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  • Motorcyclist hurt in Greenstead crash

    A MOTORCYCLIST has been left with a leg injury after a crash in Greenstead this evening. The male, 19, was riding along Hawthorn Avenue, Colchester, towards Forest Road when he was hit by a silver Vauxhall Corsa. He is being treated for a possible broken

  • Crime commissioner promises to tackle 'hidden harm'

    ESSEX Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston has spoken out against domestic abuse. Mr Alston said there are numerous forms of “hidden harm” suffered by people through the county and the rest of the UK. In a statement he said there are many

  • Woman injured in A12 crash

    ONE lane is blocked on the A12 after a crash. A car and lorry collided shortly before junction 26 for Eight Ash Green on the southbound carriageway. The accident happened at around 4.15pm and involved a foreign lorry and a black Peugeot 207

  • Essex University student turned "gangster's moll" jailed

    AN Essex University PhD student turned “gangster’s moll” has been jailed for helping her boyfriend and two others escape after they “executed” a drugs gang rival. Rachel Kenehan, 35, who was studying criminology at Colchester campus, has started

  • Graduation time for youngsters

    YOUNGSTERS donned hats and gowns for a mock graduation from the Children’s University. Those who had completed the curriculum were given certificates by the university’s chancellor Les Nicoll, a community safety support officer with Essex County

  • Star-studded line-up for cycling event in Tendring

    A STAR-STUDDED field including Britain’s Olympic heroines will race in Tendring as part of cycling’s inaugural Women’s Tour. Eleven of the world’s top 14 professional women’s teams will compete in the district this May. And joining the already-confirmed

  • Thief steals woman's bag from St Helena Hospice shop

    A thief stole a woman's handbag from the St Helena Hospice Shop in Head Street.  They struck as the 40-year-old victim was talking to staff in the store at about 12.45pm on Thursday. The bag is described as a brown leather clutch bag with silver

  • Locks lost for cancer charities

    A WOMAN lost her locks to raise cash for two cancer charities. Pharmacy dispenser Nicky Poulter had her hair shaved off where she works at Boots on Greenstead, Colchester. Nicky, 51, was inspired to take on the challenge after friend Julie

  • I'm training for half-marathon - with double buggy in tow

    FIONA Wallis and her twins are a familiar sight around Highwoods estate. Fiona, 36, is running the Colchester Half Marathon to raise money for a tragic friend who lost her son aged just five months. But with husband Phil away at work all day

  • One car broken into every two days in Colchester

    A car is being broken into every two days in Colchester according to latest figures. Essex Police are asking people to make sure their cars are locked and that valuables are kept out of sight. In January and February, 14 vehicles were broken

  • Major stores could create 1,000 jobs

    PRIMARK and House of Fraser  are among the big names stores which could be attracted to Colchester - if permission is given. Daniel Watts, a director of the Tollgate Partnership, said he had talks with both stores and with the prestigious John

  • Three new birthing pools for Colchester General Hospital

    MORE women will be able to experience water births at Colchester General Hospital after nearly £50,000 was secured to improve the maternity department. Three new birthing pools will be amongst the improvements funded by a £47,942 grant from the

  • Secondary school place decisions sent to parents

    Thousands of pupils have found out whether they will start at their chosen secondary school in September. Essex County Council sent out more than 14,000 letters and emails to parents informing them which school they would be attending. Just

  • Girls help Joan get her stolen handbag back

    Two schoolgirls helped reunite a volunteer with her handbag after a thief stole it from a church. Joan Davis, 72, was cleaning the Greenstead Evangelical Church, in Magnolia Drive, Colchester, when she left her handbag unattended. A thief snatched

  • Massey staying confident despite U's league position

    Gavin Massey insists Colchester United are not in a relegation battle – despite defeat at Leyton Orient drawing them closer to the League One drop-zone. Only goal difference is keeping the U’s out of the bottom four, following their 2-1 defeat

  • Students cook up fundraiser

    ENTERPRISING students have tasted success after raising money for a charity appeal. The youngsters from Lexden Springs special school in Colchester were set the challenge of raising as much money as possible from a £20 stake as part of the Thiftwood