NORTH Essex commuters face short delays tonight due to a fire at the side of a railway track. Trains travelling between London Liverpool Street and Clacton have delayed by about ten minutes, rail operator Abellio says. Fire fighters
THE Essex adoption service has been rated as good with outstanding features by Ofsted inspectors. Helping children achieve well as marked outstanding, while protecting them from harm, enabling them to make a positive contribution, and the service organisation
Job Title: New Business Advisor Knock Knock! Who's there? A New Business Advisor to grow sales of the Echo Have you got what it takes to sell the Echo
CHILDREN can get hands on with pets during the Easter holidays. National retailers Pets at Home are holding free workshops as part of National Pet Month. The workshops, at 3pm every day, will educate and entertain children as well as teaching them
CAMPAIGNERS trying to protect open spaces have welcomed new government planning guidelines. Government planning minister Greg Clark unveiled new planning guidelines yesterday which include a commitment to greenfield areas, and re-developing unused sites
VOLUNTEERS gathered at the weekend to clear rubbish from a town’s river bank. Members of the Wivenhoe Society and local residents scoured the Wivenhoe Trail in a bid to spruce it up and remove litter and flotsam. A skip donated by Eastern Waste Disposal
Job Title:New Business Advisor Have you got what it takes to sell the Echo? We are looking to recuirt part time advisors to join our canvassing team Monday to riday 3.30pm till 7.30pm. A driving licence
What a brilliant idea to turn off street lights from midnight until 5am. Let’s do it properly, include Colchester town centre in the great plan, cancel the police and ambulance presence and I am sure when the lights go out, the crime rate will
Colchester Retail Business Association wants to outline its position on the proposals for the town centre traffic scheme and the likely impact on businesses and the wider community. Our main objection is the High Street restrictions on delivery
A CONSTRUCTION company has thanked the police for finding their forklift trucks - but now they want them to find the people who took them. Two forklift trucks and several tools were stolen from the Persimmon Homes site in Tufnell Way, Colchester. They
AWARD winning firefighters from Colchester will be hosting a fun day to raise money for a cancer charity and children’s hospice in memory of fallen friends. Organiser Ian Parkes and his support team have spent months planning the activities at Colchester
Colchester United manager John Ward is already looking forward after his side surrendered their unbeaten run last night. The U's hopes of reaching the League One play-offs this season look all but over following their 3-1 defeat at Walsall. Colchester
A WOMAN who suffered a head injury after crashing in a Colchester car park has died in hospital. The woman, in her 80s, was driving a silver Nissan Micra when it struck a stationary red Hyundai coupe at 7.25pm on Monday. The local resident
