The future of England fast bowling icon Darren Gough remains a mystery to Essex County Cricket Club today. David East, the county's chief executive told the Evening Gazette: "What you have read or heard is the same as what we know. "And a statement
Colchester United's loanee Hogan Ephraim has been named in the England under-19 squad to play Turkey in a friendly next month. The 18-year-old attacker, who is on loan at Layer Road from Premiership strugglers West Ham United until the end of the season
Jaime Peters plans to do 'everything possible' to cement his place in Ipswich Town's team for their match against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. The midfielder was a surprising omission from the starting line-up for last week's 1-0 defeat at Southampton
England Sevens star David Smith paid a visit to Colchester RFC on Sunday to present his old club with one of his England international shirts. Smith, 18, played his mini and youth rugby at Colchester Rugby Club until he joined Northampton Saints Academy
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Motorists were today warned to think carefully before using their mobile phone while driving. From today, police will be issuing a £60 fine and three penalty points to anyone caught using a handset while driving. PC Steve Woods, of Stanway road policing
A radio link-up scheme is being revived to help the fight against town centre crime. Town Link has been re-launched for traders in Dovercourt and is expected to be running again by the end of this week. The scheme, which provides a radio connection
Seaside street wardens will have the power to confiscate alcohol and cigarettes from youngsters and issue fines for dog fouling, littering and cycling on footpaths. Two community wardens, Miles Hill and Annabel Binnington, and community warden supervisor
The family of a woman killed by a dangerous driver have spoken of their shock after he was caught behind the wheel of a car again while still banned. Marc Harvey was serving a seven-year ban for causing the death of Valerie Upson, 57, when police caught
The owner of an off-licence has spoken out about his ordeal after an attack by masked raiders. Timothy Evans, 49, was set upon by the robbers at Tim's Off-Licence, in Freeland Road, Clacton. Despite handing over more than £800 in cash, the attackers
A rival party has called for an explanation why five leading Tories have been suspended by their party. The Conservative Party is looking at expelling Terry Allen, Peter Balbirnie, Bernard Leatherdale, Denzel Watson and Jack Robertson - but has offered
An animal rescue centre has re-opened, thanks to an anonymous benefactor. Wildlives in Thorrington closed to public admissions in April, after owner Rosie Catford underwent an operation in her battle against cancer. Ms Catford vowed not to return to
The A12 has been named and shamed as the worst road in Britain. The stretch between Colchester and Chelmsford was highlighted for its poor state of repair in a survey of 4,000 motorists, and traffic police have agreed with the findings. Nearly 90,000
Thousands of council tax payers in Colchester are being given the chance to pay their bills by text message. Council house tenants will also be able to ditch their cheque books and whiz payments through the ether, using mobile phone technology. People
Residents dusted off their family treasures to be valued by experts from a television series. Michael Bowles and Marc Winter, expert valuers for the BBC's Flog It programme, spent a morning looking through the vast collection of antiques brought to them
Colchester's town centre and former port are to be linked by a path telling the area's history through art. The Town to Sea Trail aims to introduce people, moving into the homes being built as part of the regeneration of the Hythe, to the area's past
Staff at Colchester Garrison are to go on strike tomorrow in a dispute over a pay offer described as "a kick in the teeth". Members of the union Prospect voted for the strike action in protest at a below inflation pay deal, worth 2.5 per cent for most
An elderly couple were left shaken after a gang of yobs hurled eggs through their letterbox. Police were called to the house in Wick Road, Langham, shortly after the attack at 11.50pm on Saturday. Officers said the couple, who are both in their 70s,
A scheme which uses health visitors in teams could be rolled out across north Essex. In Colchester, health visitors generally work with families who have children below the age of four or five. But in Tendring, health visitors work with a child services
The 250,000th tree was planted at a new forest being created around a north Essex village. Local author Ronald Blythe and 11-year-old James Sinclair, the 500,000th child in the project to plant a tree for each of the 12 million children in Britain, planted
A man jailed for 15 years in Cyprus was "tricked" into admitting causing the death of a moped rider, according to his family. Relatives of Witham man Julian Harrington have vowed to continue to fight for justice against what they say was a trial by media
Plans for new road and rail links to an expanded airport at Stansted are being unveiled today. Last month, Stansted Airport bosses revealed proposals to extend the airport by building a second runway. Expansion plans have met with widespread opposition
A massive £143 million project to overhaul hospital services in mid-Essex has got the green light from the Government. Chelmsford's Broomfield Hospital has got the go-ahead for the revamp to transform services for patients. Facilities will include a
Children are to have their spirits raised with a police-organised Easter egg hunt. Police community support officers are planning a fun day for youngsters living in the Balkerne Heights estate, Colchester, following the death of Lisa Sweeney. The 34
Essex schools have brought in a private firm to chase up parents of absent pupils with phone calls and texts. Software firm Truancy Call warns mums and dads their children could be bunking off by making use of automated voice messages - the technology
Community groups have been invited to get involved with the final details of the Colchester community stadium. A stakeholders group has been formed, with the first meeting being held tonight. The shadow board, responsible for delivering the 10,000-seat
Three towns have been designated Fairtrade zones, after a two-and-a-half year campaign. Members of the Braintree and Witham Fairtrade Group had worked hard to get businesses and residents on board to use and sell products which help give a better deal
Bomb disposal experts were called in after a security alert was mounted at a hotel. Emergency services rushed to the four-star Marks Tey Hotel soon after 1pm yesterday when staff became concerned a suspicious package may be on the premises. Scores of
V Festival organisers have today revealed some of the bands who will form this year's line-up. True to the rumours that have been circulating the music press over the past couple of weeks, two of the headliners will be The Killers and Snow Patrol. The
