THOUSANDS of local pensioners could be better off under changes to the pension credit system which come into force tomorrow. The Government reckons nearly 25,000 people in the Colchester, Tendring, Braintree and Maldon areas could get as much as £415
A WOMAN has been charged with attempting to murder her disabled husband. Andrea Saffill, 44, of Washington Road, Maldon, is alleged to have stabbed her 48-year-old husband, Ian, at their home in the early hours of Thursday. Saffill,
BRADWELL could be revealed as a site for a new nuclear power station on Monday. The Government’s National Policy Statement on nuclear energy will be published and a decision about the fate of land next to the existing power station, which is currently
BOXING fitness sessions have been launched at a Colchester school. About a dozen Alderman Blaxill School boys have now signed up for a ten-week course of boxing training, which does not involve bouts or competitive sparring. It was started after a survey
Colchester United have been drawn against Coca-Cola League Two side Hereford United in the second round of the FA Cup. The U's reward for their win at Bromley is a trip to play the Bulls, managed by former Oxford United star John Trewick
THE closure of three off-licences in north Essex will see 12 jobs lost. Bottoms Up in High Street, Colchester and branches of The Local in High Street, Dovercourt and Maldon Road, Tiptree are to close after parent company First Quench Retailing went
BUS drivers across north Essex are planning a second day of strikes over pay. Industrial action is setfor Monday, and will affect First services in Colchester, Braintree, Clacton and Harwich. The strikes are being organised by the trade union, Unite
