BEFORE Barry Hersom even started his new post as principal of Colchester’s first academy, he was making headlines. He is the bold headteacher who introduced compulsory after-school lessons in an attempt to help those pupils who were struggling with
THEY put their stamp on music history as part of classic Seventies prog-rock band Yes. Now Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman have joined forces again for a reunion tour. The pair come to Westcliff’s Cliffs Pavilion and the Ipswich Corn Exchange in November
A SECRET millionaire has pledged to plough hundreds of thousands of pounds into a sports centre in Wivenhoe. The mystery benefactor, who has shunned any publicity and wants to remain anonymous, has offered to pay towards a £1.4million sports
While the reply from councillor Julie Young (Letters, October 22) to my previous letter was nothing more than I would expect from a politician – selective, to say the least – I was pleased she spoke of the parent governor situation at the Colchester
We are told we all have to tighten our belts, yet we are still seeing MPs claiming huge expenses. The Government sits in a big building in London, and I am sure there must be hundreds of rooms. Why can they not be turned into self-contained
Any good news for Colchester from the Government’s comprehensive spending review? Well, I suppose the Garrison came away more or less unscathed. Apart from that, it’s nothing but unfairness and misery. The council is facing cuts of more than
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS have moved up to second in Ryman League division one north following a battling 1-1 draw at Heybridge Swifts. Swifts started well at Theobalds Lane and went close early on when Danny Barber’s scrambled shot was cleared off the Cheshunt
FLOOD sirens providing an early warning system for coastal residents will be scrapped. Essex County Council has branded the system, which costs more than £16,000 a year to run, out of date. There are 36 flood sirens across the county, including nine
Colchester United are running the rule over former Blackpool player Joe Martin. The 21-year-old, who is a left-sided player who can play in either defence or midfield, played for the U's in their Essex Senior Cup third round tie at Dagenham
