Colchester Officers’ Tennis Club coach Leon Jennings says he enjoyed making his Wimbledon debut – despite bowing out at the first hurdle. The 37-year-old was beaten 6-0, 6-0 in the over-35s men’s singles by last year’s finalist Mark Beim on practice
PLANS are in the pipeline to improve safety at an accident hotspot in Colchester town centre. Three people were treated by paramedics after a crash near the St Botolph’s roundabout on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Earlier this month a driver had to be
Joe Dunne insists he has no intention of changing the way Colchester United play - despite their winless start to the season. The U’s boss has described their hugely impressive display at Notts County as the best passing performance he has seen
ABOUT 150 flat owners have been spared £1,200 bills after a developer agreed to repair leaky apartment block roofs. Weston Homes has told the leaseholders of flats and homes in Caelum Drive, in Colchester’s Hythe, it will “ensure all issues, past
NEARLY 100 sightseers gathered at a war memorial to watch the last pair of airworthy Lancaster bombers fly over Colchester for the final time. Flanked by a Spitfire and a Hurricane fighter, the British and Canadian planes flew over a monument to
A CCTV image has been released after a man stole a bike from an elderly pensioner. 80-year-old Michael Smith, of Prettygate Road, said: “I only nipped into the chemist to pick up a prescription. “I parked it by the door and it was taken.
BOB Smith will certainly be missed across Colchester when he hangs up his delivery lorry keys for the last time. Mr Smith has spent the last 40 years delivering groceries to communities across the borough. He has also managed to find time to
A CHARITY car wash will be held to raise money for a sky dive. Michael Worsley, who works at Colchester YMCA, in Magdalen Street, is jumping out of a plane later this year in order to raise money for the young people’s charity. The car wash
A VILLAGE pub will host a family fun day to celebrate its first anniversary. The Shepherd, in Moor Road, Langham, was re-opened last September by Esther and Richard Brunning. Since then they have introduced a monthly quiz night, village lunches
HUNDREDS of pupils celebrated receiving their GCSE results across Colchester . Despite experts’ predictions that the number of pupils being awarded top grades would decrease, many schools saw the proportion rise. At Colchester Royal Grammar
PLANS to build 50 homes on a football pitch could ruin a thriving community, it has been warned. Developer Dishland wants to build the homes, a new community-use pavilion, an all-weather five-a-side pitch and a school drop-off zone on one of the
Colchester's job market has been described as one of the biggest boom areas in the East of England. The number of people on jobseeker’s allowance in the borough has hit a six-year low. Dave Anthony, customer service operations manager at Colchester
A TEENAGER has been left paralysed after diving into a shallow swimming pool. Tristan Green, 18, of Prettygate, Colchester, suffered terrible injuries jumping into 4ft of water. He has only been able to wiggle his left toe and move his right
Nervous teenagers will turn out to pick up their GCSE results today. Schools that used to play the system by entering pupils for exams early and multiple times could be in for a "sharp shock" when GCSE results are published, it has been suggested
A FINAL decision on whether 50 homes can be built on a Colchester football pitch will be taken after an appeal hearing today. Developer Dishland has been locked in a planning battle with Colchester Council for about a year over its plans to build
