A MOTHER has slammed an airline after she flew for ten hours with a broken seat. Justine Chater-Delpine, of Gloucester Avenue, Shrub End, Colchester, said she was in pain throughout her return British Airways flight from America. The 39-year-old mother
FIVE-pence vouchers have been turned into thousands of pounds for Mersea Island School. Under an East of England Co-op scheme, shoppers at the society’s supermarket in Barfield Road, West Mersea, were given special vouchers to help the school put the
A church leader has made a desperate plea to residents to support a drop-in centre he says will help the whole community. Four churches from Mistley, Manningtree and Lawford have formed an action group to try to get a youth drop-in centre set up in
A nightclub is set to open on Sundays after it was granted an extension to hours. Liquid & Envy, formerly the Hippodrome, in Colchester’s High Street, was given permission by borough councillors on Friday to change its current premises licence, despite
Tickets are still available for a glitzy ball in aid of the NSPCC. The Emerald Ball is being organised by the Colchester NSPCC Business Group and has already sold 200 tickets to raise money for the Essex Young Witness programme. To publicise the event
RIGHT wing group the British National Party has announced its intention to fight for seats in next year’s Essex County Council elections. The BNP put up a candidate for the first time in the Colchester Council elections in May. Patrick Sullivan polled
Clacton's trade chief has demanded an apology after the town was sharply criticised for having too many charity shops and empty shop windows. Pierre Oxley, chairman of Clacton Chamber of Commerce, hit back after Dave Arnott, his counterpart
The number of fires in Essex in the second quarter of this year fell by 13 per cent. Figures released by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) revealed that the number of fires dropped from 1,917 in April to June 2007, to 1,660 in the same period
ESSEX is suffering from a shortage of people wanting to act as school governors, Colchester’s MP has discovered. There are 86 vacancies waiting to be filled in the town, said Bob Russell, who uncovered the information after lodging a written parliamentary
A GYMNASTIC club which ran for almost 30 years has merged with another to create a supergroup. The former Stourdale Gymnastics Club has joined forces with coach Dave Schadek to become Dave’s Gymnastic Academy (DGA). Founder and head coach Mr Schadek
A campaign to pardon dozens of so-called witches hunted and hanged by their communities has found fresh backing. Colchester residents have voiced their support for a posthumous pardon of Essex’s witch trial victims. Between 1644 and 1646, 112 people
History lessons were hands on thanks to a fascinating visit to Colchester Sixth Form College. Flint knapper Will Lord spiced up lessons by giving a demonstration of the Neolithic skill of shaping flint into tools and weapons. Richard Millward, lecturer
The prospect of a new power station for Bradwell will be discussed at a series of public meetings next month. British Energy owns land to the east of the Magnox station, which it is assessing for potential new nuclear development. But
Coastal cabbies are being urged not to break rules by parking on double yellow lines outside a supermarket in Clacton. John Brigden, chairman of the Morrisson Taxi Rank Association, claims the three cab spaces outside the Waterglade Retail Park in Old
PATIENTS suffering from coughs and colds are being reminded not to ask their GP for antibiotics. As part of Ask About Medicines Week – from November 3 to 7 – NHS North East Essex has produced a card for GPs to give to patients who report with a virus
A group of adults with learning disabilities have been making their own terrifying terracotta treasures. Inspired by the Guardians to the King exhibition at Colchester Castle, the group has created Chinese figures made from recycled materials
Crime in Essex has fallen by almost ten per cent over the past 12 months – with violent offences significantly down. Figures released by the Home Office for the quarter from April to June show a drop of 8.8 per cent in overall crime, with a reduction
Major Lewis, said he thought coalition forces were making progress and said soldiers were not dying in vain. But he said British troops had to win the support of the Afghanistan people if the campaign was to succeed. “We cannot just keep having slugging
Many soldiers and their families do not understand why British troops are fighting in Afghanistan, an anti-war campaign group said today. The Stop the War Coalition said Government aims were confused and the expedition was a “disaster”. Campaigners
Finally, they are all safely home. Colchester soldiers’ families can breathe a sigh of relief on their loved ones return from Afghanistan. The remaining troops from B company of the Second Battalion, The Parachute Regiment arrived back
RESIDENTS are claiming victory after plans for another Tesco Express in Colchester were rejected. More than 700 signatures were collected on a petition opposing the proposed store on the site of Cherry Tree Garage in Mersea Road. Residents had raised
IT was the call Will Adams had been waiting for and he wasn’t going to miss it, even if it did mean tripping over the sofa and flying across the floor in his eagerness to pick up the phone. As the answer machine kicked in, Mr Adams heard what he thought
Women are returning to the days when they had babies at home. The trend is being led by celebrity mums such as Charlotte Church and Davina McCall who have had natural deliveries at home. It is also influenced for some women by concerns about overcrowded
A NO-NONSENSE headteacher is today “making no apologies” after latest figures revealed about one in eight pupils were excluded from her school in a year. High-performing Tendring Technology College, which has about 1,700 pupils, sent home 220
The menopause is the subject of one a series of talks being given by the experts at Colchester General Hospital. JANE WILLIAMS spoke to Dr Caroline Marfleet, consultant in sexual and reproductive health, about the effect of the menopause. It is
BAD behaviour saw 1,501 pupils excluded from north Essex secondary schools in a year. Verbal abuse to teachers was among the most common reasons for children being ordered off the premises at schools across Colchester and Tendring. Persistent
Forget trips to the fancy dress shop this Halloween – you don't need any fake blood or green face paint to recreate this season’s spooky beauty looks. The Wicked Witch of the West proved to be inspiration for many a look on the autumn/winter
A late goal deprived WITHAM TOWN of a precious point at Great Wakering Rovers. It had seemed as though bottom club Town were heading for a well-earned share of the spoils at Burroughs Park to halt a run of five league defeats. However, Ty Benjamin netted
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS recent rejuvenation came to and end with a 2-0 home defeat to Hastings in the Ryman League premier division. Both sides had booked their place in the next round of the FA Trophy last week, but it was Hastings who showed the greater application
Ray Turner bagged a hat-trick as HALSTEAD TOWN ran riot at Ipswich Wanderers. Jody Brown’s side won 7-1 at Humber Doucy Lane, moving up to third in the division one table as a result. New signing Terry Rayner was sidelined with injury, but Craig Newman
HARWICH AND PARKESTON were given a masterclass in clinical finishing by a young Dereham team with title aspirations. The Shrimpers were beaten 4-0, showing that new boss Tony Armstrong has some work to do if his side are to avoid relegation from the
Stuart Nethercott saw his side miss out on the chance to make further progress up the Ryman League division one north table as MALDON TOWN were beaten 2-0 by Thamesmead. Nethercott was able to select from a squad of 19 players and this was the first
FC CLACTON climbed up to seventh in division one after easing to a 3-0 victory against Debenham LC. Mark White and Matt Waters gave them a comfortable lead at the interval before Lee Barrett wrapped up the points after the break. Boss David Coyle told
Colin Wallington can’t work his TIPTREE UNITED side out. The Jam-makers won 6-2 against King’s Lynn Reserves last week, but could only muster a 1-1 draw at Haverhill Rovers on Saturday. Wallington told the Gazette: “It was pretty unexciting
IT was the turn of Lee Underwood to take the title of hat-trick hero as WIVENHOE TOWN beat King’s Lynn Reserves 5-1 at Broad Lane in the Ridgeons League premier division. Underwood’s strike partner Charlie Ide had stolen the recent headlines with a trio
STANWAY ROVERS will not reflect well on their trip to Whitton United in the Ridgeons League premier division. Rovers travelled to a team who had not won a game in six outings and shipped 25 goals in their last four matches, including the 10-0 rout by
Jim Magilton has reaffirmed his belief that he is the man to take Ipswich Town back into the Barclays Premier League. The Blues boss was speaking after Saturday’s 3-1 success at Plymouth Argyle, inspired by two-goal hero Owen Garvan. Kevin Lisbie added
Owen Garvan believes his international experience is helping him flourish at Ipswich Town. The midfielder scored twice in Saturday’s 3-1 Coca-Cola Championship victory at Plymouth Argyle. And he feels his exploits with the Republic of Ireland Under-
COLCHESTER United manager Paul Lambert was a happy man after seeing his side trounce Carlisle United. The U’s ran out 5-0 winners over the Cumbrians to continue Lambert’s impressive start as boss and register their first win at the Weston Homes
Two-goal hero Mark Yeates admitted it was a relief to help Colchester United finally register their first win at the new stadium. The U’s thrashed Carlisle United 5-0 to get off the mark in style at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. It ended Colchester
