A DRUG addict has admitted possessing heroin after police found the substance at her home during a raid. Emma Young’s home in St Peter’s Street, Colchester, was searched on August 25, Colchester magistrates heard. Prosecutor Tamzin Sharp said Young,
COLCHESTER United’s chairman has promised fans he is committed to making sure the club grows and thrives – without risking its financial security. U’s chairman Robbie Cowling’s pledge comes in the week the economic downturn hit hard at Colchester’s two
A FORMER locksmith, who made a key to open high-value jewellery cabinets in Colchester department store Williams and Griffin, was jailed for two years. Michael Townsend, 45, who has been homeless since 2004, admitted stealing seven watches, a necklace
A CHURCH tower is to be lit up in memory of a 15-year-old murder victim. Liberty Rose Templeman, known as Libby, had emigrated to New Zealand with her family in 2005. Her body was found on the bank of the Wairoa Stream, on Sunday, November 2, last year
A SMALLHOLDER who ran a “farm shop”, growing and selling cannabis has failed to persuade the country’s most senior judge to cut his jail term on appeal. Paul Fisher, 50, was found with more than 250 cannabis plants at his rented Brightlingsea farm.
AN EX-MILITARY man, who was trained in aircraft recognition, claims he saw a UFO while out walking his dog in Coggeshall. Richard Gogin was with his dog, Rommel, in the grounds of Marks Hall, Coggeshall, when he saw a shape in the sky. He said: “I was
COLCHESTER United’s plans to build a £2million training ground in Tiptree have been rejected for a second time. The U’s want to build a clubhouse, changing rooms and five football pitches at Vine Farm, off Grange Road. They had gone
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Colchester dentist who died from injuries sustained in a motorbike race. Roy Parbury, 54, was competing in a British Motorcycle Racing Club race, in Kent, when he was involved in the accident. Mr Parbury
A Colchester dad will this week become only the sixth person in the world to get a pioneering cancer treatment – with his son acting as his donor. The radical therapy, devised by a doctor from Beaumont, near Harwich, could be the last chance for 67-year-old
PEOPLE living near Colchester General Hospital have been invited to a meeting about parking problems. Every house in Turner Road and surrounding streets has been sent an invitation by ward councillor Martin Goss, who has been trying to find a solution
A MOTHER-OF-TWO is angry over Child Support Agency delays which have twice left her short of cash to support her young daughters. Errors in processing claims for health worker Sarah Reese’s eldest daughter, Zoe, seven, led it to pay out £2,000 compensation
A FUN and thought-provoking day out is giving hundreds of schoolchildren a chance to learn important lessons which might one day save their lives. The Crucial Crew event is giving youngsters from 35 primary schools in Tendring a chance to learn about
YOUNG offenders, police, councillors and council workers joined forces for a day of action in Tiptree. Tim Young, Colchester councillor responsible for street and waste services, told those involved: “The more days of action we do, the more
TRAIN operator National Express should be forced to give up its East Anglian services, Colchester MP Bob Russell has said. The company will hand control of the East Coast Main Line to the Government at 11.59pm on Friday, the Department for
FOUR trains were cancelled on the Manningtree and Harwich line yesterday – two days after it reopened following a repairs to a landslip. The line closed in October after the track was moved by a landslide near Wrabness. It reopened on Tuesday, but yesterday
A CRUEL husband who bullied and attacked his wife over a seven-year period has been jailed for 22 months. Turkish-born Cengiz Akyuz, 29, of Leicester Close, Jaywick, used to force his wife, Nicola, to choose how she should be punished. Sometimes,
A HEALTHCARE company boss has apologised to a problem-hit GP practice’s patients and promised staff are working hard to improve the situation. Rory McCrea, the head of Chilvers McCrea Healthcare, the firm which runs Green Elms surgery, in Crossways,
Roy Keane has admitted it is unlikely he will make any new loan signings before the transfer window closes. But he says there is more chance of one of his players leaving Portman Road. The loan window closes at the end of this month and, asked if he
A BUTCHERS has been commended for its sausages and pies. Chapman Butchers, of the Triangle Shopping Centre, in Frinton, picked up gold awards for its products from the Meat and Livestock Commission. Darren Moss received the award for his steak pies,
ON the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, in 1918, the First World War ended, writes Terry Sutton. Civilians wanted a way to remember the people who had given their lives for peace and freedom. An American teacher
THE niece of two Colchester soldiers, killed on the same day in the First World War, has researched their lives as a tribute to their sacrifice. Privates Frederick and Richard Whall both died on August 6, 1915, while serving with 1st Battalion, Essex
MEMORIAL services are taking place across our region on Sunday for the traditional Remembrance tributes, and on Wednesday, to mark Armistice Day. COLCHESTER: Sunday, parade from town hall at 10.35am to the war memorial outside Colchester Castle, for
A MAN has been jailed for a year after he admitted separate charges of intimidating a witness and assault causing actual bodily harm. Lance Greenan threatened Steven Haylett in the mini-market, in Broadway, Jaywick, on April 28. Mr Haylett was a potential
HOLIDAYMAKERS from North Essex will have to wait double the amount of time for buses home from Stansted Airport, after timetable changes. Travel firm First reduced the frequency of its Stansted bus, via Marks Tey and Braintree, from one hour to every
Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd will make changes to his starting line-up at Bromley tomorrow. The U’s boss is definitely without midfielder Anthony Wordsworth, who serves a one-match suspension after picking up five yellow cards. And loanee
A POLICE inspector has retired after more than 30 years. Insp Paul Fieldsend covered the Tendring rural area, which included Brightlingsea, Frinton and Thorpe. He joined Essex Police in 1979, and was posted in Clacton before serving as a traffic officer
Aidy Boothroyd regards Colchester United’s FA Cup clash at Bromley tomorrow as their biggest game of the season so far. And the U’s boss has warned his side to underestimate the non-league minnows at their peril. Colchester head to Hayes Lane for the
Liam Rosenior is not one for sentiment. The Ipswich Town loanee returns to his ‘home’ club tomorrow, when the Blues do battle with fellow Championship strugglers Reading. But far from going back in nostalgic, reflective mood, Rosenior is looking to
