Heybridge Swifts couldn’t extend their winning run at Cheshunt. They fell to a 2-1 defeat on Tuesday night in their Ryman League division one north encounter. Cheshunt took the lead on 12 minutes when Allen Bossman tapped in at the far post
TEENAGERS Jade Kaya and Emily Butler put themselves in the firing line to raise funds for the Cancer Centre Campaign. The youngsters were blasted with paint as they took part in the Run or Dye colour 5k run at London's Excel. But they couldn't
OLYMPIC volleyball star Rachel Laybourne served up knowledge and skill as she helped to launch a new club. The English Volleyball Association has chosen Colchester Sixth Form College to run a new satellite volleyball club. It is
A PLAYBOY model will drop in on Colchester clubbers - to take an ice bucket challenge. Teejay Walker will join 12 other volunteers at Colchester club, Silk Road, in taking the challenge to raise money for Macmillan cancer support and the Motor
A blaze destroyed a digger and spread to a 500-tonne muck heap. Firefighters from Mersea and Colchester were called to Peldon Road, Peldon, at 2.45pm today. The fire had completely engulfed the digger, and affected about 10 per cent of the
A road accident near Colchester General Hospital is causing delays this afternoon for drivers and bus passengers. At 4.30pm, Network Colchester reported its number 8 bus service is being diverted, and is subject to delays, due to an incident in
A MAN has been released without charge despite allegedly shooting at police during an armed stand-off in Colchester. Dugard Avenue and Straight Road were blocked off on July 30 after a mental health professional was escorted to a property by police
A PIANO teacher has released an album to raise money for a charity set up in memory of a childhood friend. Richard Laurence, 29, has recorded his own chilled-out compositions for the Robin Cancer Trust, which was started after pal Robin Freeman
A FORMER medical student who fled abroad after murdering his partner has failed in a bid to clear his name. Daniel Egbe Tambengwa strangled nurse Ella Chimweta, 32, who he was cheating on with another woman, at their home in Colchester in July,
Temporary classrooms at Colchester Institute will be replaced with a four-storey teaching block. Planning permission has been granted for a south wing at the institute campus in Sheepen Road, Colchester. The project was launched earlier this
A FRESH campaign to dual the A120 throughout north Essex claims it could cut some journey times in half. A business case is being drawn up to try and convince the Highways Agency to prioritise upgrading the road which business leaders claim is
An osteopath has been suspended after admitting having an improper sexual relationship with a patient. Mark Piper, co-founder and partner of Gilmour Piper Osteopaths, has worked as a consultant for Colchester United FC. He had sex with a long-term
Police believe an Essex University student may have been raped before being killed on the Thai island of Koh Tao. The bodies of Hannah Witheridge, 23, and boyfriend, David Miller, 24, were discovered on a beach on the tiny island on September 15
It has certainly been an eventful month for Colchester United. And since his appointment on the first day of September, it has also been a fruitful one for Tony Humes. Humes inherited a side which had been performing relatively well but had
A MENU of punishments is being put together for victims of crime to choose from. The idea is to allow those who have been wronged to decide how those responsible should put it right. The community remedies, for lower level crime and antisocial
ESSEX County Council is spending an extra £300,000 on supported bus services this year despite cutting several routes. Local authorities are required to provide appropriate transport services even if they cost more than they make, typically including
Teenager Dion Sembie-Ferris deserved his call-up to Colchester United's first-team squad, according to boss Tony Humes. The former St Neots Town attacker, who has been in impressive form for the U’s under-21 side so far this season, was an unused
ESSEX Police has been praised for improving its response to freedom of information requests. The force was being monitored in the information commissioner’s office after consistently missing FOI deadlines of 20 days. Graham Smith, director
Colchester United's under-21s were beaten 3-1 by Birmingham City to fall to only their second defeat of the Professional Development League Two season. Dominic Vose played for 79 minutes at St Andrews, while Drey Wright got another 90 minutes under
EXTRA patrols are taking place at railway crossings in Essex this week. British Transport Police, supported by Network Rail, is trying to stop motorists taking unnecessary risks at level crossings. About two people are charged every day in
A COURT order to evict a group of travellers who have spent more than a week on land near Colchester’s community stadium could be secured this morning. The group of six caravans and more than 30 people are believed to have broken through fencing
Colchester United debutant Rhys Healey says scoring his first-ever Football League goal is a moment he will never forget. And the U’s loanee admits the feeling of netting in their 3-0 triumph at Crewe Alexandra was on a par with making his Premier
COLCHESTER Council has been forced into an embarrassing u-turn which means a controversial Tesco will go ahead. The supermarket giant had signed a contract with developer Hills Building Group when Colchester Council tried to pull the plug on the
