THE transformation of the U’s first team into a side based upon Academy graduates is happening week by week, so smoothly that it is easy to overlook. In the three League games played so far, Alex Gilbey, Drey Wright, Sammie Szmodics and Frankie
A FIRSTSITE exhibition has been so popular it is being extended for more than two months. The Bruce McLean exhibition was meant to run until September 21, but the gallery has decided to extend it until November 30. The exhibition, which features
Archaeologists have found evidence of food bought by Romans before they were massacred by Boadicea's armies. The Warrior Queen's forces razed Colchester to the ground, destroying everything in their path. But the severity of the fire also preserved
HUNDREDS of families got close to nature when Elmstead Market’s Beth Chatto Gardens hosted a two-day wildlife fair. Activities ranged from puzzle trails around the gardens to making dream catchers using woodland materials. The Colchester Natural
SCHOOLBOY, who could not speak any English when he arrived in the country at the age of 11, has passed 13 GCSEs – including one A* and four As. Jakub Makowski arrived in the UK two days before he started at Colchester’s Alderman Blaxill School.
Staff and children at a nursery are celebrating after being rated outstanding by inspectors. Seymour House Day Nursery, in Brinkley Lane, Colchester, received the glowing praise after being visited by Ofsted. Managers and carers at the centre
The deputy manager of a care home who stole £1,750 from a vulnerable resident has avoided jail. Nicola Wells withdrew money from the bank account of a 78-year-old woman over seven months at Brooklyn House, in Nelson Road, Clacton, where residents
Joe Dunne says there is no anxiety among his Colchester United players, as they go in search of their first win of the season. The U’s head into their clash with Doncaster Rovers looking to get off the mark in League One, having lost two and drawn
NEW and parents-to-be are invited to three public meetings about the future of maternity services in north Essex. A consultation is due to be launched soon by the North East Essex clinical commissioning group on the childbirth services offered
SIX charities are benefiting from a share of £24,000 raised through a series of fundraising events organised by Colchester’s last Mayor. Colin Sykes, Colchester Council Mayor for 2013/14, joined Mayoress Laura Sykes at Colchester town hall to award
Eight people were treated for injuries after a four-vehicle crash in Boxted. An accident was reported in Straight Road, near the junction with Horkesley Road, just after 10am today. Ambulance crews took five people to hospital for further treatment
Colchester Golf Club teenager Ben David says it was an “honour” to win the Eden Trophy at St Andrews. And the 19-year-old is hoping that his impressive victory will be the perfect boost, as he prepares to compete in next month’s MENA Tour (Middle
Freddie Sears can break the 20-goal mark for Colchester United this season - providing the U’s continue to carve out goalscoring opportunities. That’s the view of U’s boss Joe Dunne, after the former West Ham United striker bagged his first goal
TESCO is set to open a ninth store in Colchester, it has been confirmed Four shops in Cotman Road, Prettygate, are being turned into one unit. Residents’ fears that a bigname supermarket was going to snap up the site have been realised with the
WHILE Tom Brown was going through four months of radiotherapy, the last thing on his mind was his illness. Instead, he focused on his studies. And it has paid off. Tom picked up his GCSE results yesterday and achieved 12 A*s and two As.
