FOOTBALL fans can have their say on attending matches at the town’s new stadium. The Gazette has today launched an online survey asking for your views on how Colchester United could attract more crowds to its home games. The club’s 10,000 seater new
A MOTHER-OF-FIVE is in “a whirl” after winning £5,000-worth of furniture in a Gazette competition. Patricia Keitch, of Henley Court, Colchester, snapped up a dining table with chairs and occasional furniture after entering the October promotion. The
NEW plans are set to be unveiled for a multi-million pound overhaul of Frinton’s main shopping street. Essex County Council is putting a blueprint together for the Frinton town centre improvement scheme. The project will be put to residents early next
A WOMAN was trapped inside a 4x4 following a collision in which the vehicle ended up on its roof. The collision, which involved a black Toyota, white transit van and a Mitsubishi Shogun, happened in Brinkley Grove Road, Colchester, at 5pm today
AN intrepid fundraising duo have kicked off preparations for their 11th expedition. Norman Starrs and Keith Hockley will take part in a 300-mile, six-day ride in South Africa next year. They need to raise £3,200 each for the National Deaf Children’s
HEALTHY snacks have been introduced to vending machines in Colchester Leisure World. Tasting sessions are being held as part of a Healthy Boost Week to give visitors a chance to try out the new healthy treats. Salads, smoothies, fresh
MEMBERS of a fledgling slimming group have lost an incredible 100 stones between them. Lynda Craig, who runs Earls Colne Slimming World, said there were several ingredients to the group’s successful weight-loss. The mother-of-two, who
A FAMILY pet is hoping to achieve national success at a top dog competition next month. One-year-old labradoodle Roxy will be heading to London to compete for the title of the nation’s favourite crossbreed at the Discover Dogs event on November 9. Owner
AN anxious mother-of-eight fears the house she rents will fall down due to serious subsidence. Sandra Travis has been having nightmares about her home collapsing after cracks right through the house became wider in May. The worst are now so big she
A CHARITY which helps boost the spirits of women with cancer has received a donation of £1,000. The money will mean Look Good Feel Better can help more women who are receiving chemo or radiotherapy. Hairdresser Karen Allen used her 40th birthday present
FRINTON’S £500,000 toilet block is in the running for the national Loo of the Year Award. Tendring Council’s state-of-the-art public convenience was given a five star score – the best rating possible – after an unannounced inspection by the British Toilet
Wivenhoe Town have parted company with manager Richard Carter with immediate effect. The shock move comes just days after Carter had led the Dragons to their seventh consecutive win with the 5-0 defeat of Thurrock in the third round of the
WORKS are progressing on the offshore construction of a wind farm off Clacton. Danish energy giant Dong Energy is building the 48 turbines wind farm on Gunfleet Sands, 7km off the resort. A 13,600 tonne crane barge, Svanen, is currently being used to
A man suffered a fractured skull when he was hit on the head with an iron bar at a village pub. The 49-year-old is being treated in Colchester General Hospital following the incident in St Osyth. The victim, who has been living and working in the area
A WOMAN who was knocked unconscious while leading a carnival procession has warned those responsible that she could have been killed. Jackie Waters, from Dovercourt, was leading the Harwich Guy Carnival procession, along with other members of The Harwich
MOTORISTS are to be officially banned from using a chunk of the road outside Colchester’s community stadium. Residents living near the Weston Homes Community Stadium have complained about car drivers using United Way to get to Boxted Road. On match
IT’S double trouble – twice over. Adel and Blane Pearson, who had twin girls two years ago, have just had a second set of twin girls and doubled the size of their family overnight. It means the couple, of Birch Avenue, Great Bentley, who are now known
AFTER eight weeks of gruelling hard work and a nail-biting final, Colchester couple Michele English and Russell Clement have won BBC show The Restaurant. Viewers watched with bated breath last night as they battled for the chance to open their own restaurant
When James Ramplin was at primary school, one of the best programmes on television was the cowboy classic Hopalong Cassidy. But he remembers it for other reasons. It was 1955 and Mr Ramplin, then eight, was still learning how to live with polio. Two
UNION representatives say about 35 staff will lose their jobs when Greenways Care Home closes. Regional officer for Unison, Kumar Sandy, said he had been contacted by the parent company of the home in St Fillan Road, Colchester. “The key issue is these
Mark Morsley has taken over as manager of Harwich and Parkeston. The former Needham Market, AFC Sudbury and Brantham Athletic boss is in the hot seat at The Royal Oak with immediate effect, having spent this season in charge of Brantham in Ridgeons League
Gosfield Lake youngster Jack Rayner helped Essex under-13s beat Suffolk 8-3 in the last competitive county match of the season. The contest, at Waldringfield Golf Club, took place in superb fashion when two teams of 11 players from each county met for
Richard Naylor has called on fans and the critics to save judgement of Ipswich Town until after Christmas. The Town club captain was part of the side which drew 1-1 with Charlton Athletic on a frustrating Tuesday night for players and the crowd. And
It's time to get your thinking caps on again! Colchester’s leading sportsmen and women are preparing for a night in the spotlight at the town’s annual Sports Personality of the Year Awards. And the winners of the various categories, rewarded for their
Colchester United have lined up a special fitness programme for star striker Steven Gillespie in a bid to cure him of his injuries. The U’s record signing has been hampered by hamstring problems this season. He lasted just 15 minutes of the club’s 5
Hundreds of students are set to descend on Colchester for a night of drunken “debauchery”. At least 900 people from Essex University are expected to attend the pub crawl, set up by event organiser Carnage UK, which has a theme described
A PENSIONERS’ campaigner was forced to turn her T-shirt inside-out before entering Parliament as it showed her group’s slogan. Daphne Chaplin was wearing her Tendring Pensioners’ Action Group top on a visit to lobby MP Douglas Carswell. After passing
MORE than 30 elderly pensioners have been told they will have to quit their care home amid concerns over their health and wellbeing. Essex County Council has decided to remove the residents from Greenways Care Home in St John’s, Colchester. Union officials
