Jamie Cureton bagged a superb hat-trick as Colchester United swept aside Southend United in the Essex derby at Roots Hall. Cureton needed only 38 seconds to put the U's ahead in the Coca-Cola Championship clash, profiting from a weak Efe Sodje header
Drink-drive motorists are being warned they will be caught if they dare take to the roads this bank holiday. Tough-talking traffic police made the statement in the wake of one of the worst weekends on record for the offence. Officers arrested eight
Illegal raves will be subject to a police crackdown this Easter. Essex Police will be sharing intelligence with four neighbouring forces to try to make the long weekend pass peacefully. Landowners are also being told to be vigilant as revellers scout
Essex beat Surrey at the County Ground, Chelmsford in their pre-season warm-up match. Surrey made 296 for nine in their 50 overs, with Mark Ramprakash smashing 126. But Essex reached their target with three wickets left and 13 balls to spare. Grant
What is Jaime Peters' secret for being transformed from Ipswich Town reserve to first-team pocket rocket? "I had been here for long enough, I felt I had to do something," the Canadian international summed up succinctly. Peters, 19, spent the recent
We're making them eat their words. Colchester United's tenacious midfielder Kem Izzet says he has relished defying those critics who felt he and his team-mates would not be able to cope with Coca-Cola Championship football. While the U's opponents on
