A CHURCH heating appeal has been given a boost and is helping those who want to remember loved ones. St Nicholas Church, Harwich, is holding a special event next month in which floral tributes will be placed at the pew ends in the church. Enid Godfrey
RESIDENTS without clearly visible house numbers could be risking their lives in an emergency. The stark warning has been issued by ambulance crews who are finding that, despite previous awareness campaigns, many houses still have their names or numbers
WELCOME to Ware it's At - your guide to some of the top nights out in Essex. On a regular basis, Ware it's At will report what events, special nights and guest appearances will be taking place on the clubbing and pubbing scene over the weekend. As well
WELCOME to Ware it's At - your guide to some of the top nights out in Essex. On a regular basis, Ware it's At will report what events, special nights and guest appearances will be taking place on the clubbing and pubbing scene over the weekend. As well
TOWN councillors are fighting to save jobs, and a building which homes numerous businesses from being turned into a block of flats. Harwich Town Council's planning committee has seen outline plans to make changes to Haven House, in Albemarle Street,
A GRANDMOTHER has been recognised as a record-breaking council tenant in the Colchester borough. Marjorie Duffield, 93, has lived in her three-bed council house in Tiptree for 69 years, making her the longest-ever council tenant in the borough. Moving
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When Paul Zollinger-Read became the man at the sharp end of healthcare in north Essex a year ago, he inherited a £6 million deficit and 1,300 staff who were very nervous about their future. Now the books balance and the staff - thanks to careful re-deployment
A protest march has been called off because police consider the route too dangerous to walk. Parents campaigning to save Alderman Blaxill School had wanted to walk along Berechurch Hall Road. They wanted to highlight the dangers of a road that children
Left-over shoes from a shop have been packed up ready to help those in need. Volunteers sorted a variety of shoes from Shoe World, in Queen Street, Colchester, which has now closed its doors for the last time. Lauren Francis and Emilia Brumpton, pictured
Colchester landscapes take pride of place at an art exhibition on now at the town's Mercury Theatre. Local artist Ian Hay has 25 works in a variety of media on display and for sale in the Digby Gallery for the next two weeks. Entitled Colchester Spaces
If it appears to good to be true, it probably is warn Colchester police, as officers crack down on the sale of stolen goods. In the past three months alone, 162 bikes have been stolen in the Colchester district. Police say the majority of bikes and
A thief broke into cars and schools to help feed his addiction to drugs and gambling. Thomas Guy, 22, escaped with hundreds of pounds worth of equipment from a Colchester school over the summer. A court heard he took overhead projectors worth £1,900
A pitch invader marred the derby match between Colchester United and Ipswich Town. The man came on to the Portman Road pitch from the Colchester fans' section in the closing minutes of Tuesday's match, which ended with a 3-1 defeat for the Us. The intruder
Colchester businesses and residents are being urged to get on board and support the town's plans for an SOS bus. Colchester district commander Chief Insp Adrian Coombs believes the scheme would have a significant impact on crime and antisocial behaviour
The annual NSPCC book fair - the must-do event on every bookworm's calendar - is being held in Colchester this weekend. In the past, readers have come from as far as America to peruse and purchase from the 30,000 copies on sale at Holmwood House School
Passengers were evacuated from Stansted Airport after a rubbish container caught fire. A small amount of smoke seeped into the domestic arrivals area of the terminal after part of the undercroft - an area underneath the terminal - caught alight. Four
A young man killed himself, after suffering from depression and personal problems, an inquest heard. Leigh Mintram, 26, had suffered alcohol problems and depression, and had made previous attempts at taking his own life, coroner's officer Ria Owers told
A grieving partner of a man who drowned trying to save others is warning of the dangers of apparently calm seas. Marion MacBrayne's long-term partner Paul Brown died in June, in Alicante, Spain. The 65-year-old, a very strong swimmer, had swum out to
A Polish lorry driver has been sentenced to four years in prison after he admitted responsibility for a crash which killed an Essex couple. Maciej Szcykicki wept in the dock as he was jailed for causing the deaths of Neville and Cheryl De'ath by dangerous
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Hundreds of mourners turned out to say farewell to a Colchester biker who died in a crash that seriously injured his pregnant girlfriend and claimed the life of their unborn child. Ian Adams, 26, was on his way to take part in the Dunton to Harwich charity
Police have revealed a dramatic drop in Harwich crime to a packed meeting of residents. The Harwich and district Neighbourhood Action Panel meeting was held last night in the Park Pavilion, Dovercourt. Insp Adrian Dearsley, of Harwich police, told residents
There's definitely something strange going on in the neighbourhood of Ramsey. Ghosts and ghouls have been spotted getting in a Halloween mood, but don't worry, it's all in aid of the charity Children in Need. The young spooks and their parents are preparing
A road was closed for two hours after a pony was hit by a car in Frating. The animal was struck by a blue Jaguar XJ Sport car on the Clacton-bound carriageway of the A133, near to the Colchester Road junction, at 1am on Wednesday. The motorist was uninjured
An attacker convicted of assaulting a man he found sleeping next to his girlfriend must wait to learn his fate. Andrew Thurlow, of Main Road, Harwich, was found guilty at trial of assault occasioning actual harm after a jury heard how he left Gary Rogers
Darren Mitchell is ready to fly the flag for England. While the nation's senior footballers contemplate missing out on a major tournament, the teenager has just booked his place in the Three Lions squad for the Amputee World Championships in Turkey.
Ken Hodgson, who played centre-forward for Colchester United in the late 1960s, has died. Newcastle-born Hodgson (pictured) had been suffering from a mental disorder for several years and he died in a home near his family in Macclesfield, Cheshire on
Liam Trotter was still on cloud nine today after his goal-scoring heroics against Colchester United. The Ipswich Town midfielder - twice rejected by the Layer Road club before being snapped-up by the Blues - was on target in Tuesday's 3-1 derby success
I'm your man, Geraint. Matthew Connolly is out to re-establish himself as a first team regular for Colchester United, after returning to their starting line-up. The on-loan Arsenal defender was back in the U's side for the first time in almost six weeks
Pensioners from Tendring were among thousands who protested in London that they are the invisible generation. Tendring Pensioners' Action Group (TenPag) wanted to show the Government they are being ignored. Members were sporting T-shirts bearing the
Frinton's new £500,000 seafront loos will be topped off with a tasty buffet lunch and a free pint - thanks to the builders. Guests of honour at the traditional builders' ceremony tomorrow will be Tendring Council's environment services' portfolio holder
A woman who tried to fight her drug addiction died after taking high levels of methadone, an inquest heard. Alison Rust, 38, was found dead at her home in Clacton on July 26. Coroner's officer Ria Owers told the inquest at Chelmsford yesterday that
