Residents got a first glimpse of the plans Tesco has for their town. Hundreds streamed into the Methodist Church in Manningtree to see the unveiling of Tesco's proposals for a new supermarket in Station Road. But the issue, which has divided opinion
The round-Britain waterbike challenge has hit the high seas. Justin Humphrey, 39, of Frinton, has set off on the first leg of his 2,200 mile ocean odyssey. Backed up by his friend, Frinton firefighter Darren Nicholson, 38, who will be driving the entire
Traders and taxi drivers are blaming a town centre improvement scheme for the collapse of a busy road. A section of the road at the junction of Pallister Road and Colne Road collapsed yesterday. Essex County Council engineers were called to make emergency
The blaze which destroyed two warehouses and sent flames 100ft into the air was still smoking a day later. The companies hit by the inferno on Europa Way Industrial Park, Dovercourt, have spent the day counting the cost of the damage. Employees at nearby
Old rockers don't fade away - they throw out the rocking chair and start a rock and roll band. That's just what 74-year-old Roy Speed is planning to do. The pensioner, from St John's Road, Clacton, is dusting off his drum kit and looking for band members
In the past 27 years Debbie Lee has been free of pain - sometimes excruciating pain - for just 18 months. For 18 glorious months she was able to live without the usual agony which went before, during and after her menstrual cycle. The drugs saw to that
Detectives are hoping a 12-year-old girl may have crucial information on how a woman met her death, it has been revealed. Police are hoping to interview the girl, who was said to be staying at the flat in Highwoods, Colchester, where the dead woman,
Colchester's first Italian car and bike show was described as a success by its organiser. Jason Ferrando had the idea for the show after a discussion with some fellow car enthusiasts. He said: "I go to all the shows but ours is the only one which has
A speeding driver was clocked by police doing 140mph along a busy stretch of a north Essex road. Covert teams caught the car going more than twice the 70mph limit as it sped towards Colchester on the A12. Officers patrolling the area, as part of a high-profile
A man was starting a jail sentence today after he was caught in a pub toilet with a little girl. A court heard how an angry father attacked Gareth Taylor after he found him in a cubicle with his seven-year-old stepdaughter. The child had gone to the
An elderly cyclist has been taken to hospital with a head injury after he collided with a car. The man was lying in Church Road, Tiptree, when ambulances arrived on scene at about 9am. Crews said he had a cut head and was complaining of leg pain. He
Life looks set to begin at 140 for West Mersea's disused oyster sheds. Despite local opposition, Colchester wine merchant Lay & Wheeler won planning permission five years ago for an oyster-tasting suite in the building - parts of which date from the
A teacher today told how a romantic night ended in hospital after she and her partner were violently attacked by a gang of men. Pat Smith was rushed to the accident and emergency department at Colchester General Hospital with a fractured cheekbone after
Nurses at Colchester hospitals are to be balloted over industrial action. For the first time, members of the Royal College of Nursing will be asked to take part in the ballot on a possible work-to-rule move. The action was started after nurses in England
A schoolboy was grabbed around the throat and threatened by thieves as they robbed him of his bike. The 12-year-old was outside Tesco in Greenstead Road, Colchester, when he was accosted by the teenage pair in daylight. They got him by the neck and
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People living near the scene of a suspicious death have spoken of their shock. Residents living on Weetmans Drive, High Woods, in Colchester, were still trying to come to terms with the news this morning that a body had been found in a nearby flat.
TEENAGE Horseball ace Rochelle Plumb has come a long way since her come and have a go' day three to four years ago. The 17-year-old from Coggeshall is set to become the youngest Great Britain representative in the forthcoming Ladies International Horseball
IPSWICH Town have snapped up Scottish international goalkeeper Neil Alexander - and former Town midfielder Tommy Miller is set to return to the club today. Boss Jim Magilton has had to be patient in the transfer market so far this summer, but new signings
COLCHESTER United manager Geraint Williams feels his surprise link-up with new assistant Micky Adams will help the club prosper in the Coca-Cola Championship. Former Coventry City and Leicester City boss Adams is set to be officially unveiled as Mick
A police probe was today under way after a body was found in a flat. Detectives last night confirmed they were treating the grim discovery in High Woods, Colchester, as suspicious. The body was found after officers were called to the "usually quiet"
