Nine-man Heybridge Swifts battled to a draw with Brightlingsea Regent. Swifts secured a 1-1 Ryman League division one north result at Scraley Road against visiting Regent on Tuesday night. Brightlingsea went close on 13 minutes when Jake Turner
HOMELESS people are being given a taste of Army life thanks to two chefs. Corporal Sam Coote and Lance Corporal Callum McMullan, from Colchester’s Merville Barracks, have been cooking chicken soup, spaghetti bolognese and chocolate sponge and custard
A COLCHESTER school is the first in the country to offer intensive one-to-one support to help improve pupils’ literacy and speech. North Primary School is also offering drop-in sessions and workshops for parents as part of the Rapid English programme
STREET dance, trampolining, badminton and tennis will be on offer for children in Colchester this half term. Children can try the sports at Leisure World, in Cowdray Avenue. Secondary school-age children can also take part in Base Camp sessions
HIGH-FLYING pupils set up virtual companies as theybattled it out in a business competition. Youngsters fromfour schools competed in the challenge, staged at the Stanway Federation Learning Centre. Young entrepreneurs from Stanway, Thomas Lord
A TEN-MILE walk under the stars to raise cash for breast cancer patients is returning to Colchester this summer. Men and women are already being encouraged to sign up to the Starlight Walk, which is taking place on Saturday, June 27. It is
To lose a player of the calibre and experience of Kaspars Gorkss would be a blow to any League One side, particularly with only three months of the season remaining. But in producing a mature performance for Colchester United at Bradford City in difficult
THE sponsor of a new £5million academy school planned for north Colchester is expected to be revealed soon. Plans for the 420-pupil school currently being assessed by Essex County Council. If approved, it will be built on land off the Northern
Chris Porter insists there is no danger of Colchester United being relegated this season – providing they maintain their improved form. Porter has helped the U’s claim four points from a possible six in the two games he has played for them since arriving
A SECURITY vault company is closing its Colchester site with the loss of as many as 100 jobs. Vaultex, a national company which securelyhandles cash taken in by banks, building societies and major retailers, has announced it is closing its site
TALENTED clinical staff could opt not to joining Colchester General Hospital because of a damning report, it has been warned. The Turner Road hospital is already 150 nurses short of what the total number should be, but bosses now fear the negative
TWO restaurant workers were arrested for being in the country illegally. Immigration officers visited Lalezar, a Turkish restaurant, in Halstead’s High Street. Checks revealed two men from Uzbekistan were working in breach of their visa conditions
THE timetable for a long-awaited shopping complex in Colchester town centre has slipped back another three months. The £70million Vineyard Gate development at St Botolph’s is expected to create 750 jobs when it finally opens. Plans have been
A POLICE officer has been given a written warning over the way she dealt with a vulnerable woman's rape allegations. The woman reported the assault at Colchester police station in May 2013, where she had been questioned after an accusation by her
We help people living in and around Colchester and Tendring with a variety of different mental health problems, such as: • Mood problems e.g Low self-esteem, Depression or Interpersonal problems (click here for more details) • Anxiety e.g. Phobias
