FOOTBALL fans said their final goodbye to their team’s old home by buying a slice of its history. Colchester United supporters made one last trip to Layer Road today, as the ground and its contents went under the hammer. The entire stadium including
A CROOK queued with customers before grabbing a handful of cash from a store till. Adam Pottle, 26, snatched £40 in May last year, a court heard. Pottle, of Field Court, Greenstead, admitted shoplifting from two Colchester Co-ops and
A WOMAN said she was “terrified” after twice being attacked in her own Colchester home by her boyfriend. Victim Sarah Wenman told police she couldn’t eat or sleep because she was so scared after Stephen Scales assaulted her in front of their
BEACH wardens came to the rescue of a day tripper in danger of drowning. The tourist – who collapsed after drinking during a jaunt from London – was seen lying unconscious in the water near Clacton Pier. A beach cafe owner alerted senior patroller Eddie
AT least 22 unexploded Second World War bombs are buried on the Tendring coast, according to new research. An estimated 226 devices were dropped in the Frinton and Walton area, which covers from Harwich to St Osyth, during the conflict. It is thought
AN out-of-control barbecue caused a blaze on a yacht. Firefighters were called to Hall's Boatyard in Mill Lane, Walton, on Saturday at 8.36pm. Two crews from Frinton Fire Station discovered a small vessel, moored next to Walton and Frinton
A FATHER and his two sons have lost their lives in a road crash. David Bocking, 43, of Halstead, Daniel Bocking, 14, and Stephen Bocking, 13, both of Potton, Bedfordshire, died in the incident on the A1307 Halstead to Cambridge road at Linton, Cambridgeshire
