Varun Chopra's entertaining half-century was not enough for Essex as they failed to force a victory against Derbyshire in LV County Championship Division Two at Chelmsford. After being set a target of 312 from a minimum of 45 overs, Essex never remotely
Colchester United won 2-0 at Edgar Street today to condemn Hereford United to relegation to Coca-Cola League Two. The U's ran out comfortable winners to end a run of three successive defeats and leave the Bulls deflated. Colchester almost
Paul: recent surge has covered up problems COLCHESTER UNITED: Colchester United’s recent surge towards the play-offs masked the current squad’s deficiencies. That is the view of U’s manager Paul Lambert, who believes his side’s rise up the table
SHOPPERS in Colchester could be treated to a day’s free parking to boost town centre trade. If the idea is successful, bigger retailers could be asked to subsidise regular free parking. Another idea is to cut parking charges to 50p after
A MENTALLY-ILL woman died on the A12 just hours after being turned away from a health centre because there were no consultants available to assess her. A coroner has accused the health trust involved of a “gross failure” in providing care for
A SOLDIER who suffered horrific injuries in Afghanistan has undergone more surgery in his bid to walk again. Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, of Colchester-based 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, suffered brain damage and lost both
