TRAFFIC is moving slowly on the A12 after an earlier accident. There is heavy congestion between junctions 26 and 27 on the northbound carriageway because of an earlier accident. The accident involved two cars and there were no injuries.
COLCHESTER'S Firstsite gallery has had its biggest funding source scrapped. The Arts Council today confirmed it had pulled the plug on £2.4million it pledged to give to the gallery for three years due to "continuing concerns" surrounding its sustainability
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to protect the countryside from hundreds of homes have launched the first e-petition on Colchester Council’s website. Members of the Colchester East Community Association fear the scenic Salary Brook Valley could be lost under
QUARRY campaigners unfurled a 54ft banner to show the size of lorries that could drive up and down a country lane. Consultations over a 35 hectare site at Colemans Farm in Little Braxted are ongoing. Members of action group Stop the Quarry
COLCHESTER’S Job Centre was evacuated this afternoon following reports that it had been sent a suspicious package. Police were called to the new office, which opened last week in Chapel Street, just after 1.10pm today. Everyone was asked to
A LEADING politician and a businessman have raised thousands of pounds after abstaining from alcohol. Kevin Bentley, the deputy leader of Essex County Council, and Paul Smith, who is the chief executive of Colchester-based independent estate agency
Aleasha Kiddle was back with driver Mica McNeill and in the top ten placings at the seventh round of the FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup at Igls in Austria. Former Braintree and District Athletic Club star Kiddle had been the brakewoman behind Victoria
COLCHESTER United skipper David Fox says he and his team-mates must stick together and scrap their way to safety. The U’s League One survival hopes suffered another blow on Tuesday night, when they lost 4-1 at Sheffield United. Sammie Szmodics
A BIZARRE accident to referee Ed Williamson robbed Clacton of only their third win of the season and league officials have now decreed that the teams must replay this fixture on March 14. The Seasiders were leading 24-0 when the freak incident
MERSEA Island were looking to carry on their home success in 2015 with another win against visiting third-placed Newmarket. The home side were missing a few regular players, including captain and head coach Jon Williams, for the Eastern Counties
COLCHESTER conquered Romford 66-10 in a dozen-try, bonus-point victory to stay top off London League division one north. In an outstanding team performance 11 Colchester players contributed points, scoring from all parts of the field, including
OUR fortunes could be changing. Yes, we’re still having problems with sprat shoals, but I’ve also had good reports of codling feeding. Not all anglers are finding them, but there is a definite upturn this week. Walton Pier has had mixed
A NEW mobile site has been launched to promote Colchester Museums. Details about Colchester Castle, Hollytree Museum and the Natural History Museum are now available at cimuseums.org.uk. Tim Young, Colchester councillor responsible for culture
COLCESTRIANS went blooming crazy to snap up free trees and shrubs at the great green giveaway. More than 600 people converged on the car park of the Colchester Council headquarters at Rowan House where 2015 trees and shrubs were up for grabs.
IT started as a vision – an ambition to create a university which would break the mould, challenge convention and attract students from across the globe. Last year, the University of Essex celebrated its 50th anniversary and its list of plaudits
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after computers worth £2,000 were stolen from a home in Colchester. Burglars took a Toshiba and a Dell laptop along with a tablet from a home in Elmstead Road. They were taken between 2am and 11.30am
A LAPTOP was stolen from a home during a burglary in Colchester. It was taken overnight between 11pm, on Monday, February 9 and 8am the next day. The Apple Mac was taken from a home in Albion Grove. Anyone with information call Det Con
SARAH Platt’s drive to seize an opportunity has seen her become managing director of a leading technology company. She has gone from being a student earning a few quid to running a company that boasts Google and Thomson Reuters among its clients
A NEW hair and beauty salon is using its launch day to raise money for St Helena Hospice. Blowers will open in St John’s Street, Colchester, on Saturday. Owner Naomi Blowers, 37, started on the new venture after her old salon closed on Boxing
THE opening of a boutique style hotel in Colchester’s North Hill has been delayed. Blue Ivy Hotel was due to open this month in the former Thompson Smith & Puxon solicitors’ building. But unexpected building delays mean the date has been
RUGBY World Cup winner Lewis Moody visited pupils and took a coaching session at the Stanway School. Mr Moody, who lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in Sydney, in 2003, and captained the team at the 2011 World Cup, in New Zealand, was invited by players
A PENSIONER’S crusade to change the name of a ship which had links with a former SS officer has succeeded. John Donovan, 67, of Colchester, launched an online petition calling for the vessel, the world’s largest crane ship, to be re-named.
A DOG owner has told how he was struck in the face with an iron during a row over growling dogs. Police were called to Corry Court, off Hickory Avenue, Greenstead, in Colchester, after the argument exploded into violence. Victim Paul Waring
