HOSPITALS have almost certainly been playing a huge part in the lives of Colchester people for thousands of years. When the Romans invaded in AD43 although the principal of the modern-day hospital was alien to civilians, they would have had
THERE is no difference between Evie having Down’s Syndrome and her having brown eyes, say her family. This sums up their feelings about looking after a child with a genetic condition. To Fiona Hannah, Evie, her nine-year-old step daughter, is much the
WHEN John Prescott revealed he had suffered from bulimia, people were shocked. Eating disorder groups praised him for admitting to his illness and hoped it would encourage other men to come forward. Others found it hard to believe and turned it into
ENGLAND opener Alastair Cook played a key role along with rain and bad light as Essex secured a draw against Middlesex at Chelmsford. Rain had delayed the start of play until 3pm, by which time 53 overs had been knocked off the day’s allocation, and
A TEENAGER is critically ill in hospital after almost drowning at Colchester Leisure World. The 14-year-old girl had to be resuscitated by paramedics after she fell ill at the swimming pool in Cowdray Avenue. Witnesses reported that
ABOUT 70 people gathered to create an historic moment in a society’s history. Members of the Harwich Society marked its ruby anniversary by coming together for a photo at the town’s 19th century Redoubt Fort. The society, which was founded in 1969,
POPULAR, attractive school seeks enthusiastic and happy headteacher for fun and friendship – GSOH required. That’s the appeal from governors at Ridgewell Primary School who certainly displayed their Good Sense Of Humour when they penned this advert for
A MAN who has been missing for a week has returned home safe and well. Dean Carter disappeared from his home in Coppice End, Colchester, last Tuesday and was reported missing by his family. The 34-year-old suffers from depression and
TWO nightclub owners have been ordered to pay more than £11,000 for subjecting residents to noise and nuisance. Kevin Holbrook and William Brydon, owners of Club Karma in St Helen’s Lane, Colchester, were brought before magistrates by Colchester Council
A TEENAGE student was hit over the head by three men, before being chased into nearby woods. The 18-year-old man was walking along Mersea Road, in Colchester, at about 2.15am on Sunday when the attack he happened. He told police that
A MYSTERIOUS hole has opened up in the middle of a Colchester street. Residents believe the round crater in Kimberley Road – about a foot across wide and a foot deep – may have something to do with a network of underground tunnels in the area. Archaeologist
A SENIOR official at Colchester Insistute is to become interim principal of Braintree College. Current principal David Mason, is leaving on July 31 after steering the college through the early stages of its merger with the Institute. Jim Addison, currently
POLICE were called three times in less than two hours to deal with animal incidents on the roads of north Essex yesterday. The most serious incident caused traffic delays for motorists on the London-bound A12 at about 8.55am. Several drivers
FAMILY and friends of a woman who lost her fight against cancer aged 29 have paid tribute to her determination and courage. Leala Milleare, of Arnold Road, Clacton, had been in St Helena Hospice for a month when she died on Saturday, with her mum Jill
A CHARITY is hoping to reach an agreement with a healthcare trust to give patients “fairer” access to home care. At present, people in the Halstead area do not have automatic access to a hospice at home service, run by St Helena Hospice. However, residents
SUE Rowen is giving up her job to help spread the message on the importance of guide dogs after they helped turn her life around. She first experienced problems with her sight at the age of 19 and since then it has continued to deteriorate.
I was astonished to see the NHS walk-in centre in Middleborough, Colchester, had been closed. During the past 12 months, I needed to have numerous blood tests and the choice was always to wait four days to book one in at my local surgery, or
Over the past few years, the town of Colchester has become a terrible place to live It has become overcrowded, overdeveloped and congested with traffic. People have been drawn into Colchester because of work, but it seems there has been more demand
I write in respect of your article concerning Wivenhoe Town Regatta in Monday’s Gazette in which, I must point out, there was one glaring error – the Pub Shovel Race 2009 was won by the Black Buoy Inn. Indeed, no one seems to be aware that
There is a real and urgent need to shake up services for the elderly, but Colin Olivier is wrong to lay the blame at Essex County Council’s door (Letters, June 1). Services for the elderly are an absolute priority for the council, it has invested
I have just got back from Dovercourt seafront with my two dogs. What I saw was not good behaviour for responsible dog owners. One man with his dog off lead was following behind his pet, going in and out the beach huts. If his
... I have read with interest the article on Bob Russell in Wednesday's Gazette and would like to offer my support to a person I believe to be a very good MP, and who should be left alone by members of the public who have been treating him and
A THREE-YEAR project to inject cash into a town’s industrial estates has reached a significant step. Witham Industrial Watch has published its proposal for a business improvement district scheme (BIDs), and companies will be asked to vote over
When our faith in politicians has been sorely tested and many comments decry all of them as cheats and rogues, the people of Colchester have reason to feel justifiably smug. I have never voted Lib Dem since I do not agree with many of their
A GIGANTIC cruise ship with an 18-hole golf cruise, two swimming pools and a simulated grand prix racing circuit is coming to Harwich for the first time. The 12-deck, 900ft long, Costa Luminosa will be making a transit call into the port. Tourism bosses
A NINE year-old boy is in hospital after he was in collision with a car in Clacton. The incident happened yesterday at about 5.40pm when a black Peugeot 206, collided with the boy in London Road, near the junction of Litchfield Close. The boy was unconscious
A CLASS project in Ramsey has finally been unveiled. Years 5 and 6 at Two Village Primary School have been collecting mirrors, plates and coins to create a storytelling chair for their garden of curiosities. The children even collected scrabble pieces
THE motorist who labelled his Land Rover with signs listing its faults and dumped it outside a dealership in Colchester says it is there to stay. The Gazette revealed last week how the 2007 Range Rover had been ditched in front of the Lookers Land Rover
A SELF-EMPLOYED carpenter shouted and swore at his neighbours – then injured a police officer who turned up to intervene, a court heard Gerald Morgan, of Queen Anne Road, West Mersea, had been drinking vodka because his partner of ten years had left
A CASH-STRAPPED council needs to find £800,000 in savings over the next two years. Finance chiefs at Braintree Council say lower-than-expected income is forcing the need for more stringent cutbacks. But regeneration projects in Braintree and Witham
SUNSHINE and airhorns heralded the arrival of Braintree’s annual carnival procession. Crowds lined High Street to watch the colourful floats, based on the four seasons, make their way through the town before finishing at the field in Meadowside for an
SOLDIERS spoke of the “honour” and “privilege” of parachuting on to the same fields from where their predecessors began the fight to liberate France 65 years ago. Watched by veterans, some 120 men from Colchester-based 3 Para jumped near Ranville
A VETERAN repeated the jump he did in 1944. Jock Hutton, 84, dropped in to 3 Para’s camp at Ranville as part of a display by the Red Devils freefall team. He said: “The view hasn’t changed much and it really brought back memories. It was absolutely
HISTORY fans stepped back in time at Colchester’s Medieval Festival and Oyster Fair. The festival celebrated life from the Middle Ages, oysters from Mersea Island, and goods from across Europe. Traders from Germany, Poland, Switzerland
A BODY armour company, based near Colchester, has been awarded the largest-ever contract for personal protective equipment of its kind. VestGuard UK, whose head office is in Tolleshunt Knights, has won six separate contracts to supply 160,000
FIVE men have been arrested by police on suspicion of carry out a sex attack on a teenager. A girl claimed she was assaulted in Colchester on Saturday by an unknown number of men. Colchester police began searching a house in Forest Road
TWO teachers have won prizes at the Teaching Awards for the East of England. Gavin Byford and Howard Frizzell, both from Tendring Technology College, both won awards, while colleague Kate Martin was commended by the judges. Computing teacher Mr Frizzell
TENDRING community groups have been given grants totalling £96,000 by Tendring Council chairman Nick Turner. Grants went to: the Essex Association of Boys’ Clubs, HEAL, the Centre for Rape and Abuse, Open Road Visions, the Ark Family Resource
