I am searching for Barrie John Taylor, he was born in Grays Essex and i believe is aged between 50 to 56. I am his daughter Natalie Taylor aged 21 and i havent seen him since i was a young child. He also has a son 22 and a daughter 23 who also haven't
Police today vowed to clamp down on a spate of attacks which has seen 15 cars keyed in 24 hours. For the past few months, motorists in the south of Colchester have been plagued by vandals scratching their cars with keys. About 15 incidents of cars being
A shocking 50 per cent of off-licence stores sold alcohol to underage children in stings carried out in Colchester. Police and trading standards sent undercover volunteers - obviously looking under 18 - into ten shops selling alcohol over the weekend
Support is growing for an angry councillor who has been kicking up a stink about the pong from human excrement wafting over hundreds of homes. Frinton and Walton councillors have backed a call by Frinton councillor Nick Turner to get a review of "this
Hundreds of runners took to the streets for the eighth Harwich Discovery Run. Almost 400 people from across Europe took part in the 5km and 10km races on Saturday. The race, which also raised cash for the RNLI, started at Mayflower Primary School, in
A martime town is singing out about its long naval history. A sea shanty festival, organised by members of the Royal Marine Shanty Crew, took place in Harwich at the weekend. The first Harwich Sea Shanty Festival took place at Harwich Town Yacht Club
Trade in Clacton town centre will be killed off if another out-of-town supermarket is built, it has been claimed. Clacton Shopping Village says the only way to stop the site closing within a year is for a superstore to set up on its nine-acre car park
More than 30 toddlers took part in a sponsored toddle along Clacton seafront in aid of charity. They joined thousands of other toddlers nationwide trying to break the charity's £2 million fundraising target. The sponsored toddle waddle, which took place
Regulars from a pub in Hatfield Peverel have stripped off for charity. Members of staff and customers from the Cross Keys bravely took off all their clothes and posed to raise money for Essex Air Ambulance. The 12 brave souls, one for each month, only
Master baker Roger Hance proved he's a cut above the rest by scooping an award for making the best loaf in England. With 35 years of experience under his apron, Mr Hance, who runs Kathleen's Kitchen in Colchester, needed no help to win the Best Loaf
Years of rat-run misery are almost over for fed-up residents after highways chiefs agreed to block their road to motor vehicles. People in Queen's Road, Wivenhoe, were sick of traffic squeezing down the narrow street, damaging cars and property. The
Young Tom Hammond has a new set of wheels - thanks to hundreds of friends and a certain Mr and Mrs David Beckham. Although the Tiptree 12-year-old has an undiagnosed muscular condition, he attends the village's Thurstable School where he takes part in
Works to stop homes flooding in heavy rain are set to be carried out. Rainwater flooded garages in lower Wivenhoe for the fourth time in a month this week as a drainage stream overflowed. Now the Environment Agency has pledged to clear out the town
Pupils turned into peasants for the day as they brought history about Tudor England to life at Parsons Heath Primary School in Colchester. They wore period clothing and tried their hand at candle making, leather tooling and calligraphy.
A hospice is planning to build a wind turbine to cut down on its electricity bills. St Helena Hospice in Colchester has applied for planning permission for a turbine at its Barncroft Close site in High Woods. The hospice, a registered charity, hopes
Today the first councillor will be voted out of a competition aimed at getting young people interested in politics. I'm A Councillor, Get Me Out Of Here, began last Monday and six borough councillors have been speaking to pupils from the town's 12 secondary
A dad who died in a motorcycle accident has been given a fitting send-off by his family and biker pals. A motorcycle hearse carried Kevin Hill's coffin to the funeral service, escorted by a convoy of outrider friends. Mr Hill, 49, of Parr Drive, Colchester
It wasn't a case of young love but the young pretenders when a couple of seven-year-olds "tied the knot". A regular school day turned into a wedding day for pupils at Wivenhoe's Millfields School. Youngsters from year three took on the roles of bride
It's never too late to fall in love - just ask Colchester's oldest newly-weds. Blushing bride Marjorie Bramley is 90 years young, while toyboy husband Ted Cooper is a positively youthful 84. The happy couple might have a combined age of 174, but that
Firefighters, a gutsy deputy mayor and a woman in a skimpy bikini were among daredevils conquering their fear of heights for charity. Seventy adrenaline junkies abseiled 100ft down the front of Colchester town hall yesterday to raise cash for cancer
Youths across Essex are being targeted by police in the biggest operation of its kind. Operation Cougar Cub was officially launched on Friday ahead of a two-week period of activities aimed at steering children away from crime. Activities for the Youth
A shopkeeper relived the moment masked robbers armed with a shotgun and baseball bat raided his store. Three men wearing dark clothing and balaclavas struck at East Bergholt village store and post office on Friday morning. They forced store boss Alec
IF music be the food of love then gig and concert-goers are going to be falling head over heals about the choice on offer this week. Even on a quiet Monday night music lovers are going to be spoilt for choice with the delightfully kooky punk outfit the
Ray Turner's last-gasp header secured a point for a depleted Stanway Rovers at Lowestoft Town. The result delighted manager Jimmy McIntyre as he saw his side, who were missing six first-team regulars through injury and personal commitments, come from
Mark Noble has warned Preston to expect a backlash in tomorrow's Coca-Cola Championship clash at Portman Road. The Ipswich Town midfielder is still smarting after the Blues' 5-1 defeat at the hands of West Bromwich Albion. Jim Magilton's side were blown
Dejected Colchester United are vowing to get back in the saddle. The U's six-game unbeaten run came to an end at Wolverhampton Wanderers as they were defeated 1-0 in the Coca-Cola Championship. The killer-blow came five minutes into the second half,
What's On Until Saturday - The Ghost Train, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford. 01245 606505. Until Saturday - Annie, Braintree Institute. Tuesday until Saturday - CO2: Godspell, Mercury Theatre, Colchester. 01206 573948. Tuesday until Saturday - Hard Times
