A man has been arrested after firing a high-powered air gun at police. Officers and mental health professionals attended an address in Dugard Avenue this afternoon, but withdrew after a possible firearm was seen. The area was cordoned off and
SEARCHES were launched after screams were heard coming from near Castle Park. Essex Police received calls from people, close to the spot Jim Attfield was murdered, during the early hours of this morning. Officers rushed to the area and the
Alex Gilbey is expected to return to action for Colchester United in their pre-season friendly at Bishop's Stortford tonight. The midfielder, who has been tipped to be the U's new captain this season, is set to feature at Woodside Park after recovering
A MOTORCYCLIST has been injured in a crash on the A12. Ambulance crews were called to the accident, which happened near Junction 31 for East Bergholt at 10.31am this morning. The air ambulance is expected to land at the scene shortly. The
RESIDENTS are being urged to stay safe while a killer or killers remain at large. Jim Attfield and Nahid Al-Manea were both murdered in Colchester. Detectives are investigating them as parallel but separate investigations as there is no physical
HOLIDAY park owners are being forced to build a seawall – because the Environment Agency has refused to pay for flood protection. Park Resorts, which runs Coopers Beach holiday park in East Mersea, is one of three landowners having to take action
A WOMAN stole £500 from a pensioner while she was distracted at a post office counter. The victim, in her eighties, left her pension money at the post office in New Street, Braintree, after she became distracted while posting a letter. Julie
Essex Police has been forced to pay nearly £70,000 for repairs in the past three years as a result of criminal damage to its property. The force has been the named victim in 500 cases since April 2011, with damaged property including police station
CAN you help? Two people have been brutally murdered in Colchester and the killer or killers remains at large. More than 100 detectives are working to solve the murders of Nahid Al-Manea and Jim Attfield but the public can help also. The
