Maldon and Tiptree were left heartbroken after they lost their Ryman League division one north play-off final on penalties to Thamesmead Town. Terry Spillane's side lost 4-1 on spot-kicks at Park Drive, after their final finished 2-2 after extra-time
A WEBSITE set up in memory of tragic suicide teenager, Ayden Olson, has been launched. The Ayden’s Law site went live at midnight on Saturday. It calls for a new children's anti-bullying bill to be passed in UK law and wants to force talks
LIFEBOAT crews were launched to a sailor taken ill at sea. A West Mersea RNLI boat and air ambulance were sent to Lawrence Bay at around 3.30pm on Sunday. A man was treated on board his boat and later airlifted to Colchester General Hospital
A FLOWER vandal has destroyed a couple’s beloved front garden. Keith and Shirley Spencer were shocked to find flowers had been pulled up overnight from their Berechurch Road, Colchester, home. The couple spotted the damage on Friday morning
A SHOPLIFTER was snapped on CCTV stealing chocolate and alcohol. The theft took place shortly after 7pm on Wednesday, May 1 at the Co-Op store in Fronk’s Road, Harwich. The man, who is described as white, aged in his late 40s and with grey
AIRBORNE paramedics dramatically landed in Colchester Zoo’s elephant enclosure after a visitor fell ill. Stunned on-lookers watched the Essex Air ambulance make its emergency landing at around 11am, on Sunday. It followed reports of a 19-year
POLICE are investigating the death of a man from Rowhedge. Ambulances were called to Church Hill at 9am, Sunday, after reports of a male resident being taken ill. The man, believed to be in his 60s, was found unconcious by the church. He
COASTGUARDS launched a search party after a windsurf board washed up unmanned on the beach. The incident was reported at 10am, Saturday, from Clacton beach, sparking concerns for the missing owner. But he was later discovered in good health
FIRE crews were called to a blaze at a Jaywick bungalow. A small five sqm property was reported to be on fire and heavily smoke logged at 10.16pm on Saturday. Two fire crews from Clacton were called to Austin Avenue, Jaywick. The fire was
DRIVERS and a passenger had to be cut from two cars after a collision in Fordham. Firecrews were called to the scene, outside The Shoulder of Mutton pub, Halstead Road, at 12:51am this morning. They managed to get three trapped people out of
