MILANESE saxophonist Tommaso Starace plays High Barn, in Great Bardfield, next week. The highly-acclaimed jazzman has been making his own music since he was 18 and plays the classy sit-down venue next Wednesday. The musician has performed at a huge
A HEADY mixture of punk rock and metal is set to thrill audiences at the Colchester Arts Centre next week. The first and biggest of the gigs brings American band Anti-Flag, formed in 1988, and known for their outspoken views on the US government, to
WHAT better way to enjoy talented local musicians at this time of year than sitting in the shady garden of the Minories on a summer’s evening? Friday’s one-off garden gig at the Colchester High Street art gallery brings together a host of artists for
A COUPLE have called for bike riders to stay on the road, after they were nearly hit by “mindless cyclists”on six occasions. Gerald and Maureen Labbett, of Lee Road, Dovercourt, were almost knocked over on footpaths on Marine Parade, Kingsway and Main
RAIL passengers can claim refunds, following the strikes which disrupted services earlier this month. National Express East Anglia has announced full reimbursement will be given on unused outward-bound tickets, bought for days affected by the action.
ATHLETES from India could be setting up camp in Colchester during the London 2012 Olympics. Delegates from the booming Asian country are due to visit the town today for a look at venues, including Leisure World, Colchester Garrison’s athletics
BRIDES planning a wedding on a budget have the chance to bag a bargain and help a good cause at the same time. A collection of designer bridal gowns and accessories has been donated to Clacton’s Salvation Army shop, in Jackson Road, by a local woman
A HOSPITAL worker has spoken of his relief after a jury cleared him of stealing money from the bedside of an elderly patient. The 77-year-old Colchester General Hospital patient claimed Michael Groves stole as much as £400 from her purse on February
A WOMAN has spoken of her heartbreak after a fire devastated her house while the family was on holiday. Julie Herlihy, her husband Michael, and their two daughters, four-fear-old Isla and nine-year-old Imogen, had been treated to a three-week holiday
THE mother of a nine-year-old boy who suffered brain injuries in a collision has accused road officials of “playing with the safety” of children. Justyna Konikowska wants road safety officials to speed up plans for a new road crossing on London Road,
CYCLING in Greenstead and near Colchester Garrison will be transformed over the next 12 months with a £1.4million upgrade. Work is set to start within the next month on improvements on the Greenstead estate, aimed partly at getting more people to cycle
CHELMSFORD has one and wants more. Ipswich has three and Cambridge has five. Park and rides are seen as a way of attracting more shoppers and commuters to a town, while reducing traffic and congestion. Now, after years of sites falling by the wayside
RESCUE teams involved in the search for ten-year-old Stella Akanbi, who went missing in the sea off Clacton, have been thanked for their efforts. The body of a ten-year-old girl was recovered from the sea off the resort shortly after 3.35pm on Monday
Dean Hammond has completed his move from Colchester United's Coca-Cola League One rivals Southampton. Hammond, 26, turned down the offer of a new deal with the U's in favour of a move to St Marys. The former Brighton and Hove Albion
BRAINTREE TOWN stayed top of Blue Square South after drawing 2-2 draw at Hampton and Richmond Borough. Injuries forced Iron to change a winning team, with new signings Phil Starkey, Harlee Deen and Leon Antoine all handed starts. Brad Quinton went close
THOUSANDS of residents may have to wait years for a permanent place of worship and a community centre to be built. Witham’s Maltings Lane estate has been dealt a blow after the Bethel Christian Fellowship pulled out of plans to provide the facilities
WALTON is shabby, with too many vacant and dilapidated buildings, a hard-hitting report has said. The draft Walton Regeneration Framework report also criticised the town for having no banks or building societies, and for a lack of job prospects
Colchester United skipper Dean Hammond is on the verge of a move to Coca-Cola League One rivals Southampton. The U’s have already turned down two written offers for their captain, who joined them from Brighton and Hove Albion in January, 2008 for a fee
RESIDENTS in a picturesque town are embarking on an ambitious £76,000 project to chronicle its history. Coggeshall Heritage Society plans to record the age of each individual property in the town – some going back as far as the 14th century – to show
The Colchester Cricket Festival will be minus the town’s own cricketing superstar Graham Napier when the action begins at Castle Park today. Napier is struggling with a niggling injury and will sit out the LV County Championship division two clash with
Colchester United have vowed not to make a knee-jerk appointment as they search for Paul Lambert’s successor. But the U’s have already had a ‘remarkable’ amount of interest for the job, from a large number of candidates. Colchester would ideally like
A COMPANY director who carried out a “campaign of of psychological and physical violence” on his partner has been told to expect jail. Simon Lambert, a £130,000-a-year executive, formerly of Ullswater Close, Great Notley, was found guilty by a jury of
TWO new faces are to head up the the Salvation Army in Harwich. Lieutenants Andrew and Jackie Jarrold are joining the community church, in George Street. It is the first appointment as Salvation Army officers for the couple, who have spent the past
BUSINESS partners, who run a car clamping company at Essex University, claim they have been “through hell”, just for doing their jobs. Gordon Lund and Lynda Wood took over as parking attendants at the Wivenhoe Park campus in September 2008. Their company
A DAUGHTER is getting on her bike to raise funds for the hospice which cares for her mum. Lynne Baines has been inspired to take part in the Farleigh Hospice Cycle for Life after seeing the difference the charity has made to her mum Margaret’s life.
MANY brides follow the wedding tradition of taking something old and something new down the aisle, but few can boast an item almost 100 years old. Liz Williams, however, continued a family tradition when she carried the prayer book of her great grandmother
