ADULT learners could get a 10 per cent discount on courses if they book a place now. Enrolment for Adult Community Learning courses starting this autumn has begun. Adult Community Learning Essex is offering all those who enrol and pay in full
THERE is fun for all the family at Colchester museums this half-term. A series of exciting and affordable events are taking place throughout next week. Youngsters can get green-fingered and creative at Colchester’s Natural History Museum, or
A TEENAGER has been recognised for her life-saving skills with a national award. Charley Moore sprung into action when a toddler was hit by a cyclist as she walked home from the Gilberd School last September. The New Town resident sprung into
Colchester United have signed midfielder Craig Eastmond on a two-year deal from Premier League club Arsenal. The 22-year-old will join the U's on a permanent basis when his current contract at the Emirates expires at the end of June. Eastmond
HUNDREDS of chickens died when an industrial shed caught fire at a poultry farm. The blaze broke out in one of the six industrial coups at Elmwood Farm, in Tudwick Road, Tiptree, this morning at about 9.20am, killing about 300 chickens. Crews
A TEENAGER was threatened with a knife and a wooden bat in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 19-year-old, from Colchester, was threatened shortly before 4am in East Hill, in Colchester. He was forced to hand over hundreds of pounds of
COLCHESTER has been ranked at 28th out of 2,200 town centres in the UK for spending on food and drink. Despite the economy and the cut in personal spending, Colchester has maintained the same position as it earned last year in the CACI league
THE centre which hosts Colchester’s Walk-in centre was used by nearly 40,000 patients in the first four months of 2013. The North Colchester Healthcare Centre, in Turner Road, has marked its fourth anniversary with a new reception and patient area
FLOOD busting work in Tiptree - costing £250,000 - will be discussed at a public meeting on Thursday. Rain pouring off roads and rooftops during heavy storms can overwhelm drains in the Park Drive and Newbridge Road area, leaving homes and gardens
ONE lane on the A12 has reopened after two cars collided this morning. The collision occurred shortly before 8.20am, between junction 26, at Eight Ash Green, and junction 25, at Marks Tey, on the London-bound carriageway. Police attended the
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In today's Gazette: Oftsted inspectors have said Philip Morant School in Colchester "requires improvement" and says it is not ambitious enough for its 1,619 pupils. However, its head teacher Roger Abo Henriksen said the school was disappointed,
