A MAN has been found guilty of smashing a pint glass in another man’s face in a Colchester pub. Bradley Juan struck James Nurse on either side of the face with a half-pint glass in the Dirty Penguin pub on July 10 last year. The prosecution alleged
A COURT has banned a pub owner from keeping dogs after his two American bulldogs attacked and killed a dog in the street. In an attack described by magistrates as “horrific”, Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard how residents desperately tried
HEDGES where birds were nesting have been ripped up to make way for a football training ground, according to residents. Diggers arrived at the site of Colchester United’s new training ground in Tiptree on Friday to remove the hedges.
Parents are being warned about sending their children on school trips following a measles outbreak in Europe. Primary care trust NHS North East Essex has written to all headteachers in Colchester and Tendring warning them pupils risk being infected
A Colchester doctor has been named one of the most influential GPs in the country. Dr Shane Gordon of Highwoods’ Bluebell surgery was ranked 25th in an annual survey of leading GPs by health journal, Pulse. Dr Gordon, previously a partner at Tiptree
RESIDENTS are being asked to voice their concerns ahead of a Community Day of Action being held in Colchester’s Harbour ward. Officers from Colchester Council, Essex Police and other agencies will be knocking on residents’ doors with a questionnaire
A BUILDER who has stepped forward with a no-cost plan to save crumbling Colchester Castle has been inundated with support from the local community. Mick Bates contacted the Gazette when he read that the 1,000-year-old castle is crumbling and that funding
A DECADE-LONG bid to build a tourist attraction in north Essex’s historic countryside has suffered a major setback after planners said it should not go ahead. Colchester Council’s planning committee has spent more than two years deliberating
COUNCIL workers left a prized car covered in dents and chips after inadvertently spraying it with stones and mud. Glenn Halliwell, 33, of Gurney Benham Close, Colchester, found his beloved £10,000 Audi A4 T-Sport damaged after Colchester Council contractors
Striker Steven Gillespie has signed the new contract that Colchester United fans were hoping for. Gillespie, whose previous contract was due to run out this summer, has put pen to paper on a two-year deal that will keep him at the Weston
Andy Bond has become the latest Colchester United player to show his loyalty to the club by penning a fresh deal. Having made the step up from non-league football last summer, when he joined the club on a two-year deal from Conference side
COLCHESTER soldiers died in Afghanistan because of Government failings, according to the head of the Armed Forces. General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff, has told the House of Commons Defence Committee about the failure of intelligence
Colchester United defender John White has agreed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2013. The 24-year-old former U’s youth teamer made 25 appearances for Colchester last year and has put pen to paper today on a new two-year
I am writing in response to an article in the Gazette (May 12) headlined: “Committee to rule on homes plan”. I would like to urge councillors on Colchester Council’s planning committee to strongly consider the impact of more housing development
Ms Smythe (Letters, May 12) needs to disabuse herself of the notion that Braintree MP Brooks Newmark feels any conflict between his men-only clubs and his campaign to get more women in Parliament. We all know his position is velvet tosh, but
Following the Gazette article (May 9) covering the excellent early success of Voices for Greenstead, I’d appreciate the opportunity to correct a few errors. Firstly, the group’s chairman is Charles Tweed, not the Rev Martin Pierce. Mr Pierce
I would like it to be known that Bob Brodie, of Brodie Motor Services, is alive and well and working as normal. The Bob Brodie who was listed in the obituary columns of the Gazette had no connection with Brodie Motor Services Kim Brodie Brodie
I am disgusted by the use of taxpayers’ money to coerce Colchester schools into accepting academy status. This short-sighted and irreversible decision is often taken by ill-informed governors, who fail to listen to parents and staff alike despite
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to reclaim an ancient woodland. Residents in St John’s, Colchester, want Bullock Wood to be open to the public and managed by the community and nature experts. The 57-acre site off St John’s Close – the equivalent of about
A YOUNG woman who has been unable to move or speak since she suffered a stroke aged just 17 has smiled for the first time since being taken ill. Rachel Todd suffered a massive stroke in December 2008 at her home in Valley Road, Dovercourt, leaving her
AN historic lightship has finally made her way into her new Harwich home. The LV18, owned by the Pharos Trust, arrived at Ha’Penny Pier after almost two years’ work transforming her into a tourist attraction. The last manned lightvessel will now be
COLCHESTER MP Bob Russell has again criticised his own government - this time over its policy on wild animals in circuses. The previous Labour government started a consultation looking at introducing a ban on animals in circuses. But last Friday Caroline
REAL ale lovers are raising a glass to a new scheme supporting rural pubs. The idea of Real Ale Runabouts is to ferry people out to watering holes not easily accessible without a car, and give the pubs a boost in the current economic climate. Colchester
THE gardens of Tymperleys Clock Museum have been shut to the public due to fears of vandalism. Colchester Council had said it would keep the gardens open when it closed the town’s clock museum for the summer last month. But concerns over the vulnerability
POLICE have confirmed a man who was found dead at a Colchester flat died from a gun shot wound. Armed police were called to Sussex Road shortly before 6pm yesterday. About 45 minutes later paramedics were called to the scene. They brought
John Ward believes Michael Rose will be a valuable addition to his Colchester United squad - both on and off the pitch. Rose, who is comfortable either at left-back or left midfield, is on the verge of becoming the U’s first summer signing. The 28-year-old
TAZ is using his canine charm to help patients. The golden labrador will visit four elderly care wards every week with his owner Brian Gregory. Taz, a trained search and rescue dog, first came to Colchester General Hospital earlier this year
Colchester United will travel to the Netherlands in July, as part of their pre-season programme. The U’s, who will depart for Holland on July 9, will stay at Doorwerth near Arnhem, at a venue used by Dutch FA National teams. They will play two friendly
