A DISABLED student has criticised the bus service after having to let four buses in a row go past because they had no disabled access. Ingred Buverud, 19, a politics and human rights student at Essex University, said the drivers of the buses were unable
TWO cash-strapped charities have criticised their county councillor's expenses. Brightlingsea Family Support and 4Youth -two of the largest voluntary organisations in Brightlingesa - have not received a penny from Essex County Council this
Colchester United boss Aidy Boothroyd has reiterated his desire to keep Kevin Lisbie. But the U’s boss is also planning for life without the on-loan Ipswich Town star. Town boss Roy Keane wants to recall Lisbie from his season-long
A YOUNG woman had her neck grabbed by a man who then tried to force his way into a train toilet as she hid from him. The 20-year-old Colchester woman was on a London-bound train pulling out of Braintree Freeport station when a man, claiming to be a cage
A FATHER and son hope a personalised number plate will prove a thriller for Michael Jackson souvenir-hunters. Paul Goddard and dad Roger bought the registration, “MJ 09 JUN”, from a website, as it could be read as a reference to Jacko, who
A “GROUNDBREAKING” learning centre can now be set up at Colchester United’s stadium after £350,000 funding was found. Supporters of the plans to build the Imagine Centre say it will continue efforts to make the Weston Homes Community Stadium a venue
MORE north Essex pensioners could be cared for in their own homes under new plans announced by the Government. Up to 280,000 people in England are to receive free personal care to enable them to stay at home, under new legislation. However
TAXPAYERS could be forced to fork out a £200,000 “golden parachute” for Tendring Council’s top three officers, if they are made redundant within months. A confidential report, seen by the Gazette, reveals the move is part of a cost-cutting
MEET the Colchester man who makes his living by banging a gong. Mark Forde isn’t a butler or the muscle-bound actor on the title sequence of old J Arthur Rank films. He is an alternative therapist, who treats his patients by giving them
ANDY Mudd proves soldiers losing limbs to improvised explosive devices is not a phenomenon that is new to Iraq and Afghanistan. Twenty years ago today, a peaceful Saturday morning in Colchester – and Andy’s life – were ripped apart by an explosion
Colchester United are out to snare some of the Premier League’s unwanted youngsters. The U’s are keeping tabs on talented young players who have been – or are due to be – released by Academy clubs. And they will up their efforts over the coming months
Ben Thatcher is rumoured to be a target for League One side Southampton. According to reports, Saints wants to sign the defender on loan before the deadline expires next Thursday. Then, if everything goes well, they plan to make the deal permanent in
A COUNCIL has apologised to a young mum for taking nearly five weeks to hand over all the keys she needed for her flat. Jennie Tye was given the key to her flat in Churchill Court, Dovercourt when she moved in, but not the corresponding one which opened
A CREATION made up of things pupils found at Mersea beach has won a schools’ eco-art competition. Pupils competed to win the Colchester Schools’ Eco-Art competition run by EDF Energy, Colchester Youth Council and Colchester Council. Teenagers from Philip
A PAIR of sisters have defied the odds to give birth to their daughters on the same day, despite being due to have the babies about three weeks apart. Delighted grandmother Jackie Hickman was heading off to bed in the early hours of Thursday
A CAMPAIGNING mum thinks the Government has taken the right approach to sentencing those who kill with a knife. Anne Oakes-Odger began her crusade to get tougher sentences for knife killers after her son Westley, 27, was murdered in September
