Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd believes his side's attacking strength can be a major asset this season. The U's beat Walsall 2-1 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, with Kevin Lisbie bagging a brace to extend their unbeaten run to nine matches
Roy Keane settled for a hard-earned point after his Ipswich Town side drew 1-1 at Plymouth. The Blues are still bottom of the Championship and without a win in 14 games. But Keane said: “When you're away from home and go a goal down
A FORMER Colchester cooking student has been crowned the champ in TV competition MasterChef. Steve Groves wanted to be a firefighter when growing up in Brightlingsea and only took a catering course at Colchester Institute so he would have something
COUNCIL chiefs have pledged to support residents and Colchester United fans who want a stadium access road to be safer. A petition with nearly 1,000 signatures and 69 letters calling for upgrades to Boxted Road have been handed to Colchester Council
Kevin Lisbie scored twice as Colchester United beat Walsall 2-1 at the Weston Homes Community Stadium this afternoon. The U's extended their unbeaten run to nine matches under manager Aidy Boothroyd and made it four wins out of four at home, with a narrow
THE mother of a dying six-year-old boy has told of her exhausting struggle to provide his round-the-clock care. The Gazette told earlier this week how the woman, who wants to stay anonymous, had launched a legal fight claiming health chiefs
FRONTLINE hospital staff have become the first people in north Essex to receive the swine flu jab. Staff queued at Colchester General Hospital to receive their inoculation yesterday. A clinic was set up by Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation
A PENSIONER was left with a broken shoulder after being hit by a cyclist in Clacton. The 68-year-old woman was crossing Station Road at about 3.30pm yesterday when the cyclist rode the wrong way down the one way street. The man initially stopped to
Aidy Boothroyd is looking forward to locking swords with Walsall counterpart Chris Hutchings today. Colchester United manager Boothroyd cleaned Hutchings' boots when he was a young defender at Huddersfield Town, in the late eighties. Now the pair are
A ROYAL Military Police officer killed in Afghanistan has been named as a former Colchester-based soldier. Corporal James 'Jim' Oakland died in the Gereshk region of Helmand province on Thursday. He was fatally injured by an improvised explosive device
Roy Keane believes Ipswich Town's long-suffering fans are more patient than any others “on the planet”. The Blues are rock bottom of the Coca-Cola Championship, heading into this afternoon's crunch battle at fellow strugglers Plymouth. They are also
A TESCO Express store has been officially opened in Walton. Mayor Robert Bucke cut a ribbon during an opening ceremony in the High Street yesterday. Community leaders welcomed the store, which has filled the site left by Woolworths after
MORE than £100million for Colchester’s schools is dependent on a link road being built, it has been confirmed. Colchester Council’s coalition agreed to allow Philip Morant Secondary School to use a strip of land off Norman Way for an access
