Darren Gough has been selected for next month's Hong Kong Sixes as he seeks an early comeback from the shin injury which cut short his NatWest Series campaign. The 36-year-old Essex cricket star is included in a seven-man squad - under the captaincy
Hockey duo Lisa Wooding and Chloe Rogers suffered heartache after England crashed out of the World Cup. The Chelmsford Hockey Club pair, who live in Great Dunmow, were unable to help their country progress through to the semi-finals. A spirited final
Geraint Williams is ready to do battle with the curse of manager-of-the-month awards. The Colchester United boss was presented with the award today, after reviving his team's fortunes during a superb September. The U's had a woeful start to the season
Work on a major road into Colchester is causing the town to shudder to a halt during rush hour. Temporary traffic lights in Ipswich Road, controlling traffic while sewers are installed for flats being built on the former Kendall Motors site, have caused
Police have praised a quick-thinking pensioner after she foiled a pair of bogus workmen with a panic button and a shopping trolley. Two men called at the 77-year-old woman's house in Colchester yesterday afternoon. They claimed they had come to cut off
A charity cyclist and fitness enthusiast has been reunited with his prized bike after an appeal in the Evening Gazette. Raiders broke into Brian Telford's Clacton garage and stole his unique racer, which is worth £500. The 39-year-old triathlete was
Traffic bosses have been slammed for a catalogue of errors which have thrown a town into confusion. Clacton is in the middle of a £2.7 million project which plans to make its centre safer and more attractive. Traders, residents and councillors have
Proposals for a windfarm between Clacton and St Osyth have received broad support from the public, according to developers N-Power Renewables. More than 200 people attended exhibitions to see what the five-turbine Earls Hall wind farm might look like
Two friends showed off their culinary skills when they took part in a television cooking show. Sally Pitham, of Dovercourt and Claire Sidney, of Ramsey, were lucky enough to be selected to appear on Ready Steady Cook, hosted by Ainsley Harriott. Mrs
A port has agreed a long-term contract with Europe's largest ferry operator. Harwich International Port yesterday announced the deal with Stena Line to continue its route across the North Sea. The contract will last until 2020. The company plans to
Two armed robberies which took place 71 days apart are being linked. Detectives believe the raider who struck at the Spar store in St Osyth on Sunday could be the same man who brandished a handgun at a Clacton shop in July. Today they have released
A couple with a disabled son have spoken of their disgust at thieves who stole a wheel from their car. Tahnee Bird, 31, and her husband Lee, 35, of Birch Avenue, Dovercourt, went to change a flat tyre on their car, only to find the spare wheel had been
A former clinic has been bought by developers looking to build housing. Medical staff moved out of Central Clinic, off East Hill, Colchester, earlier in the year and the building was sold by the NHS for more than £1.5 million. A planning application
Bunny Girls from around the world are hopping back into the spotlight. They are posing to show off their best assets to help raise money for women fighting breast cancer. The girls have been called into action by former bunny girl Catherine May and
Cruel conmen borrowed cash from an elderly woman - and then stole her purse. The woman was at home, in Goldingham Drive, Braintree, when a man knocked on her door and requested a £10 loan. When she handed it over, he changed the subject and said she
A call was made today for a 50mph maximum speed limit on country roads in Essex. James Abbott, leader of the Green Party in Braintree, is asking for the current national 60mph limit to be slashed on all rural roads in the county. He said he was outraged
A Hollywood kung-fu ace paid a visit to soldiers doing time in Colchester. Taekwondo blackbelt Silvio Simac took a break from filming action blockbuster Dead or Alive to drop in on the town's Military Corrective Training Centre. The muscle-bound Croatian
A pensioner in his seventies is preparing for a charity skydive. Ron Janes will fulfil a lifelong ambition by making the 15,000ft tandem parachute jump in aid of the Meningitis Trust. The 78-year-old, of America Street, Maldon, said he picked the daredevil
Hi, I did put my request for contact with my cousins in the King family, last August, so far no response. If any one knows any of them, can you tell them that June, nee name Mepsted, would like to contact them please? There was Jean, Joan, Julia and Margie
I am trying to find my old school friend Martin Gould from Notley High School in Braintree, he would be about 32 now. He went off to work in London after we left school and we lost touch, he has a sister Michelle. He was a massive support to me when my
Strangers lurking around children's play areas have prompted a village to launch an early warning system to alert parents of danger. The move comes after an unknown man's car was seen parked at the playground in Little Totham. The same vehicle was also
A bid to prevent fly-tipping hit a hurdle after councillors claimed they hadn't been consulted properly. Refuse chiefs in Colchester say collections of bulky rubbish such as old fridges and freezers need to be revamped. Some residents are leaving garbage
Police are appealing for help after the worst wave of boat crime for ten years in West Mersea. A total of 17 boats moored in Salcott Creek have been broken into, but thieves ignored expensive marine equipment to steal small amounts of cash and alcohol
New recycling calendars have had to be sent out to every home in Colchester after a mistake was spotted which made the collections wrong for the next six months. Each week is marked out with a colour which denotes if bottles, cans, cardboard and papers
A 13-year-old boy under an Antisocial Behaviour Order (Asbo) has lost a High Court bid to overturn a ban on meeting his best friend in public. Despite Joseph Hills' history of extreme anti-social behaviour, his legal team argued yesterday it was over-the-top
Residents have called for action to stop their street getting clogged with parked cars. Put-out neighbours have formed an action group after homes chiefs declined a meeting to discuss ways of creating room for manoeuvre in Honywood Close, Marks Tey.
A light aircraft was forced to make a crash-landing in an Essex field. Witnesses feared for the lives of those on board after hearing the "horrifically loud" noise of the two-seater Yak 52 before the engine went silent. Luckily the pilot and passenger
