald's can result in a maximum fine of £1,000 and 6 points on your licence.

People across the UK have been urged to get their coronavirus vaccine, despite a growing list of countries temporarily suspending use of the AstraZeneca jab amid concern around blood clots.

Changes are being made to certain laws next month from minimum wage to statutory sick pay.

WITHAM popstar Olly Murs has confirmed his summer spectacular at Colchester's Castle Park will go ahead as planned.

Olly Murs has rescheduled his summer tour - but Colchester's show is still set to go ahead as planned.

A WOMAN has been charged with drink driving following an incident near Halstead.

ITV hit show The Only Way Is Essex has revealed how the cast and crew can film in pubs, restaurants and gyms despite the Covid lockdown.

A PARISH council sent a complaint to watchdogs after claims the ecology assessment made for a large development misrepresented the value of the land.

There could be a staycation book in the UK this year due to Covid - here are some unusual and quirky places to stay in north and mid Essex.

TODAY’S nostalgia spread is another celebration of characters and personalities from Colchester’s history.

TODAY marks a key anniversary in terms of north Essex’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

THE Southend woman arrested at the vigil for Sarah Everard said she had “never been so scared” – but wants to focus on women’s safety rather than the police’s actions on the day.

MORE than a quarter of care home staff in Essex have not been vaccinated against Covid.

A PARAMEDIC who lost his battle with Covid-19 could be remembered on Southend seafront, with his own bench next to the iconic Chinnerys.

ESSEX care homes have seen more coronavirus deaths so far this year than the whole of 2020, partly because of the highly-transmissible Kent strain of Covid-19.

One of the UK’s leading statisticians says he is ‘no doubt’ the UK will be hit by a third wave of coronavirus infections.

Temperatures are set to drop in Essex in the coming days - bringing the threat of wintry showers.

THE man responsible for infrastructure across Essex is to lobby the Government to get a major route dualled after Harwich won freeport status.

THE UK Independence Party group on Tendring Council has been dissolved after a defection left it with just one councillor.

AN inspirational teenage runner is preparing to tackle what will be a gruelling fundraising event in memory of his friend who tragically died.