AN amateur photographer is in the running for a podium finish in a national contest which could see one of his pictures make motorcycle history. David Chubb, 42, who lives in Colchester, has been named among the finalists of motorbike insurer Carole
DETECTIVES are appealing for help to solve a murder committed three months ago today. Nahid Al-Manea, 31, of Woodrow Way, was stabbed 16 times and killed on the Salary Brook Trail, Colchester, shortly before 10.40am on Tuesday, June 17. The
A £4.5MILLION appeal has been launched to create a cancer centre in Colchester. The public appeal, which is the biggest in the history of Colchester General Hospital, aims to raise enough money to bring cancer services – including chemotherapy
TWO people arrested in connection with the murder of James Attfield have had their bail extended. Mr Attfield, 33, of East Bay, Colchester, was stabbed to death near Castle Park. He was found on a path with 102 stab wounds and died shortly
A FUNDING bid has been made to turn Colchester’s Old Police Station into a centre for creative businesses. Plans by Colchester Council to turn the former TPs bar into a Creative Business Centre stalled after an application for European Union funding
A WHEELBARROW of garden-grown goodies will become a regular fixture outside a primary school. The Vegtastic barrow was the brainchild of Alresford parish councillor Joan Coates, who wanted to distribute her own produce and that of her neighbours
COMMUNITY art group Slack Space continues to face an uncertain future because of money troubles. The group, which rejuvenates empty buildings in Colchester town centre, has been hit by an unexpectedly high electricity bill. It racked up the
LITTER louts have been given a warning after a rubbish pick was held in Colchester. Council zone teams and councillors took part in the community event yesterday, outside St Christopher Road shops, in St John’s. It focused on asking retailers
A NEW campaign has been launched to encourage people in Essex to consider adoption. The county was chosen to pilot the campaign with the aim of finding families for children waiting to be adopted. There are about 440 children in the east of
THE future of a Colchester sports bar is in doubt. Administrators have been called in to Rileys with 15 of the 59 veunes shut immediately. Others will continue to trade at the 44 remaining venues, including Colchester, while administrators
BUSINESS owners have thanked the Gazette for helping in their fight for justice. Four units on Stanway’s Angora Business Park were broken into overnight between August 26 and 27. About £40,000 in tools, stock and a one-of-a-kind motocross bike
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder. Ali Yildiz, 33, of Maple Avenue, Chingford, will appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court today. He is accused of trying to kill Theo Papadamou at about 10.30am yesterday on the corner of High Street
A PLUMBER who saved his best friend’s life after he suffered a potentially-fatal electric shock has been honoured. Luke Whybrow, who runs LA Plumbing and Heating, was drilling through a wall to fit a tap outside when he touched a live copper pipe
A BRITISH man has been questioned in relation to the murder of Essex University student Hannah Witheridge. The man is the backpacker initially sought by police following the murders early on Monday in Koh Tao, Police Colonel Kissana, deputy Thai
