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  • Depleted Seasiders fall to heavy defeat

    Clacton Rugby Club crashed to a heavy 77-0 defeat at Upminster. And with previously bottom club Billericay recording a surprise bonus-point win against Wanstead, the Seasiders find themselves back at the foot of the London League division three north

  • Harwich beat Templars in inaugural shield match

    Harwich and Dovercourt’s second string side ran out 19-7 winners at Halstead Templars, in the inaugural Andrew Grimes Charity Shield. Nearly £700 was raised for charity, following what is set to become an annual fixture on the respective clubs’ calendars

  • Frozen-inspired day at Firstsite

    FAMILIES chilled out at a Frozen inspired fun day. Colchester's Firstsite art gallery hosted the event, which included art activities based on the hit Disney movie. As well as creating reindeer food and Christmas cards, there was the chance

  • Humes - I won't hide away from U's challenge

    Tony Humes insists he will not "hide away" from the challenge of turning around Colchester United’s flagging fortunes. The U’s have suffered five straight defeats in League One and have shipped ten goals in their last two league games. Colchester lie

  • Centre gets a £40k grant

    VOLUNTEERS are needed at a youth centre on Colchester’s St Anne’s estate. St Anne’s Community Centre, in Harwich Road, used a £40,000 grant to employ youth workers for a cafe. The centre runs two youth clubs on Fridays – one for seven to 11

  • Burglar disturbed during break-in attempt

    A WOULD-BE burglar ran off when he was disturbed, after smashing a kitchen window. The owner of the house in Drury Road, Colchester, went to investigate after hearing a noise on Thursday, at 5.20pm. They found the broken window and saw a man

  • We need to all stick together, urges U's skipper Magnus

    Club captain Magnus Okuonghae admits it is imperative Colchester United’s players stick together to turn around their season. And the sidelined defender is confident a good result at Yeovil Town this weekend can be the start of a positive run. Colchester

  • GP surgery will get a new, bigger base

    A FORMER school in Wivenhoe will reopen as a new GP surgery next year. Campaigners have been fighting for a bigger premises for the Wivenhoe Surgery, in the Avenue, for more than a decade. Now GPs are set to move into the building, which once

  • Oops! Planning inspector goes to the wrong site

    A RED-FACED planning inspector overturned a decision to refuse a mobile phone mast after visiting the WRONG site, it has been revealed. Sarah Stevens went to Hickory Avenue, Colchester, where Vodafone and Telefonica want to build a 12.5m (40ft)

  • Vose - I didn't want to leave Colchester

    Dominic Vose insists he never wanted to leave Colchester United. Despite being a regular member of former manager Joe Dunne’s U’s side, Vose found himself surplus to requirements under current boss Tony Humes. Vose failed to start any games under Humes

  • Vandals rampage around three estates

    A GRANDMOTHER says vandals have left her unable to buy Christmas presents for her children. The resident, of Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, has been targeted four times by yobs on the rampage across the Solus, Monkwick and Quarters estates. The

  • Isabelle’s Lapland wish finally becomes reality

    A SCHOOLGIRL who spent two years battling leukaemia was granted her wish of a lifetime when she met Father Christmas in Lapland. Isabelle Franklin, seven, jetted off to Finland with parents Sue and Adam thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation.

  • Trial for man accused of causing death by careless driving

    A MAN will stand trial accused of causing death by careless driving. David Witney, 24, of Festival Gardens, Tolleshunt D’Arcy, denied the charge when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court and the case was adjourned until March. Witney is alleged

  • Golf range could be turned into hotel and business park

    THE owner of a golf range plans to turn it into a hotel and business park, creating hundreds of jobs. Chester Jervis, owner of Colchester Golf Range, in Old Ipswich Road, Ardleigh, has applied for permission to redevelop the site into a 58-bedroom