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  • Volcano causes chaos

    SCHOOLS across Colchester have been affected by the Iceland volcano. One Colchester school has ten teachers and 50 pupils stranded overseas as air travel is ruled out over Europe. Hospital bosses say they are also missing staff but operations

  • Essex prevented from beating Durham by the weather

    Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside. A record 212-run third-wicket stand between Michael Di Venuto (99) and Dale Benkenstein (98) and half-centuries

  • Keane praise for young debutant

    Roy Keane praised debutant Billy Clark after the Ipswich-born midfielder made his bow against Doncaster. The 18-year-old stepped off the bench for the last couple of minutes and the Town boss said: “Billy’s a talented boy. “He was only on for two or

  • Murphy deflated as Town fail to erupt

    Brian Murphy admitted having a deflated end to his dramatic week, following Ipswich Town’s 1-1 draw against Doncaster. The Blues took the lead through Connor Wickham but were pegged back during Saturday’s turgid Championship affair at Portman Road.

  • UPDATED: Motorcyclist killed in West Bergholt crash named

    POLICE have named the motorcyclist who died following a crash in West Bergholt. Stephen Pitcher, 21, from Colchester was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Colchester Road. Emergency services were called to the crash involving