A TEENAGER who tragically died after crashing headfirst into a pillar was riding a motorbike not fit for use on public roads. Ryan Bugg, of Queen Elizabeth Way, Colchester, died after he lost control of his Kawasaki 125 on Rectory Road, Rowhedge
A GERMAN academic was told by a bus driver that delays to a journey “served him right” after Germany put England out of the World Cup. Dr Rainer Schulze, head of history at Essex University, was abused after he asked about a hold-up on the 62A heading
THE Gazette is giving local bands a chance to play on the big stage with a great competition. At the start of the year Soundcheck ran a competition, in conjunction with the Colchester Arts Centre, to find a support band for top Colchester
WALTON gets into gear with its classic car show on Sunday. The event, now in its tenth year, will take place at the Bath House Meadow, on the seafront, from 10.30am until 4pm. The show is one of the town’s biggest events of the summer and thousands
ART bikes, made by Gavin Turk, one of the renowned Young British Artists, will be pedalled through the leafy lanes of Tendring on Saturday. The cycle ride, from Jaywick’s Martello Tower to the Electric Palace, in Harwich, is part of the Fleet: Art in
THE public can once again enjoy a jewel in Colchester’s crown which has long been plagued by drunken and antisocial behaviour. The grounds of St Botolph’s Priory, an area which has been a magnet for drinkers, drug users and vandals for decades, has re-opened
A TRANSSEXUAL who was left “half man, half woman” after being refused breast implants on the NHS has been granted legal aid to sue health chiefs. Miranda Lee, 40, formerly Raymond Harwood, had a partial sex change last year at Charing Cross
COLCHESTER’S American football team have found a new home...in Harwich. Colchester Gladiators were kicked out of Wivenhoe Town’s Broad Lane stadium after a dispute over money. Gladiators have now agreed a deal which will seem them play the rest of the
COLCHESTER’S new A12 junction will remain a road to nowhere until developers start buying land at a former hospital. The Gazette revealed last week how the £12million junction at Cuckoo Farm, which is set to open next spring, will not yet provide a direct
FREE swimming for children and older people in Colchester will continue this summer, despite the loss of grant cash. The previous Government introduced a national free swimming programme for under 16s and over-60s, which was supposed to run until March
THE sound of vuvuzelas will not be echoing round Colchester’s Community Stadium next season. Colchester United chiefs have decided the club will not allow the musical horns into the Weston Homes Community Stadium when the new season kicks off next month
Families won the chance to visit a blackcurrant farm to see how Ribena is made. Feeringbury Manor farm in Feering opened its gates to the public for the first time in the drink's 73 year history. Four families from across the country
WITNESSES are being sought after a teenager was sexually assaulted at a Colchester bus stop. The girl was sitting waiting for the bus between 4pm and 5pm yesterday in Head Street when a man approached her and sat next to her. He made
AS the bells ring out across sheep-dotted fields from the tower of an English country church, the scene appears for all the world like one unchanged for centuries. But all is not what it seems. St John the Baptist Church in Layer-de-la-Haye
WOMEN can once again give birth in Colchester General Hospital's maternity unit after it was closed for two days. An unexplained power surge in Colchester General Hospital's Special Care baby Unit on Tuesday led to the decision to suspend admission
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Great Bentley this morning. Officers were called at 8.50am this morning with reports of a two vehicle collision on the A133 Colchester Road near Heckfords Farm Road. It involved
MISSED your funny bones being tickled? Don’t despair, because the Funny Farm is back for the summer. Earlier this year, Colchester’s comedy club had to take a break due to organiser Hazel Humphreys moving temporarily to Portsmouth for work.
The last two weeks have been one of the most difficult periods of my career. Some people perceive the life of a professional sportsman as being easy. I wouldn’t change what I do for a living for anything and love being a cricketer, but there are the
COLCHESTER Council is being urged to put its money where its mouth is over the town’s bid to be confirmed as a World Heritage Site. The community group behind the application, Destination Colchester, estimates it could cost as much as £400,000 to mount
Eight Ipswich players have been made available for transfer. The Blues have contacted other Football League clubs to make them aware of the availability of Alex Bruce, Owen Garvan, Alan Quinn, Colin Healy, Jon Stead, Lee Martin, Kevin Lisbie and Pablo
Phil Ifil has admitted he is disappointed to have left Colchester United. But the departing U’s star is determined to bounce back, after departing the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Ifil has left Colchester after two and a half years, after new boss
A CYCLIST who went missing during a lunchtime ride has been found safe and well in Southend. Michael Lewis, 79, had not been seen since leaving his home in Chelmsford at 2pm yesterday for a bike ride. Police feared he could have been anywhere in
