Colchester United extended their unbeaten league run to nine matches tonight with a 2-2 draw with Dagenham and Redbridge. Bas Savage gave the Daggers an early lead but Ashley Vincent headed in Andy Bond's cross for his first goal of the season, just
THE climbdown over Tymperleys shows Colchester Council lacks a proper strategy to save cash, opposition leader Kevin Bentley said. The Conservative applauded the withdrawal of the closure plan as a “victory for common sense”. But he added: “This proves
COLCHESTER Arts Centre is following up last year’s outreach theatre project with a free performance of Peter and the Wolf. In conjunction with the organisers of this year’s Roman River Music Festival, a performance of Prokofiev’s children’s story, spoken
THIS is one marriage where the wheels keep turning. A happy couple who found love at a rollerskating rink are celebrating their diamond wedding at Colchester’s Rollerworld. Ron and Terri Cornell, of Parkside Quarter, Colchester, have shared a lifelong
FAMILIES are claiming children and pets have fallen ill after foul water started seeping from drains in a Colchester street. Householders in Maryborough Grove, Berechurch, say waste leaking from their drains is putting their health at risk. Dirty water
A HISTORIC pub left empty and in a state of disrepair is set for a £1million restoration. The Stockwell Arms, in West Stockwell Street, Colchester, has stood empty for more than a year. However, investor and publican Robert Morgan has gained planning
AN INDIAN man who tried to pose as a customer to escape immigration officers has been caught working illegally at a Dedham pub. Officers from the immigration team at the UK Borders Agency conducted an intelligence led visit to the Sun Inn, High Street
A MAN has been jailed for two years following a sex assault on a teenager in Colchester. Matthew Davies claimed the assault on a 17-year-old student never took place, but he was convicted after a trial. Davies, 36, from Lincoln Way, Colchester, was
A WOMAN has been convicted of robbing a Brightlingsea bank with a friend. Kelly Greer claimed she had no idea pal Keith Palfreman, of Bentley Avenue, Jaywick, was going to carry out the robbery as they walked through Brightlingsea. Greer, 29, of Sydney
TELEVISION presenter Ben Fogle can now call himself Lord, after being given the honour by a micronation off the Essex coast. He was presented with the lordship of the Principality of Sealand, about seven miles off the coast of Harwich, for his work in
A NEW NHS body serving north Essex residents has appointed its first chairman. From January 1, community healthcare in Colchester and Tendring will be provided by Anglian Community Enterprise (ACE) Community Interest Company. It will take responsibility
The Friends of Colchester Museums has been actively supporting Colchester’s museums for more than 60 years and our membership currently stands at about 1,400 individuals. Our core activity is to assist with new acquisitions, mainly by purchase
The Gazette report on the Tour of Britain cycle race stated some High Street traders had reported a loss of business on the day. Knowing that I could not get the bus right into the High Street, I postponed my usual Friday shopping until the next
...What on earth is wrong with the council? Has it lost the plot? First it has decided to take away our children’s bite cards, and now the fools have decided we will not be getting another bus park. How can Colchester possibly function without
If the local authority cannot produce a better facility for bus users to catch or change buses in Colchester than its present “temporary” bus station, then this must be retained until it can. It is ridiculous to suggest that because the temporary
CUTTING the number of councillors and flattening the Firstsite arts centre were two of the ideas to come out of a survey of Colchester residents. A total of 284 people responded to Colchester Council’s new consultation, called Your council, your budget
It would now be unthinkable for planning permission to be given for houses to be built on Hilly Fields and the southern slopes of High Woods Country Park, in Colchester. But, in the past, the borough council of the day nearly blundered into
A CAMPAIGNER for gipsy rights has joined the opposition to plans for a travellers’ site in Colchester. Chris Atkins says Essex County Council should go back to the drawing board, as its proposed 12-pitch camp will not fit the bill for travellers who
A YOUNG film maker will see his work on the silver screen at a national event. Joe Lichtenstein’s creation, From Court 15, was chosen out of hundreds of entries from across the UK to be included in the Co-operative Film Festival. It is based on work
A CRUEL and criminal act has brought out the best in people and could mean thousands of pounds is raised for an Army charity. Earlier this summer, thieves stole a collection box, meant for the town’s 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery
Magnus Okuonghae has paid tribute to his former manager John Still for giving him his Football League chance. The Colchester United defender - nicknamed the Beast by U’s fans - was playing non-league football when Still snapped him up for Dagenham and
