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  • Manningtree: Missing Natasha - Body found

    Police searching for missing teenager Natasha Coombs have found a body. The discovery was made at about 7.30pm on Friday. The body was in the undergrowth near the railway line about a mile from Manningtree Railway Station heading towards Colchester

  • North Essex: Boyfriend appeals for Natasha to come home

    THE last words missing Dovercourt teenager Natasha Coombs said to her boyfriend were that she loved him. Joshua Brennan described his girlfriend as a stunning girl who was very caring. "She would do anything for anybody - she was a little bit too caring

  • St Osyth: Leave our fences alone, say owners

    Trouble is brewing at a holiday park over an order to remove fences which surround on-site caravans. Van owners at Seawick in St Osyth say they have been told to take down the fences by management on health and safety grounds. But they are rebelling

  • North Essex: Missing teen - boyfriend's plea

    The boyfriend of missing teenager Natasha Coombs was due to make a desperate appeal for her safe return today. Natasha's parents and grandparents have already pleaded for any information on her whereabouts but, two weeks after she went missing, there

  • Colchester need another victory

    Each weekend brings new pressure for Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club. Still buried in the relegation mire, the Castle Park side cannot afford to slip up. If they do, relegation will become a stark reality, instead of a looming threat. Tomorrow

  • Essex keep victory hopes alive

    Essex were set to resume the third day of the County Championship match with Gloucestershire at Garon Park requiring 169 runs for victory with six wickets intact. Although the visitors would expect to complete their second win of the season in the competition

  • Discount price on offer for U's fans

    Colchester United supporters will get another chance to buy the club's new home kit for a cheaper price today. The U's new-look strip went on sale in the Club Shop yesterday. And to give supporters maximum opportunity to get their hands on the shirts

  • Teddy is a prolific starter

    For a man who boasts a glittering career that spans more than 20 years, it is not surprising that Teddy Sheringham can recall most of his opening day matches with genuine affection. Throughout his time as a professional footballer, Colchester United's

  • Jim issues a challenge to Blues

    Jim Magilton has issued a challenge to his Ipswich Town players on the eve of the new Coca-Cola Championship season. The Blues boss is demanding a top-ten finish - and at the very least wants them to finish higher than last season (14th). Town kick-off

  • Dawn of a new era for the U's

    It's finally here. After one of the most eventful summers in the club's history, Colchester United are about to embark on another season of Coca-Cola Championship football. Tomorrow, a much-changed U's squad travel to Sheffield United, relegated from