FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a blaze in a Tiptree takeaway. Crews from Tiptree and Coggeshall extinguished a fire in an extractor fan situated in the kitchen. Firefighters were called at 8.13pm today (Monday) and put out the blaze using
A DOCTORS’ surgery in Colchester has collected 400 signatures in support of a campaign launched in memory of Cassie McCord, 16. Cassie was hit and killed by Colin Horsfall’s car after he drove on to the pavement in Head Street, Colchester. Three days
THE menopause will be the subject of a talk held at Nayland village hall later this month. Dr Caroline Marfleet, consultant in family planning and reproductive health, will cover all aspects of menopause, including practical advice in the form of self-help
COLCHESTER Academy’s £15million redevelopment has been given the green light. An L-shaped building encompassing an IT suite, dining hall and theatre will replace an existing block of classrooms. The sports centre and swimming pool will also be redeveloped
GARDENERS are being offered the chance to buy compost bins for £5 as part of Colchester Recycle Week. Colchester Council street services team has donated a number of bins to Colchester Allotment Association. They will be sold exclusively to allotment
FREE parking could be ntroduced at more spaces on Harwich Quay. The bays in front of the Pier hotel are free between 3pm and 8am, but less than 150 meters away drivers must pay to park their cars. The North Essex Parking Partnership, which is yet to
Colchester United forward Steven Gillespie has signed for League Two new boys Fleetwood Town for an undisclosed fee. The striker, who is the U's record signing after joining them from Cheltenham Town for a fee in excess of £400,000 in 2008,
AN ENGLAND goalkeeping legend will unveil a new sports pavilion in a north Essex village - on his birthday. Peter Shilton, the most capped England football player of all time, will officially open the new Alresford sports pavilion on September
LIFE saving equipment is being removed from Essex firestations as a back-up in the event of a strike. Fire chiefs have confirmed the launch of Operation Gian to counteract potential industrial action. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) have
A BUDDING reporter has launched his own newspaper for a sick neighbour. Thomas Anderson, 12, writes, edits and even delivers copies of his own title, The Daily Dave. He started the project after neighbour and family friend, David Robinson, 74, asked
A YOUTH festival in Brightlingsea is back at the end of this month. The Energize Brightlingsea event in Promenade Way, which attracted more than 2,500 visitors last year, will go ahead on June 30. Activities include a skate park, graffiti displays
PRIMARY school kids are looking forward to doing their school work outside whatever the weather. Children from Brinkley Grove Primary School, in Rawlings Crescent, Colchester, helped principal Lorraine Mitchell open the £8,000 outdoor gazebo
MINI lovers gathered to show off their cars for the second year in a row. Colchester Mini Club held its second annual Mini Show on Sunday *JUN17*. About 200 Mini owners descended on Marks Tey playing field, in London Road, to show off their pride
Ashley Vincent has admitted his Colchester United career has come to a “natural end”. But the winger has insisted he is not bitter about his U’s exit. Vincent’s three-and-a-half year stint at the Weston Homes Community Stadium will end when his contract
Colchester United will travel to play Preston North End on the opening day of the League One season, after the fixtures for the 2012-13 campaign were released this morning. The U's will go to Deepdale, where they won 4-2 at the start of
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IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A GRANDAD with cancer bravely rescued his granddaughter and a pet dog from a Staffie attack in Colchester. Alan Brett, 75, of Eastwood Drive, stepped in when the Staffie locked its jaws on his son's pet Rottweiler. * An organist
