MICHAEL Di Venuto and Dale Benkenstein's unbeaten half-centuries revived Durham hopes of starting the defence of their title with a draw, despite having to follow on against Essex at the Riverside. The dual champions lost nine wickets in the afternoon
COLCHESTER Phoenix's Fran Williamson achieved the qualifying time for the IPC Swimming World Championship as she won 50 metres backstroke gold at the British International Disability Championships in Sheffield. Williamson clocked one minute 05.86 seconds
DANCE diva Rozalla takes her international club anthem Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good) to Escape, this week. The Zambian singer, referred to as the Queen of Rave, performs at the club’s Love to Be, over 25s night, on Wednesday. Appearing on the London
A YOUNG girl with a mysterious illness that has left her wheelchair bound has inspired a fundraising drive in her community. Seven-year-old Jessica Green, of Barbrook Lane, Tiptree, suffers from an undiagnosed, progressive brain disorder which
A BUNGALOW and a series of wooden outbuildings have been damaged by fire in MArks Tey. Two crews from Colchester fire station were called to the blaze at about 2.20pm. They used two hose reels to put out the fire within 30 minutes. The cause of the
Ipswich Town clocked up a record 19th draw of the season after being held 1-1 by Doncaster. The Blues took the lead in this afternoon's Championship encounter at Portman Road through former Colchester schoolboy Connor Wickham. But Rovers equalised from
Colchester United's play-off hopes continue to fade after they were beaten 3-1 at Hartlepool United this afternoon. The U's slumped to their sixth successive away defeat in Coca-Cola League One, after a brace from Roy O'Donovan and another from James
POLICE negotiators had to be called in after a man refused to come down from the roof of a building in Clacton. Officers arrived to arrest the man at about 6.45pm yesterday after a separate incident. He became angry and stood on the roof of a property
THREE men have been banned from Tendring for public disorder. Charges for hare coursing at St Osyth were dropped against James Eastwood, 31, James Baker, 26, and Jae Shotter, 27, by Colchester Magistrates’ Court. Instead, the trio, who
A TROUBLED ex-soldier says he feels let down by the lack of support he received from the Army after his best friend died in his arms. John Ashmore spoke out after avoiding being jail at Colchester Magistrates’ Court for assaulting a pizza delivery
Colchester United are due a high-scoring win soon, according to boss Aidy Boothroyd. The promotion-chasing U’s travel to play Hartlepool United at Victoria Park this afternoon. Colchester have won only one of their last ten games, in
THE entire Essex fleet of small fishing boats could be forced to stay in port for seven months because of ever-shrinking fish quotas. Wivenhoe and West Mersea fishermen say from June, the amount they are allowed to catch will be so small it won’t be
FIREFIGHTERS wasted almost two hours chasing a string of small fires set by petty arsonists. Crews from Colchester fire station were first called to a small grass fire in High Woods Country Park, Colchester, at about 2pm. They swiftly put out the blaze
