Colchester United will take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the second round of the Carling Cup, after the draw was made tonight. The U's reward for their 3-0 win at Hereford United last night in the first round is a trip to play the Premier
A DEDICATED men’s health clinic would save lives, says Tendring councillor David Rutson. He has been pushing for such a centre at the Fryatt Hospital, Harwich, since he was diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago. Despite repeated calls for
A VET crushed to death by a quad bike after it drifted off a farm track could have been ill before the crash. An inquest into the death of Rachel Andrews, known as Louise, who was trapped under a quad bike at New Hall Farm, in Little Wigborough
A GARDENER was stunned to discover a weed in his garden he thought was a wild cucumber is in fact a deadly plant used for poison arrows. Graham Bober was watching the TV news when a report came on about a woman who had found the toxic species datura
A DOZEN laid-off staff from the fire-hit Colchester Garrison Officers’ Club are planning to sue for unfair dismissal. They say they are unhappy at the way the club has treated them and have instructed a solicitor to start legal proceedings. Former
TWO all-time snooker greats will face off in Colchester to raise money for charity. Ronnie O’Sullivan and Jimmy White will play each other at Charter Hall to raise money for the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity. Jacki Ithier, of Wordsworth Avenue, Maldon
A CLAY pigeon shooting enthusiast who was “incredibly safe” with guns died from a shotgun wound to his ribcage, an inquest heard. Frederick Savill was found by his wife, Anita, in the garage of their home in Browning Road, Braintree.
A NEW academy in Colchester will have to wait until October before finding out whether it will receive Government cash for a new building. Education Secretary Michael Gove said the Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, in Hawthorn Avenue, will be one of 119
A RUNDOWN home left dilapidated for a decade should be bought by Colchester Council and used to house a homeless family, a councillor says. Dave Harris, ward member for Berechurch, said neighbours had had enough of living next to the property, with its
THE price of Christmas puddings could be set to soar because dried fruit prices have rocketed. Halstead importer RM Curtis says the cost of apricots has risen by 25 per cent due to poor growing conditions and terrible harvests in Turkey and the USA.
WHAT better way to launch your new album than playing a gig with some of the biggest names in the business. Teenagers Hannah Shayle-Kennedy and Laura Green, known as Kennedy Green, shared the stage with the likes of X Factor stars Olly Murs and Jamie
FC CLACTON are still unbeaten in the Ridgeons League premier division after pocketing two draws in the opening week of the new season. They kicked-off their premier division campaign with a hard-earned point at FA Vase finalists Wroxham last Saturday
A pensioner, who feared she would no longer be able to knit after losing her sight earlier this year, is part of a team making teddy bears for sick children being treated on the world’s largest charity hospital ship. Theresa Rowntree, 75
EXPECTANT mothers can learn more about their options from a DVD filmed at Colchester General Hospital. Barry Whitlow, a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at the hospital, came up with the idea for the film because he was worried how little mums-to-be
ANGRY parish councillors are calling for action to be taken at a problem play area in Tiptree. Colchester Council has refused to adopt the playground, in Caxton Close, from developer, Taylor Wimpey, as it claims the site is not up to standard. Now Tiptree
A CHILDREN’S ride at a Colchester supermarket went missing after a man came to fix it, a court heard. Philip Hughes told a security guard at Asda, in Turner Rise, he had been called to repair the musical bus and, if he could not fix it, he was to take
REPORTS looking into how seven people being treated for mental illness in north Essex became killers have finally been released – more than four years after their crimes. The individuals were all receiving care, but went on to stab, strangle
THE parents of a schoolboy who died and three others who survived when a branch fell on them during a school trip have launched a legal bid for compensation. Stephen and Wendy Mullinger, whose son Daniel died when a 69ft branch broke off a
A SKATEBOARD and sports equipment shop is pulling out of Colchester, claiming unhelpful council officials have driven it away. Demon Xtreme, based in the Cowdray Centre, has handed in its notice and will cease trading at its store there by the end of
AN online calculator telling Colchester residents what benefits they are entitled to has been launched. Colchester Council’s revenues and benefits section of the colchester.gov.uk website has been updated in an attempt to get more people using it.
TOP people’s department store Harrods has offered money to an A12 roadside cafe in an effort to make it to change its logo. The Knightsbridge store – recently sold to the Qatari royal family’s investment company for a reported £1.5billion –
LINDA Hudson should be celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary this weekend, but instead she is arranging her husband’s funeral. The 51-year-old mother-of-two, from Wivenhoe, was left devastated after her husband, Glenn, fell 50 metres to
