A PEDESTRIAN in his 20s suffered a head injury after a collision with a car which failed to stop.

We have dug through the archives to find these pictures from the former Sir Charles Lucas Art College, in Greenstead.

IT is not every day you have the opportunity to have a meal cooked by a MasterChef TV star.

DURING the last month there has been three articles in the Gazette concerning fox hunting.

A NEW road hierarchy has been introduced by the Department for Transport under changes to the Highway Code which have just come into force.

A housing study has revealed the fastest and slowest place to sell a property across Colchester.

IT is well documented Colchester was the capital of Roman Britain when the empire seized control some 2,000 years ago.

Colchester Council considers hundreds of planning applications every year.

FROM February 10, and continuing for 18 months, there will be temporary 'No Waiting, No Loading and No Stopping’ restrictions in place on various roads in Tendring, along with temporary 30mph speed restrictions. The roads will be closed to facilita...

Colchester United visit Leyton Orient in League Two

FROM a serious knife attack to a man being shot with a crossbow, the courts dealing with Colchester and Tendring cases have had a busy month.

A FRIEND of a wheelchair-using diner says their trip to a restaurant proved “stressful” due to the inaccessibility of the disabled toilet.

PLANS to turn a shop into a hot food takeaway restaurant have been met with animosity by residents.

The food hygiene ratings of every McDonald's in the county has been recorded

Colchester United under-23s lost at home to Ipswich Town

There's a method involving an EE Smart Plan that can help you get Apple Music for free

A Valentine's Day dinner from the comforts of your own house can be just as romantic than an expensive fine dining restaurant. Get the best bundle deals meal kits at MuscleFood.

Paris has long been recognised as the city of love so we couldn't imagine spending Valentine's day anywhere else. Here's how you can book your romantic getaway.

Romance is in the air as Red Letter Days has launched its Valentine’s Day gift guide including everything from Bungee jumps to spa retreats.

YouTube star LadBaby posted a video raving about the new device.

Welcome to the Daily Gazette Health & Wellbeing Awards 2022.

Martin Lewis's MoneySavingExpert has revealed how to use your central heating after an energy price hike was announced in the UK today.

A MAN has appeared in court charged with murder in connection with an investigation in Dovercourt.

An inquest revealed what area coroner Sean Horstead described as “inadequacies” in the mental health care

THE team investigating deaths of mental health patients in care in Essex will be protected from any legal claims in relation to the inquiry, its been confirmed.

FROM non-stop wins to narrowly avoiding elimination, it came worryingly close for Apprentice hopeful Brittany Carter in the latest episode of the popular TV show.

LOLLIPOP staff in Clacton reported nine incidents during a body-worn camera trial aimed at tackling abusive drivers.

A PAEDOPHILE has been locked up for more than two years of possessing and sharing indecent images of children.

Frankie Terry will return to Colchester United after linking up with Chelsea

FUNDING of up to £500 is available for projects helping to tackle isolation and improve mental health in Tendring.

Banter with Burns with CUSA chairman Jon Burns

A man accused of murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend has made his first crown court appearance.

CAMPAIGNERS have urged the powers that be behind multi-billion pound blueprints to deliver on the green vision they have set out.

January 4: Coronavirus once again made the front pages as we began the year, this time with stories of huge numbers of absent hospital staff. One trust recorded 356 Covid-related absences in just one day. NHS England’s medical director Professor St...

THE devastated mum of a missing father-of-two says she is “worried sick” and his disappearance is “definitely out of character.”

BRITISH actor Russell Tovey will star alongside Minnie Driver in one of BBC Threes "most successful" shows for its second series.

A SUPERMARKET in a seaside town will be closed to shoppers for two weeks while workers carry out a refurbishment.

DRIVERS may face delays following an incident which has partially blocked a busy road.

Even the show’s presenter Matt Lucas will be showing off his baking skills in the tent. Here's the full list of celebrities.

A MISSING woman from Kirby Cross has been found.

COLCHESTER Council has pledged to clamp down on fly-tipping and says it investigates each individual incident it is made aware of.

A CAMPAIGNER who has been at loggerheads with a social media platform since the death of her son is considering protesting outside its headquarters.

THE county council has revealed its proposal for a new 420-place primary school on a development in Maldon.

Troops first in line for the British Army’s global response force have been testing their firepower in nearby Norfolk.

A COUNCILLOR has called for CCTV to be installed in “grot-spots” after a spate of fly-tipping in a library car park.

A MAN whose abusive behaviour towards former partners included using his car as a weapon has been jailed after treating women in an “aggressive, possessive and controlling manner”.

HUNDREDS of cannabis plants seized after police raided a drug den were shredded in the middle of a town centre as “gobsmacked” shoppers looked on.

AN amateur footballer who was left needing hospital treatment after an “out of the blue” assault has been left shocked after he was banned after the incident.

BRAINTREE’S MP says he welcomes Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s apology after the publication of a report on Downing Street lockdown parties.

A LOOKOUT who kept careful watch while an accomplice raided more than 20 houses across Essex and Suffolk acted as part of a “professional” family team.