A SHOPKEEPER was injured after being robbed at knifepoint. The 53-year-old man was working at Open All Hours, in Ipswich Road, Colchester, when the incident happened at about 12.25pm on Sunday. The robber, who was armed with a knife, managed to escape
TWO “pillars of the community” who ended up in court in a row over dog mess in their vegetable garden have been told to “get back to gardening”. Janet Kearney and Terrance Marshall both reluctantly admitted disorderly behaviour when they appeared at
IT’S no coincidence his surname is Ocean. This man is as cool as the breeze that comes off it. To say happy-go-lucky would be an understatement of his outlook. Although at one point he was one of the pop world’s biggest stars – landing
ALMOST 40 Tiptree students were stranded in Iceland. About 38 GCSE and A Level Georgraphy pupils from Thurstable School travelled to the country during the Easter holidays for a field trip. The pupils returned home 12 hours late, landing
Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd said poor defending cost his side at Hartlepool United. The U's were beaten 3-1 at Victoria Park, despite taking the lead through Ian Henderson's early goal. A brace from Roy O'Donovan and another from James
A TEENAGER has been jailed for six weeks for assaulting his terminally-ill mother. Matthew Ellis, of Meredith Road, Clacton, was sentenced to 42 days in a young offenders’ institution after he admitted attacking his mother, Katrina, who has terminal
A BANK manager who stole £315,000 from his meningitis-stricken niece and £65,000 from his 85-year-old gran has been ordered to pay up...£1. Darren Pease, 33, was jailed for four years in November after siphoning off the cash from the trust
