FIREFIGHTERS were called after a fire broke out in the wall cavity of a house in Colchester. Two crews from Colchester and one from Manningtree went to the mid terrace house in Ventura Drive after fire was seen coming from the roof. They found
A DRIVER needed hospital treatment after she lost control of her car and it crashed into traffic lights. The woman was driving her car along Clinghoe Hill in Colchester at 1.30 pm when the accident happened. Paramedics were called and
BLOOMING Colchester is getting ready to welcome judges of a prestigious competition. The Colchester in Bloom team won a gold medal in the Anglia in Bloom contest last year. And, along with Halstead, the town was one of 77 communities,
A depleted FC Clacton side fell to defeat at the hands of Enfield 1893. The Thurlow Nunn premier division Seasiders welcomed Essex Senior League’s Enfield to the Rush Green Bowl for their latest pre-season game and lost to two unanswered second
GLEAMING vehicles drew the crowds for the West Bergholt Vehicle Show. About 3,000 people visited the popular show on Saturday with a further 8,000 attending today. Among the 500 vintage vehicles on display were a Model T Ford
A DRUG den has been discovered just yards from a Colchester beauty spot. Cops have urged families to be careful when walking through Bourne Valley Wood, off Mersea Road, after the den was visited by police. The sodden den, which is metres from
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after thieves tried to break into a house using a sledgehammer. Detectives investigating the attempted break-in said the raiders left a large number of dents in the front door of the bungalow in Thorpe Road
Members of a women-only gym in Colchester will be walking along the Wivenhoe Trail next week to raise cash for charity. About 80 women from Gymophobics gym in Haven Road are preparing to take on the challenge on Friday, August 2. The walk,
RESCUERS went to the aid of two boys who got into trouble in their inflatable dinghy. Thames Coastguard alerted Clacton RNLI inshore lifeboat and Clacton Coastguard after receiving a 999 call at 6.32pm on Saturday saying the boys were in difficulty
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a secluded country house was raided by thieves. The burglars broke into the house in Ray Lane, Ramsey, by forcing their way through a secured front door. They raided the home taking a large
