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  • Fire crews fight tumble dryer blaze

    FIRE fighters fought a blaze which started in a tumble dryer. Crews were called to an outbuilding in Mareth Road, Colchester at 6.15pm tonight. Fire fighters used one dry powder extinguisher and one hose reel jet to battle the blaze, which

  • Charity hosts Halloween inspired green-screen workshop

    YOUNG people were turned into zombies and monsters before acting in front of a green screen during a Halloween workshop. Colchester-based film production charity Signals held the Ghostly Green Screen event. Melanie Winning, a professional make-up

  • £7k spent on bar’s cancelled appeal

    COLCHESTER Council spent nearly £7,000 reviewing a controversial bar’s licence, only to shelve most of its planned actions, it has been revealed. Silk Road, in St Botolph’s Street, was due to have its opening hours cut and its owner removed as

  • MP calls on Prime Minister to grant devolution for Essex

    Colchester MP Sir Bob Russell has called on the Prime Minister to ensure Essex has the same independent powers as Scotland. During yesterday’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Bob asked David Cameron about devolution. He said: “More people live

  • Tribute to the baby whose death saved lives of four others

    THE family of a baby girl whose organs were donated to save four lives have been given an award in her honour. Diamond Roberts, from Colchester, was nine months old when she was killed in a crash in Thorrington in August last year. Her organs

  • The French Connection

    THE first half at Swindon was a bit of a non-event but the game burst into life as soon as the second half started. Rhys Healey and Gavin Massey took the individual honours and are setting the standard for our five attacking players. Massey is

  • Stanway swoop for Colchester United legend Duguid

    STANWAY Rovers have completed the “biggest signing” in their history - by swooping for Colchester United legend Karl Duguid. And the 36-year-old, who has signed a contract for the rest of the season, goes straight into their squad for Saturday’

  • One in five children in Colchester living below poverty line

    ONE in five children in Colchester are living in poverty, according to a charity. End Child Poverty released figures for every part of the country. When housing costs are included 21.4 per cent of children in the borough are below the poverty

  • U's running the rule over West Ham defender

    Colchester United are running the rule over West Ham United youngster Jamie Harney. The Hammers academy defender is training with the U’s and featured in their Essex Senior Cup penalty shoot-out defeat at the hands of Concord Rangers, on Tuesday night

  • UPDATED 10.40am: All lanes reopen following fatal A12 crash

                    Scroll down for updates A MAN has died after being hit by cars on the A12. The pedestrian, who is believed to be in his 20s, was hit by a number of cars between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel at about 3am. The northbound stretch