A VETERAN is honouring those who died in combat by cleaning the area’s war graves - and is encouraging others to join in the task.

A MENTAL health advocate is running four miles every four hours for 48 hours to raise awareness on the impact of lockdown.

The Headgate Theatre in Colchester has secured a grant to help it reopen after lockdown.

Detectives investigating a gang of thieves who used scanners to steal at least 70 keyless cars and 4x4s have arrested nine people.

Campaigners are calling for urgent repairs to a series of 'dangerous' potholes in East Street, Colchester.

A GRANDMOTHER has been getting creative during lockdown and has now published two children’s books with her own illustrations.

A PEACE loving Colchester resident has decided to fill in his census form in the most annoying way possible – in protest over the company which owns part of the contract for it.

A DRUNK man who took part in a 16-hour stand-off with negotiators and police after climbing onto the roof of a supermarket told a court he intended to take his own life.

A WOMAN said she was left feeling “sickened and humiliated” after a teacher took photographs up her skirt while she was on school property.

NEW information leading to the arrest came to light following a Channel 4 documentary and police appeal with an increased reward, Essex Police has revealed.

These are the six neighbours in Colchester which are now almost Covid free - according to Government data.

A PERVERT who downloaded a haul of thousands of indecent pictures of children was found to have viewed the worst category of images depicting the sexual abuse of babies.

Drivers who park dangerously outside two schools in Stanway and Dovercourt could be issued with fines as part of a new pilot project.

THE number of people getting the first dose of their Covid-19 jab will be “constrained” as a result of a reduction in the supply available, health officials have warned.

Vaccination sites across the country were warned volumes for first doses are going to “significantly constrained” at the end of this month.

POLICE are investigating after a robbery in which a man sustained several injuries.

A busy riverside footpath linking Hythe in Colchester and Rowhedge will be shut for at least a year due to damage to the quayside.

AN entrepreneur has launched his own company with ambitions to become “the Airbnb of everything you own”.

POLICE are investigating after a community garden had its plants and bushes stolen not long after they were planted.

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help shape plans for a 9,000 home new town on the border of Colchester and Tendring.

A COUNCILLOR has lambasted the arsonists who deliberately started a fire inside Colchester’s former Homebase store.

POLICE searched a group of teenagers after concerns about an altercation in a field in Jaywick.

The father of a man found dead at Michael Barrymore’s house has welcomed news of a new arrest in connection with the murder of his son.

A planning application has been submitted to turn the home of Albatta Restaurant in Colchester into flats.

A MAN faces life in prison following a “drink-fuelled rage” in which he crushed his friend beneath his van.

A SELF-EMPLOYED hairdresser has expressed her excitement at being gifted the opportunity of a lifetime to meet her industry inspiration.

HOW times change.

Three of the country’s biggest supermarkets have issued an urgent safety message to their shoppers.

FIREFIGHTERS have recorded cause of a blaze inside Colchester's former Homebase store as deliberate.

Police have today announced a new arrest has been made in connection with the suspected murder of Stuart Lubbock.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock will lead a Downing Street press conference tonight - here is what he could talk about.

A LANDMARK in the Maldon district worth more than £5 million is going up for auction this month.

TOM Hiddleston will star alongside Claire Danes in the screen adaptation of the bestselling novel The Essex Serpent.

A NEW mass vaccination centre for south Essex is opening today as the NHS ramps up delivery of Covid-19 jabs in our communities.

Officers seized drugs and items during a dramatic raid at a home.

New data suggests one in five people with Covid only develop one symptom of the virus – a skin rash.

Colchester has seen a boom in the zero waste and refill business in recent years as customer look to cut down on waste.

Ollie White is now officially a registered manager at The Orchards, Thorrington, a facility which supports men with mental health needs and learning disabilities.

Cousins Alexa Bacon, eight, and Rosie Mills, nine, have been clearing litter whilst raising money for Rewilding Britain.

A JILTED ex uploaded a private image of his former girlfriend on to her own social media account before later telling her she should kill herself, a court heard.

The overwhelming majority of Colchester Gazette readers said more needs to be done to help women feel safe when walking home from a night out.

From March 22 field census officers will be knocking on doors and helping non-responders with any queries.

Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze in Colchester's former Homebase unit, which is set to become a Lidl supermarket.

A MAN from Cheshire has been arrested in connection with the murder of Stuart Lubbock.

Until driving lessons return on April 12, many learner drivers have turned to family members for lessons.

DETECTIVES have opened an investigation following reports of a man indecently exposing himself in Witham.

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

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

Pictures show the fire service at the scene of a blaze near Colchester town centre this afternoon.

THE number of new Covid-19 deaths reported in Tendring has fallen almsot 30 per cent in the past week.