John Ward praised his Colchester United side after they beat Hereford United 3-0 this evening to book their place in the second round of the Carling Cup. Two goals from David Mooney and another from Ian Henderson helped the U's claim victory, following
A brace from loanee David Mooney helped Colchester United book their place in the second round of the Carling Cup tonight. Mooney, on loan from Reading, netted twice in the first half in the U's 3-0 first-round win at Hereford United. Ian Henderson
NEARLY £30,000 of cash has been seized from a businessman who is thought to have been murdered. Paul Duckenfield was last seen in a restaurant near Braintree, after flying into Stansted Airport from Portugal, in September 2008. In June 2007, Derbyshire
THE Army has denied claims it has asked Colchester-based soliders to write their obituaries before they are sent to Afghanistan. All 2,500 troops based at Merville Barracks are set to deploy to the war-torn country in September for a six-month tour.
THE countdown is on to the first major event to raise money for a Colchester soldier whose legs were blown off in Afghanistan. Sapper Ashley-James Hall, 20, was injured as he searched for roadside bombs in the war-torn Helmand province. The former St
MOTHERS who choose not to breastfeed in maternity units at three hospitals will have to provide their own supply of milk. Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust is introducing the new policy from October to enforce the message breast is best.
A TEENAGER who went missing has been found after a two hour search. Police were called by the 16-year-old's worried parents around 3.30pm on Tuesday. Assisted by Thames Coastguards, community officers, dog rescue teams and the Lowland
POLICE are trying to trace the driver of a small white car, which was involved in a crash in Colchester. The vehicle was involved in a collision with a silver Xsara Picasso car on Westway at about 10.30am yesterday [TUE 10/08]. Both drivers stopped
It was very encouraging to read the two-page report headlined: “We Want a Post Bank” (Gazette, August 3). Apparently, the Essex Federation of Small Businesses has launched a campaign to create a new type of bank to give a boost to local communities
The Inns, Taverns and Pubs of Colchester is a book about the history of our pubs that I first published in 1995. Since that time, many pubs have disappeared and various revised editions of the book have been published. The history of our pubs
I notice two of your correspondents (Letters, August 5) who complained about over-development of Mile End live in the same area in a new development that indigenous residents of the area complained about in the past. And so the complaining will
My wife, Marion Cornes, died in Nayland Ward, Colchester General Hospital, early on July 17. I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to all day-shift doctors, nurses and general staff who did their very best to make Marion’s last two
I READ councillor Martin Hunt’s view that Colchester Council does support small businesses in the town (Gazette, August 5). However, the councillor for street and waste services seems to have made comments that, as a resident, a pensioner,
INTREPID great grandad Patrick Donnelly will celebrate his 70th birthday with a charity dip. He will swim along the River Colne, from Colchester to Wivenhoe, to raise funds for St Helena Hospice. Mr Donnelly, who has nine grandchildren and two great
A FORMER student from Colchester has been jailed for 18 months for punching a man in the face and partially blinding him. Mark Hill was out celebrating the end of his university year in Plymouth when he viciously attacked his victim. Hill, 23, initially
A DOG with a talent for sniffing out tennis balls has given even the most diligent of archaeologists a run for their money with a historic find. Seven-year-old Molly, a border collie cross, has had a habit of collecting balls during her walks
A MOTHER has labelled moves which mean her daughter’s killer is a step closer to freedom as a “kick in the face”. Donald Mackay, from London, has been a high security prisoner since he was found guilty of murdering Ann Petherick in 1989 Ann’s mother
COLCHESTER’S Tories have called on the council to review its policies to save a vital business agreement. The Essex Federation of Small Businesses has signalled it could pull out of an accord it signed with Colchester Council after accusing
COLCHESTER’S schools and colleges could seek compensation from the Government for axed building cash. Schools and councils across the country are considering billing the Government for the money they lost when it scrapped £55billion of funding under
FIELDS and playing areas in the UK’s fastest-growing borough could be saved from development. Colchester Council has started the process of placing some of the town’s diminishing open spaces “in perpetuity”, effectively giving them permanent
MYSTERY surrounds the death of four cygnets on a university campus. Staff at Essex University were horrified to discover the bodies of the baby swans near North Towers on the Wivenhoe campus. A security patrol officer came across the
THE Colchester couple who won a BBC restaurant reality TV show have given up their Buckinghamshire eaterie and plan to return to Colchester. Michele English and Russell Clement won the chance to run the Cheerful Soul in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Kem Izzet has admitted it was a surprise to be named Colchester United’s new captain. But the long-serving U’s midfielder is relishing leading the U’s into battle this season. Izzet beat off competition from the likes of Paul Reid and Marc Tierney to
