WHEN Joe Marshall and Jack Oliver decided to cycle from Colchester to Denmark, it was initially just for fun. But after a while, the pair decided if they were going to do it, they should probably do it for charity. That’s when Joe’s life-long
Colchester and East Essex skipper Ben Stephens admits he was content with a draw against fellow promotion-chasers Hadleigh and Thundersley. The league leaders’ advantage at the top has been cut to ten points, with three games of the division one
Sanchez Watt played his return from injury as Colchester United's under-21s played out a 0-0 draw with Sheffield United in their Professional Development League Two opener. The former Arsenal youngster, who has been sidelined with tendonitis, completed
A CAFE could be opened at Colchester’s Old Heath Recreation Ground. Colchester Council has launched a consultation asking residents if they would regularly use a cafe and toilet facilities. It has proposed using funding handed over by local
THOUSANDS of "suckers" in Essex are being targeted by con artists. Essex Trading Standards has been made aware of a list of almost 3,000 vulnerable people from Essex who are believed to be susceptible to spammers and scammers. The list was
A HEALTH and wellbeing centre is expanding its services. Cornerstone, in Sir Isaac’s Walk, Colchester, offers weight management programmes, NHS health checks, stop smoking help, health trainers, health visitors, sexual health and urology. Services
A NEW carry chair will be installed in ambulances to help patients and staff. The chair is fitted with tracks to allow easier movement up and down stairs and will virtually eliminate the need to carry patients. Danny Daniel, health, safety
A dentist has been allowed to carry out orthodontic treatment on adults for the first time since being found guilty of serious misconduct. Francois Rossouw was found guilty of wide-ranging and serious failures at his practice in Halstead Road,
BLUEPRINTS to regenerate land off Magdalen Street, Colchester, could create a traffic “nightmare”, councillors warned. Colchester Council has drawn up a brief setting out how the 1.4 hectares could be developed. The brief includes plans for
ALMOST until the end, Leslie Knight never spoke to anyone of his experiences during the Second World War. While battling dementia in his final days, the former Royal Army Ordnance Corp soldier would sometimes be discovered by wife Julia with a
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following a crash on the A12. An ambulance was called to the accident, near the Stanway junction, at 9.22am this morning. Two cars were involved. The woman, who is thought to be in her 30s, was taken to
Tourism bosses have criticised a proposed law change to cut the school summer holidays to four weeks. A bill, giving schools the power to set their own term times, is going through Parliament. Bosses at 29 attractions, including Colchester
TWO Lancasters will tomorrow fly over the site where the crew of a Second World War bomber lost their lives after crashing. The two aircraft, flanked by two historic fighter planes, are due to fly over a memorial to the crew at around 2.55pm.
A CONSULTATION looking at how Colchester Council hands out council tax bill reductions to low paid residents has been launched. Around 8,000 working age Colchester residents get at least an 80 per cent deduction as part of the Local Council Tax
A MOTORIST has won a pothole victory after taking Essex County Council to court. David Le Grys’s car was damaged when he drove through the six-inch deep hole near his home in Water Lane, Little Horkesley. The council turned down the former
BAILIFFS have cleared out one of Colchester’s last independent bakers. When Kathleen’s Kitchen, in Long Wyre Street, shut last month, a notice in the window said the oven had broken and the bakery would be open again soon. Baliffs, working
