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  • Police patrol on murder anniversary

    POLICE will be patrolling Castle Park and Colchester for 12 hours tonight to help solve the murder of Jim Attfield. Father-of-five Jim, 33, of East Bay, Colchester, was found stabbed 102 times near Lower Castle Park at 5.45am on Saturday, March

  • 200 homes to be completed by 2018

    ONE of the largest housing estates to be built in Colchester could be completed in four years. Bellway Homes has outlined its plans to build up to 200 homes on the site of the former Betts Factory site, in Ipswich Road. Bosses want work to

  • Ivan's 1,000-mile trip to fundraise for children's charity

    A DAD is set to cycle almost 1,000 miles to raise money for a children’s charity. Ivan Chatton aims to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for Magic Moments, which provides support for families of children

  • Devonshire: there's pressure but it's not on us

    Braintree Town boss Alan Devonshire feels the pressure will be on Gateshead rather than his team as the race for the Skrill Premier play-offs reaches its climax tomorrow. The north east side sit in the box seat of the race for the top-five after

  • Jumbo up for sale

    COLCHESTER'S iconic water tower is to be sold. Developer George Braithwaite today said he had had enough of opposition to his plans to convert Jumbo into luxury flats and offices as well as a restaurant and museum. After nearly a decade, he

  • Dunne says his players will relish Brentford challenge

    COLCHESTER United boss Joe Dunne says his players will relish the challenge of bursting Brentford’s bubble. A bumper crowd of around 7,000 is expected for tomorrow’s final home game of the League One season. The Bees have already secured a