Colchester United head coach Hayden Mullins on trialists and friendly win

A POLICE officer who persuaded a man to step down from a bridge in Colchester has received a commendation.

A YOUNG child was found wandering in a busy road without preschool teachers knowing, a report has revealed.

FLATFORD Mill is celebrating the 200th anniversary of John Constable’s iconic landscape painting The Hay Wain.

Colchester Council has chosen Breheny to complete the repairs to a section of quayside in Hythe where the piling is starting to detach from the riverbank.

A FUNDRAISER has been launched with a view of renovating a basketball court which will commemorate the success and history of a town’s team.

Parts of the A12 are being closed overnight for five months - here's what you need to know.

PRINCE Charles cast a careful eye over Colchester’s parachute regiment during a “momentous and historic” visit to the town’s garrison.

A HEARTBROKEN niece has once again vowed to get justice for her late uncle on the second anniversary of his murder.

A DRUG dealer who sold crack cocaine and heroin to an undercover police officer acted out of fear and was a victim of modern slavery, a court heard.

A COLCHESTER nightclub has received permission to open and serve booze later into the early hours of the morning.

A WOMAN with multiple sclerosis is starring alongside Game of Thrones actors Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie and a host of other celebrities with a close personal connection to the debilitating condition.

Atik in Colchester is set to defy Government guidance and reopen without people needing vaccine passports.

England defender Tyrone Mings has accused Priti Patel of pretending to be disgusted after three players were subject to racial abuse online.

A POST office is to re-open back in its original premises - a year after it had to move.

The World Health Organisation say the lambda variant has been found in 29 countries so far and some cases have been confirmed in the UK.

Colchester United announce squad numbers for the new 2021-22 season

Steve Ball on why he is relishing his recruitment role with Colchester United

FAMILIES turned out in force for the return of Brightlingsea’s popular annual regatta despite Covid-19 restrictions.

A PARISH councillor who sexually assaulted four men and attacked a pensioner in his own home has been spared jail.

A WORLD-RENOWNED chef was spotted filming a new mystery show near Colchester.

AN enormous tree weighing six tonnes has fallen into a resident’s conservatory, despite years of complaints it could pose a major risk to surrounding property.

A PRIMARY school has shut its doors and will not reopen until the beginning of the new academic year after a student tested positive for coronavirus.

An Essex Police officer has been injured during a collision this afternoon.

HEALTH inspectors have temporarily shut down a family-run restaurant after finding mouse droppings and flies in the kitchen.

Essex Police officers rescued a tiny duckling who had lost its mum and was wandering in and out of Lexden Road in Colchester.

FRINTON Summer Theatre is reopening its doors for its 80th season.

A COMEDIAN famed for his sometimes controversial jokes and side-splitting delivery is set to perform at a seaside town’s historic venue.

Residents have shared photos of an RAF flypast organised to mark Prince Charles' arrival at Colchester Garrison for a special ceremony.

A DASHING duo are on look out for a new home in which they can exercise their love of playing with squeaky toys and enjoy plenty of cuddles.

A YOUNG woman found semi-conscious on a beach had to treated by paramedics before being taking to hospital.

Carina Ioannou captured a video of an RAF flypast organised to travel over Colchester Garrison on Tuesday.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, has been pictured on a visit to Colchester's Merville Barracks on Tuesday.

A COUNCIL is set to host a virtual festival designed to help businesses from across the county better understand the benefits of ‘social value’.

Here are the results of the GP Patient Survey 2021 for all the GP surgeries in Colchester.

THE owner of a well-known beach hut has joined forces with a famous and magical nanny with the hope of bringing joy to as many people as possible.

IT'S the end of an era for schoolchildren across north Essex.

An Essex Police officer has been dismissed without notice after making discriminatory and offensive comments to other officers.

The latest Covid infection rates for Colchester show one part of the town has an infection rate nearly double the England average.

MORE than 200 classic motors will be revving their way to Colchester Castle Park for the return of a charity fundraiser.

Six huge RAF aircraft are set to take part in a flypast over Merville Barracks in Colchester on Tuesday morning.

A CRICKET club is hosting a summer camp to give budding Alastair Cooks a chance to enjoy and have fun while playing the popular sport.

THE majority of Gazette readers have said they would support mandatory mask use in enclosed spaces after July 19’s Freedom Day.

PRINCE Charles is set to visit paratroopers in Colchester during a ceremonial presentation of new colours to several battalions.

A TIMELINE shows the movements of two alleged killers in the minutes before a pensioner was strangled to death in his own home, a court heard.

A YOUNG rapping prodigy who is just nine years old is hoping his debut single will help catapult him to super stardom and make him a viral sensation.

A PUBGOER was hospitalised after a brawl in a pub and officers reported dealing with a fan who tried to strangle a woman after England crashed out of Euro 2020 on penalties.

A NATIONAL partnership based at the University of Essex has won a national award for its efforts in helping university applicants through the UCAS process during Covid.

Sainsbury’s Love Your Veg Butternut Squash & Lentil Lasagne contains pork, beef and milk.

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