NINE patients have now died from Covid-19 at Colchester Hospital, bringing the total number of deaths across the area to 20. Nick Hulme, chief executive of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, confirmed three more patients had
COLCHESTER Council has begun identifying businesses which will receive support as part of a huge Government aid package. The authority is identifying businesses which will be entitled to rate relief next financial year under plans to tackle the
TWO of Colchester's most popular outdoor events have been rescheduled to the autumn so they can still go ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic. Colchester Medieval Festival and Colchester Food and Drink Festival, which bring thousands of visitors
THESE are difficult and, for some, absolutely terrible, times. They are unprecedented in our lifetime. But we will get through the coronavirus pandemic and that will happen by working together and helping each other. In that spirit today
THREE more patients have died at Colchester Hospital, bringing the total number of deaths at the facility to nine. Nick Hulme, chief executive of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, confirmed the tragic news today. He said
CHARLES Vernam's wonder goal against Colchester United has won the League Two Goal of the Month award for February. Vernam collected the ball from just outside his own area and went past three defenders before sliding home a precise shot, to score
BIRDWATCHING sites across the county have been closed to wildlife enthusiasts as a result of the country being put on lockdown. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, a national conservation charity, runs ten nature reserves across Essex
DOZENS of people have objected to plans for a 20m phone mast in a village. Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) had its bid for a tower in Fingringhoe dismissed at appeal in 2018. It wanted to build a 25 metre-high tower on land in Church Road
by BOB FORD COLCHESTER United are believed to be making football history in a most unusual way this season. For the first time, their matchday programme has carried a regular feature not only about aspects of the home town team’s rich history
CASTLE Park, the jewel in Colchester’s crown, is normally a hustling hive of activity no matter when you visit. Particularly when spring rolls around and the carefully designed floral displays begin to come into bloom. But visit over the coming
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Essex Wildlife Trust is giving people their daily dose of nature whilst they are stuck at home. The trust is launching WildlifeTV today (March 30) to help people engage with wildlife and learn about ways that you can help protect it. The system
NEARLY a decade ago, a host of future Premier League stars graced the JobServe Community Stadium. Stuart Pearce led his England under-21 side to a 3-0 win over Lithuania at the home of Colchester United FC back in September, 2010. A crowd of
KIND-HEARTED Gazette readers have helped to raise thousands of pounds to support the country’s incredible NHS workers in just a few days. Perhaps never more than today, with the country in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, has it been so obvious
AN Essex-based care company is creating 65 new jobs to meet the demand created by the recent coronavirus outbreak. TLC Care and Support care provider offers supported living and runs 12 residential care homes in Essex. The company specialises
NO matter what’s going on in the world, residents’ bins will always need emptying. And despite the ongoing global chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Colchester Council’s waste operatives are pounding the streets keeping the borough clean
A FARMING extravaganza which attracts thousands of people from rural and urban communities has been cancelled for first time in nearly 20 years. The Tendring Hundred Show is an agricultural event which celebrated its 104th year in 2019 and regularly
A “DESPERATE and selfish” thief stole children’s electronics and even attempted to grab a bag full of copper coins. The yob broke into Stacey Rogers’ Renault Kadjar which was parked in Saw Mill Road, Colchester, on Tuesday night. He was caught
A BUSINESS owner living in the heart of the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown has described the desperate measures being undertaken to avoid starvation. For the past 28 years Jessica Schomberg, 50, has lived between India, Indonesia and Colchester
A GROUP of men spotted enjoying a barbecue and playing football have been labelled as ‘’inconsiderate’’ after defying the government’s advice on coronavirus. On Monday evening Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he would be putting the country
RESIDENTS are queuing for as long as three hours to pick up prescriptions as a pharmacy struggles to deal with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Huge queues have been forming outside the Boots pharmacy, in Tamarisk Way, Greenstead, Colchester
BRIGHTLINGSEA Regent chairman Terry Doherty believes boss Kem Izzet was “turning the tide” at his club - and would not have deserved a relegation on his CV. The R’s had been waiting with “bated breath” to see what happened in terms of the relegation
