A man, 27, has been arrested in connection with the Jim Attfield murder investigation. The arrest, the third since Mr Attfield was discovered with 102 stab wounds near Castle Park early on March 29, comes as Essex Police make fresh appeals for
FOUR cars were broken into during the Easter weekend in Stanway. Police are urging motorists to remove all valuables from their cars following a spate of thefts. They broke into a blue Toyota Corolla in Egremont Way stealing £2,000 worth of
A HAMMER attack by an armed gang has left one man in hospital and another with facial injuries. Detectives believe witnesses filmed the attack in Colchester’s Dutch Quarter on a mobile phone. They have arrested five people and recovered a weapon
A POPULAR fishmongers has closed after seven years in Colchester town centre. Natasha and Kevin Hughes, owners of Hughes Fish Company, in Head Street, took the decision because of the decline of Colchester’s town centre and the rise of out-of-town
THE Care Quality Commission is holding two public events as part of an inspection of Colchester’s hospitals. Colchester Town Hall will host a “listening event” for people to share their experiences of Colchester Hospitals Trust next Wednesday from
