PLANS to turn a former Colchester pub into a Sainsbury’s convenience store are back on the cards. A fresh bid has been lodged with Colchester Council to convert the Drury Arms, on the corner of Layer Road and Drury Road, into a “local” store, creating
THE events of 1953 and 1963 come under the spotlight at Mersea Island Museum’s new summer season. Entitled ‘Catastrophe to Celebration’, the exhibition focuses on the East Coast floods and the Queen’s Coronation of 1953 and the severe winter and
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murdering teenager Jay Whiston. The 17-year-old, from Aster Close, Clacton, was stabbed to death outside a house in Marlowe Way, Colchester, on Saturday, September 8. Earlier today an 18-year-old man
A COUPLE have been left devastated after burglars stole the only photos of their newborn baby. Emma and Tim Scott-Smith, of Wivenhoe, went to bed on Monday night each thinking the other had locked the front door. When they woke up the next
PART of a busy Colchester town centre road has collapsed. Police have been called to the top of Brook Street after a hole appeared in the road. Part of the road, near the junction with Magdalen Street, was closed off while officers diverted
TRAFFIC in Colchester was at a standstill as road works left drivers waiting for up to an hour. Major work is being carried out at the junction of Southway and Maldon Road and has caused major disruption in the town centre, affecting Balkerne Hill
EXPERTS say building a state-of-the-art fence would cut the amount of noise residents would hear from a proposed fast food takeaway if it was built on the edge of Colchester. KFC wants to build the drive-thru restaurant on Ipswich Road, next to
A PARADE by navy veterans will be held through the centre of Brightlingsea. The town’s branch of the Royal Naval Association is rededicating its standard to mark the branch’s 20th anniversary. Members from across the region, along with members
UPDATED: TWO students have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a school in Tiptree. The 17-year-olds from Thurstable School and Sixth Form College spilled phenol crystals on their arms and suffered skin irritation. The classroom
A FAMILY will soon find out if anyone will be prosecuted after their son was found dead in a flat. Tom Sadler-Smith, 26, was found in a property in St Andrew’s Avenue, Colchester, in July. For months the cause of his death was not confirmed
THE parents of a young man who went missing almost a year ago say they believe he is still alive. Julie and Robert Stammers have renewed their appeal for son Anthony to let someone know he is safe. Anthony, 28, of Mile End Road, Colchester
A POLICE dog has been praised after helping to track down a man suspected of assaulting a bouncer in Colchester. Officers were called to Bar Ten, Crouch Street, Colchester, after a doorman was assaulted at about 1.45am on Sunday morning.
Astute Gazette readers can get two games of bowling for only £5 per person at Tenpin in Colchester. See your great value Gazette to find out how.
Jabo Ibehre scooped Colchester United’s player of the year award - as the U’s stepped up their attempts to keep him at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The U’s striker received his trophy at the club’s awards evening, last night. Ibehre
In today's Gazette: Police burst into a flat and found a man kneeling next to the lifeless body of his mother, a court heard. Carol Cooper, 65, of Clacton, had been smother with a pillow and prosecutors allege her son, Peter Dickson murdered her
