FIRE fighters were called to fields on fire behind Sydney Street, Colchester. Damage was caused to the gardens of three homes in the road that back onto the fields. Crews from Colchester and Wivenhoe were called out at 6.20pm and had the fire
PETER Andre-mania rolled into the tiny village of Tollesbury as fans tried to catch a glimpse of the star during filming for a TV show. The Aussie star was shooting an episode of ITV show 60 Minute Makeover in Thurstable Road today. Kitted
A SCHOOLGIRL said goodbye to 12 inches of hair as she cut it off for charity. Aoife Coyle, nine, had her locks chopped off in front of hundreds of children at West Bergholt’s Heathlands Primary School assembly on Friday. Aoife, of Chitts Hill, Colchester
A BRAVE teenager is celebrating after experts told him he has beaten his brain tumour. Will Hunt, 18, appears to have beaten cancer almost a year to the day as he had his first symptoms. Last week the teenager underwent a three-hour operation to remove
THE chancellor of Essex University has stepped down after 10 years in the top job. Lord Phillips of Sudbury leaves the role at the end of July after presiding over his final graduation on Friday. During his time at the university he has congratulated
ICELAND will open its new store at Turner Rise Retail Park, Colchester, on Tuesday. Twenty-seven jobs have been created at the site previously occupied by Fitness First. Iceland already has Colchester stores in St John’s Walk shopping centre
A YOUNG film-maker is having her advert for Wivenhoe screened at a film festival. Jenna Menzies, 17, will have her Visit Wivenhoe short film screened at the BBC’s Children and Young People's Film Festival. The Old Heath resident, who is
A junior school has been seriously criticised in a damning Ofsted report. Monkwick Junior School in Colchester has been categorised as inadequate by Ofsted inspectors. However, the rating has been challenged by the school’s head who claims
A HOSPICE for patients in north Essex has defended its use of a controversial end of life care plan after it was announced it will be scrapped. St Helena Hospice uses the Liverpool Care Pathway at its inpatient unit in Highwoods, Colchester
A COLCHESTER car park is to close on several Sundays this summer. St Mary’s multi-storey car park will be shut between from 7am this Sunday until 6am the following Monday for maintenance work. It will also be closed to motorists on August 11
A NEW chapter has begun at a Colchester primary school. The first sod has been cut to mark the start of work on St John’s Green Primary School’s £6million extension. A two-storey building on Abbey Fields in Circular Road East will be ready
A HEADTEACHER has retired after more than two decades at a Greenstead school. Christine Ireland, headteacher at Hazelmere Infants School, has been at the helm of the Hawthorn Avenue school for 22 years and a teacher for 38. Far from stepping
A NEW chapter has begun at a Colchester primary school. The first sod has been cut by Essex county councillor Ray Gooding to mark the start of work on St John’s Green Primary School’s new extension. The scheme will see a new two-storey
A CHARITY fundraising group is holding a fun day in Colchester. Friends Steve Mycroft and Mark Naylor, of Colchester, have set up the Grapes Charity fundraising team to raise funds for charities which help local people. This year’s fundraiser, their
A MERCHANT Navy veteran whose ship was sunk during the Second World War has received a medal for his service. Richard Fearnside, 92, has been awarded the Arctic Star for the time he spent on the Russian convoys. The Langham resident first went
Joe Dunne was pleased with his Colchester United side's display in their 4-1 pre-season friendly win at Braintree Town, on Saturday. Goals from Andy Bond, Marcus Bean, Freddie Ladapo and Ryan Melaugh gave the U's a convincing win at Cressing Road
Thousands of women created a sea of pink as they took part in the Colchester Race for Life. See tomorrow's Gazette for a special eight page pull out.
EPS Photography in Nayland is offering ten free wedding images to Astute Gazette readers. For full details, see today's Gazette.
In today's Gazette: Three women may have been victims of drink spiking while out in Colchester. Police are investigating a report a woman may have had her drink spiled in Yates Wine Lodge in Head Street. * Snooker star Ali Carter has been given
Colin Lloyd bowed out of the World Matchplay - but not without a fight. The Colchester darts ace was beaten 10-7 in the first round by world number two seed Michael van Gerwen, in Blackpool. But Lloyd, who won the World Matchplay back in 2005
