STAND-UP Lucy Porter may have been a regular visitor to Colchester Arts Centre in recent years, but you can guarantee it will be a different comedienne than the one who was here last year. For a start, the singleton has only gone and got
3 yrs old Appaloosa Gelding. Rising 4 unbacked to make 16 hands 2 ins pure bred Appaloosa by international event horse Centaur Jolly Jack. Short coupled, great paces, lunged over coloured fences. Great attitude and presence. Bold, willing
Robbie Garvey has sensationally quit as Braintree Town manager. Garvey has left Cressing Road today, after just one full season as Iron boss. Braintree narrowly missed out on the Blue Square South play-offs, last weekend. However, they enjoyed a
My wife and I sipped champagne in the swimming pool on board one of the world’s most luxurious superyachts. We had the pool and deck to ourselves – apart from the ever attentive pool bar steward Eugene who was on hand to top up our glasses.
POST Office staff were threatened with a handgun in Capel St Mary. Police are appealing for witnesses to the attempted robbery at about 11.15am on Friday [30/4]. A man walked into the post office in The Street with a handgun, but did not steal anything
Former Colchester United player and caretaker boss Steve Foley is leaving Ipswich Town. The Clacton-born coach has been told his contract is not being renewed, when it expires this summer. Ipswich boss Roy Keane is planning changes to his backroom staff
POLICE have this morning confirmed that a second body has been found at a house in Colchester. Maydays, in Land Lane, went up in flames in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The 19th century house was severely damaged by the blaze
A FRESH lease of life for three pubs in Colchester has been hailed as a further indication the pub trade has “turned a corner”. Redecoration and a new focus on food have been brought to the Lexden Crown, in Lexden Road, the Leather Bottle, in Shrub End
Visa problems are finally over for Chris Martin, who is set to make his long-awaited debut for Essex. The New Zealand seamer, who has played 56 Tests and 20 One-Day Internationals, will be available for Sunday’s Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Lord’s against
Aidy Boothroyd has drawn up a transfer hit-list. And the Colchester United manager would like his new-look squad to be in place by the end of next month. Boothroyd has this week made enquiries about players he would like to bring to the Weston Homes
