WITH this week marking the one year anniversary of the first lockdown, many will be looking forward to a break.

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

A HOLIDAY park chain has revealed the details of when and how their coastal resorts will be opening up in the next few months.

IN 1986, Richard Bell left university with a degree in marine zoology and no idea what to do next.

Salmonella poisoning, food allergies and unapproved premises' are just some of the reasons behind a number of urgent product recalls across the UK.

MASKED robbers wielding knives and hammers robbed a man of £50 in cash and left him needing hospital treatment.

Here is how a murder trial into the fatal stabbing of a father-of-two unfolded.

A PICTURESQUE garden in a north Essex village has been named as one of the most ‘Instagrammable’ in Britain.

Four individuals and companies in Essex have been named on a government list of tax defaulters.

THE Golden Globe winning lead actress of a much-anticipated Essex TV show has been pictured shooting scenes on a transformed town set.

A handful of neighbourhoods in Colchester are still recording mutliple cases of Covid-19 despite another drop in infection rates.

A woman has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a crash this afternoon.

Shops have been given the go ahead to stay open until 10pm when they welcome back the public from next month.

A SHOPLIFTER was arrested on suspicion of stealing a haul of products from a health and beauty retailer after a multi-agency effort.

A MAN has been jailed for life after murdering his friend with his van in a “drink-fuelled rage”.

A BUS driver feared violence when he was threatened by a drunk man who went on to shatter the vehicle’s glass doors with a kick.

Officers will be in Frinton this evening to keep the community safe after reports of a planned disturbance in the area.

MASKED robbers wielding knives and hammers robbed a man of £50 in cash.

THE family of a much-loved dad-of-three who died following an altercation at a holiday park have suffered a fresh blow after their appeal to see police officers prosecuted was rejected.

CORONAVIRUS self-test kits will be available for collection at 21 libraries across Essex from Monday.

CANNABIS growers who were found tending to a £1.3 million drugs farm had arrived in the country only months before in order to seek work.

A £1MILLION state-of-the-art centre is to be built at Broomfield Hospital to help fight cancer.

SPORTS fanatics will be able to get back to Tendring's leisure centres from the end of this month.

PLANS have been submitted for nine homes instead of offices on farmland in Elmstead

ALMOST 200 Chelmsford prison inmates have contracted Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, figures have revealed.

SHOCKING footage of an arrest appears to show a police officer kneeling on a man’s neck or head before punching him repeatedly in the street.

ESSEX police has referred itself to the standards watchdog and an officer has been placed on reduced duties after footage of an arrest was posted online.

A TIMELESS area of natural beauty has been named as one of the best locations to live in the East of England are being meticulously dissected by expert judges.

A country park car park will be closed to the public for two days.

More than 170,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been given out in north Essex.

Column: Colchester farmer Peter Fairs reflects on the growing, infuriating issue of flytipping

CONCERNED residents are calling for the installation of speed bumps following a nasty crash which resulted in two people being taken to hospital.

JAMIE Oliver has been given the go-ahead to rebuild a 600-year-old moat bridge at his £6million Essex mansion.

IT has been brought to my attention from an eagle-eyed Middlewick campaigner that Colchester Council has moved the goalposts in the local plan which to me works in the favour of developers.

CHILDHOOD memories and stories have been brought to life as part of a fascinating new book about a Colchester school.

THE owners of a family-run business who repurposed their farmland in a bid to open for the school holidays are “disappointed” they will have to remain closed.

A HEARTBROKEN mum whose daughter was sent away by doctors more than ten times before her cancer was diagnosed has launched a petition calling for patients to be referred at the earliest opportunity.

A DOG owner who says a “heartless” poacher attempted to snatch her pooch has warned residents to be vigilant.

THE Essex Weather Centre has suggested we may get snow...on Easter Sunday.

A QUAYSIDE has undergone a transformation as it became the backdrop for the filming of a new TV show.

READERS are divided over possible plans to bar customers from pubs if they have not had their Covid-19 vaccination.

A LOVING husband has paid tribute to his wife who was his everything after she died from cancer.

NORTH Essex residents are being urged to play by the rules so lockdown restrictions can be eased in the coming weeks and months.

A SWAN found dangling upside down in a tree needed to be rescued by the RSPCA.

Colchester Zoo has updated customers on what will happen to any gift vouchers which have expired during lockdown.

A Colchester tree surgeon has won a legion of fans after speaking about his cancer battle while appearing on Channel 4's First Dates Hotel.

An officer has found to have committed misconduct in connection with their actions when responding to reports of a domestic related incident.

THIS was the touching moment a 'beautiful' funeral procession for a popular pub landlady set-off after family and friends paid their respects.

A MAN has been jailed for more than seven years after admitting his role in a string of burglaries.

Pub chain Wetherspoon has revealed its ‘reduced menu’ for when it will reopen hundreds of venues next month.