A CORONER looking into the death of a woman whose body was found at her Colchester home concluded no one would “ever quite know” why she died. An inquest heard Valerie Bartholomew had taken a lethal cocktail of alcohol, paracetomol and pharmaceutical
AMERICAN metalcore band Converge will be rocking the rafters of Colchester Arts Centre later this month. Hailing from Salem, Massachusetts, play a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal. And because of their musical style, consisting of complex guitar
COLCHESTER four-piece Vardo and the Boss need the help of their home crowd to make a big mark on the music scene. Last summer saw the folk-rockers take to the stage alongside Mumford and Sons, Friendly Fires and Paloma Faith at the Standon Calling Festival
TRADERS say leaflets aimed at drawing visitors to their part of Colchester are inaccurate and full of mistakes. Colchester’s St Botolph’s Area Business Association is worried the quality of publicity material produced by Colchester and Ipswich Museums
A HEADTEACHER who spent four years working towards specialist status for his school has been told it will not be possible, because of Government cuts. Simon Mason wanted Honywood Community Science College, in Coggeshall, to become a leadership partner
A STUDENT hopes to raise £2,300 for charity by trekking 250 miles along the Great Wall of China. Gabriella Sach, of East Street, Coggeshall, is taking on the challenge for Childreach International The 21-year-old seasoned traveller chose to support
A MOBILE barber’s business has been given the chop because it fell foul of planning laws. Carl Flood, of Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, had been trading on private land in Iconfield Park, Harwich, for three weeks before Tendring Council ordered him to leave
IT is the last call for women to sign up for the final Colchester Race for Life event this year. Essex University is hosting the Cancer Research UK fundraiser, the last of three in the town in 2010, on Sunday July 25 for which 1,700 have already got
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MUMS-TO-BE will be able to see their babies in 4D thanks to an investment of £317,000. Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has bought two maternity and three abdominal scanners. The Toshiba Aplio MX ultrasound scanners replace outdated
A SCHOOL where nearly half the pupils have learning difficulties is celebrating after inspectors gave it a clean bill of health. Cherry Tree Primary, in Holt Drive, Colchester, has been rated satisfactory in its latest Ofsted report, and its provision
Ben Williams insists he has no intention of quitting Colchester United. The U’s goalkeeper regards loyalty as an important virtue and says he would only leave if a ‘ridiculous’ bid came in. Williams enjoyed a superb first season with the U’s, scooping
Maurice Chambers returned career-best figures to inspire a fine fightback by Essex against County Championship title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford. The 22-year-old fast bowler finished with 6-68 as the visitors had to settle for a modest first-innings
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AN unemployed chef was caught drink-driving after a night out watching football and clubbing with friends in Colchester. Simon Smith, 20, of Chapel Lane, West Bergholt, was caught by police driving his Vauxhall Corsa along East Hill, in Colchester.
A RESIDENT has said she has been forced to throw away many of her belongings, including clothes, handbags and even her bed because of a faulty water pipe. Jackie Lofting, 44, said there was mould growing in every room in her flat as a result of the leak
