Colchester United's play-off hopes suffered a blow after they were beaten 1-0 at Charlton Athletic this evening. Nicky Forster's goal just before the midway point in the first half proved the difference between the two promotion-chasing teams
WHEN you think of a tiger lilly, I should imagine the last thing you would conjure up in your mind is a man in Victorian clothing, singing songs about the dark underbelly of society in a falsetto voice. Unless, of course, you are a fan of the cult cabaret
A JUDGE has condemned prosecutors over the way they dealt with a drugs case involving two teenagers. Judge Christopher Ball QC told the two 19-year-olds he was sure they were both dealing in cannabis after police found the drug at a house in Colchester
A MAJOR sports store could be opening at a Colchester retail park. Sports Direct wants to open on the Turner Rise Retail Park, in north Colchester. The retail park includes stores selling furniture, carpets, DIY and garden products. There is also
POLICE have been called to Manningtree after a member of the public reported seeing someone with a firearm. Stanway Road Traffic police were called to the incident at around 6:20pm, and the police helicopter from Suffolk is also in attendance. The
BIKERS showed off to the crowds in Colchester. The Kawasaki British Superbike Team spent the day entertaining hundreds of people at an open day at Colchester Kawasaki, in King Edwards Quay. Riders performed stunts before chatting to fans and signing
A sensational spell of bowling by Ryan ten Doeschate lead Essex to a thrilling victory over Hampshire with only one ball to spare. ten Doeschate took 5-13 to give Essex the perfect start to life back in LV= County Championship division one. Essex were
COLCHESTER Council is set to win back millions of pounds from a contractor it fired for failing to build the town’s controversial Visual Arts Facility. An independent adjudicator decided Banner Holding failed to follow the council’s instructions
POLICE are hunting a gang of racist thugs who stubbed out a cigarette on a teenage boy’s face and broke his arm. Two Asian brothers were attacked in broad daylight by three white men as they walked along a road in Clacton. One of the
ATHLETES and businesses are running out of time to apply for the Colchester Sporting Champions Scheme. The initiative was launched in February by the Colchester Partnership for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was set up to support local
NICK Taylor was first elected as a Conservative representing Mile End in 1999. In a rapidly-developing borough, Mile End has changed more than anywhere else in Colchester over the past decade. The parish council estimates the number of houses in the
I lived in Colchester for 40 years and have now moved to Peterborough, but still return to visit family. Last time I was in town, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful the daffodils and crocuses were on the the roundabouts and sides of the
May I reply to the letter headlined: “Playing Politics With Your District” (April 4)? I was at the Harwich Town Council meeting when the LV18 and its planning application came up for a base at the quay and the vote was four against and four
It is an appropriate time to once again register the weight of local concern with regard to Bunting and Sons’ proposals to commercialise a substantial part of the Stour Valley area of outstanding natural beauty. The current application, being
On Monday, March 22, there was great excitement as cones were being placed alongside both sides of the road in Rochford Way outside the Triangle shopping centre in Frinton. By Friday, March 26, I couldn’t believe it. White lines showed designated
I have drawn the Gazette’s coverage (April 6) of the concerns expressed by Essex Coroner, Dr Peter Dean, over the way the coroner’s service has been run since Essex County Council took over from the police two years ago to the attention of the
PLANS have been submitted for a new home for Brightlingsea’s museum. Bosses want to build a £500,000 facility to replace their current building in Duke Street. They hope to strike a deal with Brightlingsea Town Council for a site near
AN overgrown footpath described as a mugger’s paradise has been cleared. The pathway, which leads between Pownall Crescent and Queen Mary Avenue, in Monkwick, Colchester, had been left to run wild. Dave Harris, ward councillor, said the bushes had grown
