This is a snapshot of a drum containing deadly cyanide identical to those stolen from a Colchester engineering firm. Police released the photos in a bid to jog the memory of the public nearly three days after two 50kg containers of the lethal Durferrit
A group of Chinese dignitaries visited Colchester with a view to building links with the town. The delegation went to see Essex University, had a tour of the town centre including the High Street and castle and also visited the garrison. Council leader
Fundraisers on the lookout for unwanted bras are appealing for support. Hundreds are needed to create a one-mile string of brassieres at Great Bentley village green on Saturday between 10am and noon. Colin and Maureen Johnson, of Clacton Lions Club,
Monster pumpkins are on parade at Weeley. Green-fingered youngsters from St Andrew's Church of England School have nurtured these whoppers ready for their harvest festival. The children were given seedlings at their summer fete to grow, and this week
A mother has hit out at a Clacton school after her teenage son was allegedly assaulted and a video of the incident was posted on the internet. The 14-year-old Clacton County High School pupil was humiliated after having his trousers pulled down by a
A distraught family have told how thugs left their pet cat clinging to life after attacking it. Monty, a much-loved 15-year-old moggy, suffered a fractured skull and broken jaw in the assault. His owners, the Isted family, of Great Oakley, said at one
Huskies are usually more at home pulling sledges in the frozen wastes of the world's polar regions. Although Ebony, Jay, Gem and Casey have done their share of husky racing in their younger days, in their declining years they have become more used to
A nine-year-old girl who suffers from three serious conditions cannot get full-time education because of a "lack of funding". Annie Dyke has Asperger's Syndrome, which is a form of autism, Tourette's and an obsessive compulsive disorder Since suffering
Shoppers in Essex are being urged to keep their rubbish safe after areas in the county were named in a league table for ID theft. Colchester and Chelmsford both ranked in the top half of a poll carried out to identify ID fraud hotspots by a credit reference
An artist's impression of a van involved in an attempted abduction of a seven-year-old girl is being compiled as part of detectives' hunt for the man responsible. Police officers hope the sketch will lead them to vital information about the vehicle involved
Fabian Wilnis today held his hands up and shouldered the blame for Ipswich Town's 3-2 setback against Preston. The Blues were two-up and cruising in last night's Coca-Cola Championship clash at Portman Road. But the Lilywhites staged a remarkable comeback
Geraint Williams is likely to stick with a tried and trusted line-up tonight when Sheffield Wednesday visit Layer Road. The Colchester United boss has shown no hint of making changes, following the U's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tourist chiefs toasted a £25 million investment in trains. Rail firm One ran a special service yesterday to mark the completion of a scheme to replace intercity trains on the Norwich to London mainline. On arrival at London Liverpool Street, after calling
A planning application to allow Colchester's community stadium to be built ahead of a new A12 junction is due to be submitted this week. Outline planning permission for the stadium was finally given earlier this year as part of the development of north
A doctor has walked free from a court after he was cleared of sexually assaulting a young woman. Dr Ramesh Puri had been accused of touching and squeezing one of the woman's breasts during an examination on Auguist 18 last year. He denied the charge
Just ten people queued at a mid-Essex bookshop to meet Paul Burrell, former butler to Princess Diana. He was at Ottakar's, Chelmsford, yesterday to sign copies of his latest book The Way We Were. He was butler to the Princess of Wales for the ten years
Three people have been arrested after a raid by immigration officers at two restaurants. Immigration officers swooped at the Merchant Spice, in Fairfield Road, and the Blue India, in Coggeshall Road, Braintree, with the help of police officers. Three
Police could get tough new powers to combat booze-fuelled yobs in Colchester town centre. New rules would mean officers could seize drink from suspected troublemakers and pour it down the gutter. The scheme stops short of a blanket booze ban on the
