VANDALS trashed a 101 Dalmations- themed scarecrow display and stole one of the dogs. Linda Betchley was one of 14 Fingringhoe residents to recreate Disney scenes to raise money for St Andrew’s Church. Yobs struck on Sunday night, trashing
A BUG busting machine has been demonstrated to visitors, patients and staff at Colchester General Hospital. Infection control and estates staff showed in three different areas of the hospital how “fogging machines” use the chemical hydrogen peroxide
A musical maestro diagnosed with an incurable heart condition turned to pole dancing to keep fit and has found it is making her stronger. Tess Dunn, 23, was diagnosed with a hole in the heart after collapsing with chest pains at the age of 17.
CHINESE nuclear power giants want to build an atomic reactor at Bradwell, it has been claimed. The site, home to the partly decommissioned Magnox power plant, has emerged as a favourite for a new Chinese-built and designed plant, according to a
A DRUG dealer caught with £40,000 of cocaine told police: “It’s such easy money.” Police officers raided Darren Sadler’s flat in Rotary Way, Colchester, and found more than a kilo of the drug. They also found £3,000 in cash under his bed and
THE 40-YEAR wait for a potholed street to be resurfaced is finally over. Colchester’s Defoe Crescent is in such a bad state, that residents are embarrassed to say they live there. Depite complaining about potholes the size of dustbin lids,
BUYERS are outstripping the number of houses for sale by 15 to one. The buoyant market has pushed up prices in the Colchester area by as much as 16 per cent in the past three months, while the average house price in Essex has rocketed 11 per cent
MEMBERS of the Salvation Army are urging residents to beware bogus collectors as they get ready for their own big collection. Throughout September volunteers will be collecting donations, armed with permits, but there are concerns bogus callers
A BODY was found hanged from a tree in the Middlewick Ranges, Colchester. It is believed a group of teenagers found a man on Saturday afternoon. A spokesman for the ambulance service confirmed an ambulance was sent but paramedics were unable
MOTORISTS faced long delays on the Colchester stretch of the A12 for the second day in a row this morning. A gas leak near Kelvedon on the southbound carriageway closed a lane. Slow moving queues snaked back five junctions past the Weston Homes
Over the next four years, the Woodland Trust will be commemorating the centenary of the First World War by planting millions of trees across the country – and you have the chance to create a lasting tribute to those who lived and served during the
