ABOUT 150 jobs could be at risk at Colchester General Hospital as part of moves to merge pathology services. The NHS is reviewing lab testing and wants hospitals to centralise services. Staff at the Turner Road hospital fear the move
COUNCIL bosses are set to agree a £6.5 million project which will see some street lights turned off at night. On Tuesday, Essex County Council’s cabinet are due to agree to pay Plextek for 130,000 remote controlled photocells with a view to switching
AN ELDERLY woman has appealed to council bosses to build a proper walkway along a busy stretch of road after she fell over and was nearly hit by a car. Beryl Dominguez, 70, of Station Road, Thorrington, said she feared for her life after falling
TO the relief of football fans and visitors to Colchester’s stadium alike, work started yesterday on surfacing the car park. When the Weston Homes Community Stadium was opened in 2008, it was agreed not to surface the car park because the money was not
BUNGLING shoplifters tried to escape arrest by wading into the sea. The dull-witted duo had snatched food from the Co-op store in Holland-on-Sea. When they were pursued by police officers on bikes, their only escape route was across the beach and into
BUILDING beach huts in West Mersea will pay for services across the borough, a leading councillor has admitted. Campaigners have stepped up their efforts to stop Colchester Council building 30 huts on the Victoria Esplanade car park. Residents have
I must congratulate everyone who took part in the Midnight Walk. It was both wonderful and magical with their lit-up bunny ears flickering away in the dark. They were all chattering and laughing among themselves. Cars were hooting and waving
I have just read the MP for Colchester Bob Russell’s appalling article concerning his four-day visit to the West Bank and East Jerusalem (Gazette, June 9), where he and his group were briefed mainly by those who are opposed to the presence of
I am writing regarding the article (Gazette, June 6), headlined: “Football for victory”. It involved a recreation of a football match in the film Escape to Victory at the Colchester United stadium. I am sure it was good entertainment for those
I don’t think Southend qualifies yet to be promoted to city status and should take its place in the queue. It seems logical that Chelmsford, as the county council capital of Essex, should rank as first to be made a city, regardless of population
I am writing with reference to articles about travellers in the Gazette, June 14. Just who do these people think they are, warning Colchester Council they will continue to set up illegal sites until they are given a proper site of their own?
I am writing in response to the article (Gazette, June 13), headlined: “Attack dogs’ bite is stripping our bark”. It makes me so sad to see articles that continue to suggest certain dog breeds are naturally aggressive. As an owner of an American
The Government reforms of the NHS referred to by councillor Nigel Offen (Letters, June 14) were, of course, coalition reforms supported by Nick Clegg, Vince Cable, Danny Alexander and Paul Burstow, who all signed the Bill. No Lib Dem MP voted
We would like to thank all the members of the public who contributed to the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices box collection for the Treehouse Hospice at Ipswich, which raised a total of £184 on June 4 at the Triangle Shopping Centre, Frinton
I am writing with regard to the article (Gazette, June 14) headlined: “The eight of us can’t go on in our 3-bedroom home”. The couple have been waiting seven years to move, then why have they got a three-year-old son? The cramped conditions
I have just read the piece about dogs being poisoned (Gazette, June 14). My dog died in the same way. I live in Birch Glen, off Mersea Road, Colchester. I had taken a short walk behind my house, which is in Melbourne Chase. I went to my sister
I am writing with regard to the front page story (Gazette, June 14), headlined: “We’ll keep returning until we get our site”. So, the travellers are blackmailing our council, virtually saying,“if we don’t get our way, we’ll be a continuing nuisance
A MASSIVE search to find a former soldier and police officer has been stepped up. Former Metropolitan Police marksman Steven Reis, 35, has been missing from his parents’ home in Rowhedge Road, Colchester, since Monday afternoon. Police from across the
A DOG owner says she will fight to get her American bulldogs back after they were branded dangerous and seized by police. Elaine Miller’s dogs Aggro and Bullseye were taken in a raid at her house in Lupin Way, Clacton. Officers suspected they were
A MAN has been left fighting for his life following a crash near Tollesbury. Emergency services were called to Tollesbury Road after a red MG sports car was in collision with a silver Ford Mondeo travelling in the opposite direction. The 50-year-old
A HUNDRED years ago, a small penny bazaar opened in St Botolph’s Street, Colchester. Hard to believe it is now a thriving department store serving an average of 70,000 customers a week and employing 156 people. Marks & Spencer marked its centenary in
