Icy conditions caused havoc with today's non-league football fixtures. Braintree Town's Blue Square Bet Premier match at Lincoln City bit the dust and so too did the Ryman League games involving Heybridge Swifts and Maldon and Tiptree. Swifts had been
BUSTING drugs factories and catching an elusive burglar have earned Sgt Steve Scott-Haynes the title Colchester’s thief-catcher of the year. He has been named the town’s top cop for 2011 by the Colchester Association for the Protection of Property.
HOMES could be built on part of Colchester Tennis Centre. Colchester Council is considering selling off a handful of the tennis courts at the site in Eudo Road, Shrub End. It also wants to lease the centre to a company to manage the site. The proposals
Colchester's Jamie Moul announced his arrival on the PGA European Tour in stunning style by eclipsing a stellar field in the second round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters. The 27-year-old Stoke by Nayland member put a tough opening day and the disruption
ESSEX has been blanketed with inches of snow. More than 10cm fell overnight, causing hazardous driving conditions. Essex's gritting teams are out trying to clear the major routes, assisted by the county's farmers. Police are warning
IN the world of British folk-rock Fairport Convention have earned the right to be considered royalty. The very name conjures up the halcyon days when folk groups appeared in the charts alongside their rock’n’roll counterparts. It all started in 1967
THE East of England Ambulance Service has denied accusations it is manipulating figures to hit emergency response targets. The GMB union says First Responders – volunteers with first aid training – and rapid response vehicles should not be included in
VOLUNTEERS are needed to run a support centre at a Colchester hospital. Four of the 12 helpers at the Macmillan Information Centre at the Essex County Hospital have left due to work commitments. Now centre manager Debbie Farthing is looking for more
AN elderly woman has spoken of her terror at waking to find a burglar in her bungalow. Joyce Hooker, 92, said she was too scared to sleep after discovering the man in her home in Barbrook Lane, Tiptree. Gutsy Joyce screamed at the intruder to get
