In today's Gazette: Two men wrongly accused of demanding a hotel worker perform a sex act have spoken of their "living nightmare".

Billy Millar and Liam Skinner, who both live in West Mersea, were cleared of the charges but said their lives had been damaged by the accusations.

* A blind man has triumphed in a David and Goliath-style battle with a High Street bank.

Mark Ellis, from Colchester, argued he was being discriminated against because he could not use Co-operative Bank cash machines without assistance. Now he has persuaded the bank to install talking ATMs across the country.

* A mum has admitted being drunk in charge of a child after dropping the baby in a pub.

Katie Parsons, 27, of High Street, Dovercourt, stumbled while holding the tot in the Kings Arms in Dovercourt after drinking three pints of lager and other drinks.

* A taxi driver is starting a four year jail sentence after he sexually assaulted a passenger.

Peter Teye, of Dagenham, turned off his taxi's CCTV before he assault the 21-year-old victim in Colchester.

* For more on these and other great stories, see today's Gazette. There is always more in the paper than there is online.