KENT pulled off a remarkable 192-run victory over Essex at Chelmsford after being outplayed during the first two days. They had been forced to follow on 165 behind but, thanks largely to centuries from skipper Martin Van Jaarsveld and Darren Stevens,
Colchester United ended the season on a high this afternoon with a 2-0 victory at Yeovil Town. Two goals in as many minutes from Ashley Vincent and Mark Yeates early in the first half were enough to earn the U's victory and help them complete a double
A 36-year-old is wanted by police in connection with offences of grievous bodily harm and damage. Police in Braintree are seeking the public's help to trace Timothy Steward in connection with offences committed on July 4, 2006. The offences
Colchester Gladiators return home on Sunday when they host the Milton Keynes City Pathfinders at the Wivenhoe Stadium. The Gladiators opened their season with two potentially tricky away trips to Bedford and Billericay to take on the Blue Raiders and
A MAN barricaded himself inside a block of Colchester flats, while threatening to hurt himself. Police were called to the building, in Maple Way, at about 4.30pm yesterday, where they discovered there was a strong smell of gas. Officers immediately
CLACTON have a home-grown gem in their ranks in the shape of Essex all-rounder Michael Comber. That’s the view of Seasiders team manager Gark Kirk, reflecting on the teenager’s heroics in last week’s East Anglian Premier League opener against Cambridge
A huge home-building project at Colchester Garrison is back on track, despite the slump in the housing market. Developers were left with empty properties on their books after the credit crunch cooled demand from buyers and made banks reluctant
THE boss of a fertility centre has slammed a decision to axe its NHS funding. NHS patients in north-east Essex will now have to travel to Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Leicestershire or London to receive IVF treatment after support was withdrawn
MY VIEW: The Gazette's assistant editor gives a personal opinion THE news that nearly 300 of the Colchester-based 16th Air Assault Brigade are not qualified to actually parachute because there are not enough planes for them to practice in,
RESIDENTS are stepping up the fight to save a playing field pavilion which faces the axe in a £100,000 budget cull. Colchester Council wants to close the pavilion at the King George V Playing Field in Lexden to cut costs. Its decision
A YOUNG musician will play a key role in TV show this evening – as part of a human keyboard. April Moodie, 19, is appearing alongside a gospel choir on BBC TV programme, Genius. In the show, hosted by comedian Dave Gorman, April will
