Jim Magilton admitted he is being 'driven nuts' by Ipswich Town's inability to kills teams off at Portman Road. The Blues boss was speaking after last night's 1-1 draw with Charlton Athletic, in the Coca-Cola Championship. Owen Garvan – fresh from scoring
A NEW partnership is being launched to help tackle business crime in the county. Essex Police is inviting business representatives to take part in a new forum to exchange points of view and discuss issues, as well as working together to
ABOUT 319 children have been admitted to Colchester General Hospital after drug overdoses in the past five years. Latest figures show 63 of them were aged ten or under, 126 were between 11 and 15 years old and 130 were between 16 and 18 years old. It
ONE of Colchester Zoo’s two orangutans has died. Djambe, aged 30, was found dead on Saturday. The female and her companion Rajang had moved to the zoo’s new Orangutan Forest enclosure at the beginning of October. They had been given a general anaesthetic
A NEW proposal, which would mean charity events would have to pay royalties if they play music, has been slammed by a group which represents Colchester charities. One of the town’s groups, which would be seriously hampered by the proposal, has also spoken
Colchester United's game at Northampton Town was called off tonight. The Sixfields Stadium was covered by a blanket of snow after a heavy shower in the Northamptonshire area. After consulting with both managers, referee Darren Drysdale
TEENAGER Glen Dobbs was already a high-scorer on the sports field. Now the keen rugby and cricket player has notched up top marks in the classroom too. Glen, 16, not only gained an impressive 11 A*s and one A in his GCSEs, but has since learnt he was
YOUNGSTERS celebrated the opening of an adventurous new youth club. Villagers unveiled the new youth activity club in Great Tey at a special ceremony. The previous village youth club folded five years ago due to a lack of support.
HUNDREDS of residents picked up tips on how to go green this Christmas. About 300 people visited the Green Party’s annual Green Fair at Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday. The event, now in its third year, featured dozens of stalls offering
A test of just how much progress Wivenhoe Town have made under the stewardship of manager Richard Carter will come tonight as Thurrock FC visit Broad Lane in the third round of the Essex Senior Cup. The Dragons have bounced back from the disappointment
WHAT the Dickens are these youngsters up to? They are the ten local children lined up to perform alongside the professional actors of Colchester’s Mercury Theatre Company for its production of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. The
I AM writing for help in finding two school friends. We went to the Deanes School, Daws Heath Road, Thundersley. We left school in 1995. Clare Hooker lived in Willow Walk, Hadleigh. She had a sister called Sarah and her mum and dad are Patricia
I am searching for my cousin Veronica whose maiden name would have been Steven, born in the 1930’s at Romford Essex. She was the only child of my uncle Jim, and aunt Elsie. Uncle Jim had served in the East Lancashire Regiment before settling down to married
I am looking for any descendants of my great uncles and great aunts. To help ring bells I have included known unmarried siblings. Mabel Lily Bridge born 1885 West Ham, spinster, died at St Joseph’s hospice in Hackney (date unknown).
I would like to find Kay Rimmal she is now married and has a son. We are old school friends and i would like to see her again soon. Stephanie Townsend. My email address is: suggs692003@yah.co.uk My address is: 8 Stebbings, Laindon 01268
GHOSTLY Christmas stories are making an early return to Colchester. And what better way than with one of its most miserly residents. Thomas Humm, who died in the early 1820s, was considered to be the Ebenezer Scrooge of Colchester. Master storyteller
REASSURANCE has been given that a major event in the Tendring calendar will be back and even better next year. And another promise has been made that three new toilet blocks will be given to Dovercourt – despite a report that suggests Tendring Council
Two DJs have been taken off the air after making allegedly inappropriate comments in their breakfast show. DJs Martin Day and Su Harrison, who present the Essex FM breakfast show, were replaced on Monday morning by other presenters from the radio
A community has united to declare its support for a secondary school. A public meeting was held in Monkwick last night to discuss the future of Thomas Lord Audley School, which is threatened with closure as Essex County Council consults
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a suspected arson attack at a derelict cafe in Jaywick. Crews were called to a blaze at the former cafe, next to the Dolphin Cafe, in Brooklands Gardens. Two fire engines from Clacton fire station were called to the incident
A COMMUNITY has united to declare its support for a secondary school. A public meeting was held in Monkwick last night to discuss the future of Thomas Lord Audley School, which is threatened with closure as Essex County Council consults on the future
POLICE have told residents living close to a trouble spot in Frinton that a dispersal order is not the solution. Beleaguered residents previously complained that unruly youths, sometimes gathering in groups of more than 50, were keeping them awake late
TENDRING Council’s leader insists the authority is maintaining its “disciplined” approach to finance, amid the global economic uncertainty. The authority has revealed how much cash it has in its coffers and how it is invested. David
TESCO claims it will be up to customers to choose whether its proposed store for Frinton will be successful or not. Newsagent David Nelder said plans for a Tesco Express store in the town’s Walton Road should not be allowed to go ahead, because it will
DRUNKEN revellers flocked to a new community safety bus, picking up bottles of water and condoms as they passed. The specially-branded bright yellow SOS bus parked in Colchester High Street on Saturday night. Six volunteers, including the bus driver
A serious crash caused traffic chaos in Colchester. A silver Mini Cooper car was involved in a collision with a red Ford Fiesta ST on Westway, shortly after 9am. The female driver of the Mini was trapped for about 30 minutes. Firefighters
A HAIRDRESSER swap-ped his scissors for a pair of garden shears in aid of charity. Lee Gold, co-owner of Peewees Hairdressers in Sir Isaac’s Walk, Colchester, made the switch at his salon to raise at least £500 funds for Cancer Research. He used the
HOSPITAL food is set to be revolutionised. Clacton District Hospital is trialing two systems in a bid to boost quality and choice. The first will see a new type of microwave meal that will increase tastiness and nutrition. Other
NEW guidelines aimed at cutting the red tape involved in putting on Christmas festivals have been welcomed by Essex organisers. The county council has changed its code of conduct, in a bid to make it easier for volunteers to put up seasonal
A MAN who flouted banning orders and a suspended sentence to harass his ex has been jailed for eight months. Mark Harvey, 36, carried out a ten-day campaign of harassment against Joanne Stockwell earlier this month. A court heard he went round to her
THE British National Party is set to contest elections in Tendring for the first time. Last week the right-wing party, which put up a candidate for the first time in the Colchester Borough Council in May, announced it was to fight for seats in next year
THE manager of a brothel is facing the prospect of losing more than £80,000. Aleksander Sochacki admitted running the brothel in Colchester earlier this year and was given a 120 hour unpaid work order. An investigation to see if he had any assets gained
THREE shotguns were stolen during a burglary in Great Horkesley. A house was broken into at some point between Saturday and Wednesday last week while the owners were away. The house was ransacked and some jewellery was stolen. During the break-in the
A SURVEY could be on the cards for roads near Colchester General Hospital, where residents claim they have been blighted by years of parking woe. People living in a number of roads near the Turner Road hospital say patients and visitors have been parking
The figures look good. There, in black and white, you have it – more schoolchildren are spending more time in the gym and on the playing fields. It was about five years ago that the Government finally realised sport in schools is essential
THE energy giant which failed to get permission for Essex’s first onshore wind farm has launched an appeal. Tendring Council’s planning committee voted unanimously against the plans for five turbines at Earls Hall Farm, between Clacton and St Osyth in
Football ‘Trouble-shooter’ extraordinaire Ian Atkins, who has managed both Colchester United and Northampton Town, believes new U’s boss Paul Lambert is a lucky man. As the two clubs prepare to meet head-on in Coca-Cola League One action at Sixfields
Ipswich Town boss Jim Magilton will be coming face-to-face with not only a former team-mate, but a potential transfer target as well when his side face Charlton Athletic at Portman Road this evening. The Addicks have former Blue Darren Ambrose in their
Four Colchester athletes represented the Eastern Counties in their annual cross-country fixture against Cambridge University and the RAF at Magog Downs in Cambridge. Nicola Rogers, of Runevolve AC, looked strong throughout, running her six-kilometre
U’s boss Paul Lambert has praised his players for reviving the club’s fortunes. Colchester United travel to Northampton Town tonight in search of another Coca-Cola League One win. The club have won two of their opening three matches under their new
A COMMUNITY bus has already proved to be a lifesaver in its first Colchester outing. The SOS Bus provides first aid and medical care late at night in the town centre, helping drunk or vulnerable people and easing pressure on the emergency services.
As a Clacton group of keep-fitters shed the pounds and ounces over the summer it brought in cash to help breast cancer sufferers. The Active for Life group staged a sponsored slim after three of its women developed breast cancer within a few months.
