EVEN if Colchester songstress Juliana Meyer doesn’t make it through to the national final of the Live and Unsigned contest, she will have something rather special from the contest. That’s the Live and Unsigned Exposure Award for the East of
A SECOND-HAND car company has admitted putting dozens of unroadworthy vehicles up for sale. Trading Standards chiefs found 31 unfit cars when they swooped on Marks Tey-based East Coast Salvage in the first case of its kind in the UK. A long-running
AFTER months out of the limelight, there is plenty brewing for ground-breaking Essex band Koopa. The talented trio will be back with a bang soon after a very deliberate six months or so “out of the loop”. Joe Murphy, vocals, bass, production, said:
A POLICE officer has criticised youths who vandalised a historic Colchester building which is undergoing much-needed regeneration work. A group of teenagers broke into St Botolph’s Priory, a scheduled ancient monument, and damaged work being
ANOTHER top name has been announced for this year’s Concerts at the Castle in Colchester. X Factor’s Stacey Solomon will join a host of artists, including Bucks Fizz, Brotherhood of Man and Hot Chocolate, who have already been named for the 2010 line-up
COLCESTRIANS have been urged to saddle up to help save the planet, speed up the town and supercharge their own health. The Colchester Workplace Cycle Challenge, which started this week, lays down the gauntlet to people to use their bikes to get to work
A FORMER footballer turned postman had so much trouble giving up his shorts, he wore them all year round for charity. Tony English, 43, of Bramble Way, Leavenheath, was one of Colchester United’s star performers for more than a decade. Captain of
Colchester United have confirmed that boss Aidy Boothroyd has been given permission to speak to Coventry City about filling their vacant manager's position. The U's have issued a statement following speculation from the West Midlands that Boothroyd had
A MUCH-loved headteacher took his own life, an inquest has ruled. Owain Richards, formerly of West Bergholt, but living in Ipswich at the time of his death, killed himself on Sunday, February 7. An inquest into the death of the 42-year-old former
A FATHER has today been given an indeterminate jail sentence for the attempted murder of a man in Colchester. Justin Faircloth, 28, of Smallwood Road, Colchester, was given the sentence for public protection and placed on life licence. He must serve
THIEVES stole a man’s mobile phone – and ran up a £400 bill. The victim caught a taxi home from Colchester train station to Wivenhoe, in the early hours of the morning. It was only later that he realised he had left his mobile phone
HECTIC fundraising efforts by staff and clients mean a Colchester mental health project is close to raising the £60,000 it needs to retain one of its units. The Haven Project offers support and therapy to 140 adults with personality disorders
A HI-TECH journey planner at Colchester General Hospital has been branded a waste of money...because it doesn’t know where the hospital is. Essex County Council has installed a kiosk where patients can plot their journeys by tapping in their location
A MAN who moved to Colchester for a quiet life has installed CCTV cameras at his home because he is fed up of antisocial behaviour. Dave Dowton decided to have three cameras put in at his home in Military Road, where he has lived for nearly four years
