Braintree Town were forced to share the points after a dramatic 3-3 draw at Lincoln City, in the Blue Square Bet Premier. Tuesday's contest exploded into life with two goals in the first five minutes. Lincoln took a first-minute lead
Steven Gillespie came off the bench to score two late goals and secure Colchester United their second successive win with a 2-1 triumph over Brentford tonight. Colchester received a let-off early on when Niall McGinn's long-range effort
PEOPLE power has won the day in the battle of the bin bags. Faced with a barrage of criticism when it changed the plastic rubbish sacks supplied to householders, Colchester Council has given in and agreed to revert to the the old-style bags. Residents
A GROUP which turns empty Colchester town centre shops into vibrant art spaces has been hired to run a national conference on its work. Over three years, more than 45,000 people have visited formerly rundown units run by Slack Space to see gigs or artwork
BURGLARS are raiding key safes at elderly residents’ homes, police have warned. The combination-locked boxes give carers access to the properties of elderly or infirm people for chores and emergencies. Crooks have taregted bungalows in Tiptree, leading
PATIENTS who do not need to spend the night at north Essex’s hospitals are largely happy with their treatment, a survey has found. The Care Quality Commission survey asked outpatients to rate the care they had received at Colchester GEneral, Essex County
A TWO MILE oil leak caused delays on the A12 from 4pm this afternoon. A broken down HGV leaked oil all the way from junction 28 near the Weston Homes Community Stadium to junction 29 on the southbound carriageway. Police put a rolling road block in
COLCHESTER’S first ice rink is all set to open, creating 20 jobs. David Pullen and brothers George, Gary and Dennis have spent about £250,000 transforming a former NHS building on the Whitehall Industrial Estate into the Diamond Ice Rink.
A BUILDER has been rushed to hospital after drilling through a mains power cable. The man was working at a site on Hythe Hill when he was injured at about 10.40am this morning. Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “We believe the man received
COLCHESTER’S new magistrates’ court building is on course to open on April 2, it has been revealed. Her Majesty’s Court Service has confirmed the complex at St Botolph’s Circus will open on time and on budget. The new building houses four magistrates
A 19-year-old girl is being questioned by police after a stabbing at a home in Shrub End. Officers were called to the house in Boadicea Way at around 2.30am on Tuesday morning. They discovered a man, aged in his 40s, with a stab wound to his arm. He
A COMPROMISE could be reached over plans to extend the opening hours of Colchester’s only lapdance club. Residents and councillors have opposed an application by the owners of Heaven Gentleman’s Club, in St Botolph’s Street, to stay open until 4am. Topless
COMMUNITY leaders are “disgusted” salt bags are available for some areas, but not others. Gerard Oxford, Colchester councillor for High Woods, contacted Essex County Council about getting extra salt after reports of cyclists falling off bikes and elderly
BEAN counters are happy after Essex coffee mornings raised more than £300,000 for charity. Each year Macmillan Cancer Support holds a world-record attempt to hold the largest simultaneous coffee morning. Last year’s event, in 2011, raised £10 million
A BEGGAR who faces being banned from a Colchester estate has one week to prepare legal arguments against the order. Bevan Ash, 42, lives with his mother in Greenstead but Colchester Borough Homes want an injunction preventing him from visiting the estate
A VALENTINE’S disco has raised more than £150 for a summer holiday children’s event. The disco held at the Greenstead Community Centre on Saturday saw people of all ages dance the night away. It was the first fundraising event for the Five Day Cabaret
DOZENS of police officers have been saved from the axe after Essex Police Authority decided to ignore the Government and raise council tax. Members voted for a 3.47 per cent increase at a meeting yesterday, The Government had requested a freeze but
NEW software which interrogates computers to find evidence of child sex abuse is being used in Essex to catch paedophiles. The Triage Investigator system was installed by several forces last year and is believed to have led to many paedophiles
HEALTH workers in Colchester held a demonstration yesterday protesting against planned NHS reform. The Valentine-themed protest staged outside the Healthcare Centre in Turner Road was organised by the public sector union Unison. Members wore masks
A LABOUR politician has joined the race to become Essex’s first elected Police and Crime Commissioner, promising to cut crime, not coppers. Jordan Newell, 28, has thrown his hat into the ring to become Labour’s candidate ahead of the party’s deadline
David Blacknall has thanked the volunteers who helped clear Colchester United’s pitch ahead of their clash with Brentford tonight. The experienced U’s head groundsman and his assistant Steve Parker have worked tirelessly to ensure the Weston
Colchester United have received a boost after midfielder John-Joe O’Toole was given the green light to begin recovery work, following a groin injury. O’Toole has not featured for the U’s first team since mid-January but could be nearing a comeback, after
John Ward has urged his side to show the right attitude when they return to action against Brentford tonight. Colchester United have not kicked a ball in anger for more than a fortnight, following the recent inclement weather. The U’s are set to resume
A BEAUTY salon owner has described a proposal to create a bus lane next to her business as “ludicrious”. Marie Yexley, of Beauty at the Bay, in Bergholt Road, Colchester, said she was astounded when she saw the council blueprints – designed
INDOOR play centre Go Bananas is offering 15 per cent off birthday parties only in the Gazette today.
A FORMER lollipop lady is backing the Make School Road Safer campaign. Pauline Meader spent ten years helping children to cross nearby Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, before retiring, only to see the school crossing patrol removed a short time later. She
IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A man who attacked a car salesman with a rock during a test drive has been jailed. James Lamberth, 25, attacked salesman James Hunt during a test drive in an £80,000 Range Rover in Colchester. * A devoted wife has donated a kidney
