A LORRY caused disruption after striking a railway bridge and shedding its load. The incident happened near North Station around 3pm this afternoon. Essex County Council’s traffic information website said there was disruption after North Station
TWO men have been arrested after an incident on board a plane in UK airspace. An RAF Typhoon jet was scrambled as a result of the incident on a Pakistani passenger aircraft bound for Manchester Airport. The plane, flight number PK709, was diverted
PLANS to build 48 homes on the former Colchester Garrison site have been approved. Developer Taylor Wimpey will begin work on the 5,000sq metres site as soon as possible. The scheme is a mix of two, three and four bed houses, and is located
FUNDING for a senior medic on Colchester’s SOS bus over the next year will cost £46,000. Cash for the 14-hour-a-week job, to give medical care to the town’s weekend revellers, has come from the North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (
A MAN who allegedly released a smoke grenade outside a mosque just hours after the Woolwich attack has entered no plea in court. Geoffrey Ryan, 43, is accused of having two knives and making direct threats against Muslims outside a mosque in Silks
COLCHESTER United will be allowed to stage Sunday car boot sales at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The U’s were given permission to use the stadium car parks every Sunday at a meeting last night. The club plans to attract 200 stalls every
HEALTH workers in Colchester have asked for reassurances there will not be changes locally to the way pay deals are made. Representatives from trade union Unite wrote to Dr Gordon Coutts, chief executive of the Colchester Hospital University NHS
TENANTS looking to re-size their home flocked to a housing swap-shop event. A mutual exchange fair was organised by Colchester Borough Homes for social housing tenants across town. Changes to housing benefit from April 1 mean people in homes
A HEDGEHOG sanctuary is warning gardeners of the dangers weedkiller can pose to wildlife. Christine Boelrijk, co-founder of the Hedgehog Haven, has issued the alert after two hogs were found dead in a one week. Volunteers from the haven, which
A man has been charged with throwing a smoke grenade into a mosque - hours after a soldier was killed by Islamic terrorists in London. Also... Museums help to buy £23million Constable painting...but it won't be on display in Colchester
MARK Kinsella has confirmed Colchester United want to sign Sanchez Watt. The U’s have already landed one of their former loanees from Arsenal, having agreed to sign Eastmond from the Gunners when his contract expires at the end of next month.
A PAINTBALL centre will open near Layer Marney after a two-year battle. Andrew Wright first submitted plans to open the site at Layer Wood in 2011. He was forced to withdraw the application amid concerns put forward by the Essex Wildlife Trust
A SCHOOLGIRL is among the victims of a crime spree in Tiptree. The girl’s bike, worth £120, was stolen from inside the school gates at Baynards Primary School in Townsend Road. It was one of five incidents in the village discovered yesterday
A BOUTIQUE in Colchester’s Crouch Street is offering to pay for customer’s car parking tickets to boost trade. Ambiance will refund the cost of parking in St Mary’s car park to anyone spending £50 or more in the shop. Melissa Wheeler, Ambiance's
ESSEX County Council has been criticised for failing to safeguard a vulnerable man. The man, who had a significant learning disability, suffered a serious injury whilst under the care of a residential home commissioned by the council to look
