A TEENAGER who hopes to become Prime Minister has become a council’s youngest member at the age of 18. James Culley has joined the ranks of Messing-cum- Inworth Parish Council – and is 38 years younger than the next youngest councillor. He
LIFE for Lois Holder was pretty perfect. She was celebrating her fifth wedding anniversary with her husband, David. Together with their children Lottie, four, and Tallulah, two, they were moving into a new house overlooking the beautiful Dedham
WHAT an incredible week! In four days we have performed brilliantly, and contrived to win in the best possible way, and lose in the worst possible way. For drama, you couldn’t beat the 90 minutes we saw at Leyton Orient on Saturday. There were
Colchester United have signed Cardiff City striker Rhys Healey on loan until December. And it was a case of one in, two out for the U's with forwards Dan Holman and Nnamdi Nwachuku leaving the club on loan. Healey, who made his Bluebirds debut
A DECISION on plans for another primary school in north Colchester is due to be made by Essex County Council next Friday. Essex County Council wants to start building the 420-place Braiswick New Academy, in Apprentice Drive. Pre-application
Byron Lawrence is unlikely to forget his Colchester United debut in a hurry. The 18-year-old central midfielder came on as a second-half substitute in the U’s dramatic 3-2 defeat against Sheffield United, on Tuesday night. The U’s immediately
A MAN who was attacked by three thugs says he feels let down it has taken 12 days for officers to take his statement. Grahame Long, 43, a nurse, was assaulted outside McDonald’s in Tollgate, called 999 and was told an officer was on his way.
THIS is the first glimpse of what a £5million primary school in north Colchester will look like. Essex County Council and the Department for Education is building the 420-pupil school to keep pace with housing developments. The school will
STAFF at a north Essex firm will mark its tenth anniversary by climbing Mount Snowdon. Steve and Karen Wilkes, owners of Silver Lining Estate Planning in Feering, will join their seven staff and set up the 1,085-metre mountain on October 4.
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
Phil Parkinson has described his time at Colchester United as a “great learning curve”. The club’s former boss is heading back to north Essex tomorrow with his Bradford City side. And although it will be the Weston Homes Community Stadium he
Police in Thailand have admitted the investigation into the brutal murders of two British tourists is proving "quite difficult" as they revealed they do not know how many people were involved in the killings. Five days after the bodies of Hannah
A new on-the-job nursing degree could help to reduce Colchester General Hospital’s recruitment woes. Colchester Hospital University NHS Trust has 106 vacancies for nursing posts. It is looking to Scotland and Northern Ireland for staff, but
Tony Humes insists his Colchester United players will head into their home game with Bradford City in upbeat mood, despite the manner of their midweek defeat against Sheffield United. The U’s are hoping to get the Blades setback out of their system
COLCHESTER Leisure World has seen visitor numbers increase by about 140,000 in two years and is close to breaking even for the first time. A £1.6million revamp, including an upgraded gym, a new dance and exercise studio and an expanded reception
TICKETS for a “homecoming” performance by the Colchester Military Wives Choir sold out within three days. About 470 tickets for an evening of First World War favourites at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, went on sale on Monday. Boosted by
A woman has been cut free from her car after a traffic collision in Brightlingsea this morning. Paramedics were called to the junction of Church Road and Manor House Way at about 6.45am following a two-vehicle accident. Firefighters arrived
