Essex news

• Royal Mail changes to delivery and collections during coronavirus

  07-04-2020 14:32 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  ROYAL Mail has changed its delivery office depot opening and closing hours amid the coronavirus crisis, as well as altering the way it makes deliveries.
  
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• Drivers facing delays as busy Essex road partly blocked after crash

  05-01-2026 19:21 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Drivers are experiencing delays following a crash on the A133.
  
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• Milbank Concrete Products donates laptop equipment to Colchester school

  05-01-2026 18:24 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Milbank Concrete Products in Earls Colne has donated new technology equipment to Great Tey C of E Primary School.
  
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• Essex horse and owner up for national racehorse award

  05-01-2026 18:18 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  An Essex ex-racehorse and his owner are finalists for a national award.
  
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• Missing permits stall bridge works in Colchester city centre

  05-01-2026 18:07 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Missing permits have stalled bridge works in Colchester city centre.
  
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• Which shops opened in Braintree Village in 2025? These 10 might surprise you

  05-01-2026 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Braintree Village is known for its glittering array of luxury brands, from Polo Ralph Lauren, to Barbour, to Julian Charles and Le Creuset.
  
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• Revival plans for empty Dedham property back on the table

  05-01-2026 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Fresh plans have been lodged to bring an empty High Street building in Dedham back into use.
  
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• Police dog Oreo aids officers in discovery of drugs, money and a prohibited weapon

  05-01-2026 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  An Essex Police dog has led officers to the discovery of money, drugs and a prohibited weapon during a recent Colchester warrant was executed.
  
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• Meet the neurodivergent Colchester hairdresser who created his own salon

  05-01-2026 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A Colchester hairdresser has turned his dream of an inclusive and relaxing retreat into reality.
  
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• Colchester Council secures seven affordable homes for families in need

  05-01-2026 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Colchester Council has secured seven affordable three-bedroom homes for families in need.
  
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• Catching a Killer set to air on Channel 4 about Essex murder investigation

  05-01-2026 18:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A new Channel 4 documentary will follow an Essex murder investigation, including the search to find the body of a missing father in a Colchester landfill site.
  
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• Newsquest announces £4 million support for charity Centrepoint

  05-01-2026 17:47 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Newsquest, the UK’s leading local media group, is pleased to announce a major £4 million partnership with Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity.
  
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• Colchester's bin collections will run as scheduled despite snow

  05-01-2026 17:21 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Colchester bin collections will run as normal despite the snow.
  
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• Heavy rain and strong winds expected after snow in Essex says Met Office

  05-01-2026 16:18 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Snow is giving way to heavy rain and strong winds to follow snow in Essex, with experts warning of a possible multi-hazard event.
  
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• Dangerous driver admits killing Essex schoolboy, 15, in tragic crash

  05-01-2026 15:23 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Freddie Coleman, 15, died at the scene after being hit by a car in Stock Road
  
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• ACL Essex expands digital training to help more people across county

  05-01-2026 14:21 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  ACL Essex is expanding its digital training for adults across the county to help more people get online.
  
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• Busy Colchester road to be affected by essential gas works for nine weeks

  05-01-2026 13:42 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Cadent Gas is starting work to upgrade 800metres of gas mains, in Maldon Road, Southway side, which were originally built in the 1930s.
  
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• Essex Police officer dismissed over 'false reports' to police and insurer

  05-01-2026 13:20 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  An Essex Police officer has been dismissed for making false reports to police and an insurer about an alleged vehicle theft.
  
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• Young Essex poets invited to take part in Mother’s Day competition for magazine

  05-01-2026 13:18 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Essex Life magazine has teamed up with BTMK Solicitors to launch a poetry competition celebrating mums
  
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• Bus diversions to run until March in Harwich and Manningtree due to gas works

  05-01-2026 12:57 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Bus passengers travelling between Manningtree, Harwich and Colchester will face diversions until March.
  
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• 'No healing': Dad took his life after Essex daughter alleged years of sexual abuse

  05-01-2026 12:23 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A woman who claims she was sexually abused by her own father says she was "robbed of justice" after he took his own life days before court
  
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• In pictures: Essex becomes a winter wonderland as snow covers the county

  05-01-2026 10:36 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Approximately 1-3cm of snow fell in Essex throughout the night and in the morning, leaving a white layer over Colchester, Clacton, Harwich and the surrounding areas.
  
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• Man charged with GBH after serious assault in Braintree

  05-01-2026 09:51 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Richard Mason, 41, of Summer Leeze, Ashford, has been charged with GBH with intent after an assault in Market Place, on November 23 last year.
  
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• Major disruption on trains in Colchester and Tendring due to points failure

  05-01-2026 09:37 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Train services running between Colchester and Walton are suffering from major delays.
  
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• Nostalgia: Look back at the times Essex has been hit by heavy snow

  05-01-2026 08:55 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  The 2010 cold snap started when temperatures began to dip on December 10, leaving Essex covered in four inches of snow.
  
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• Yellow warning for snow and ice issued in Essex today

  05-01-2026 08:26 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Essex.
  
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• Yellow snow and ice warning issued for Essex today

  05-01-2026 08:26 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for parts of Essex.
  
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• Live updates as Colchester residents wake up to snow

  05-01-2026 08:07 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Snow has covered Colchester this morning, with residents waking up to wintery scenes.
  
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• 'Thai authorities failed my brother after he drowned saving my life', sister saysm

  05-01-2026 06:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-four Jason Lambert, 37, was on a family holiday in Phuket, Thailand, when he was pulled out to sea in November last year.
  
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• 'Thai authorities failed my brother after he drowned saving my life', sister says

  05-01-2026 06:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Dad-of-four Jason Lambert, 37, was on a family holiday in Phuket, Thailand, when he was pulled out to sea in November last year.
  
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