He has experienced one or two ups and downs, this season. But Colchester United loanee Jacob Murphy believes the last few months have helped him mature as a person. The 20-year-old has made a big impact since joining the U’s on loan from Norwich City
PASSENGERS have been praised for their patience after eight weekends of disrupted rail travel. No trains have run between Norwich and London Liverpool Street on weekends since January 31. The last weekend of work was on Saturday and Sunday.
THOUSANDS of women have pounded the streets to raise pounds for St Helena Hospice. The hospice is now celebrating the milestone of £800,000 raised since the inception of its Midnight Walk. The St Helena Midnight Walk has seen a total of 5,821
AN INTERNET troll has been convicted of stalking a child abuse campaigner from Colchester. An interim restraining order has also been granted banning the obsessed defendant from having any contact with the victim or her family. Mother-of-eight
Colchester United will check on the fitness of skipper David Fox today. The U’s midfielder suffered a painful toe injury in the closing stages of their 2-2 draw at Gillingham, last Saturday. Colchester have a 13-day break between games with their next
FIREFIGHTERS have been practising mud rescues at the Hythe, in Colchester, due to the rising number of people falling in. Nobody has died, but the number of incidents has increased, according to Colchester's lifesavers. One firefighter, who
AWOMAN who recovered from an epileptic fit to find two boys filming her, is using her story to promote awareness of the condition. Maggie O’Connor, 26, was walking her dog, Dillion, in Colchester town centre last year, when she had a seizure, which
PARKING wardens could be issued with body cameras in a bid to deter aggressive behaviour towards them. Bosses at the North Essex Parking Partnership, which operates in Colchester, is considering following the lead set by its counterpart in south
CHEFS are being removed from fire stations across Essex – but bosses at headquarters will keep theirs. Eight cooks who work across 12 stations and a training establishment have been made redundant by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. However
A TEENAGER has been the victim of crime in Colchester three times in two years. In the latest incident, Callum Ness, 19, of Old Heath Road, had his motorbike stolen from his home. The 125cc grey bike, worth £4,500, was taken on Wednesday, March
Alex Wynter admits Colchester United’s enforced break is not ideal after the disappointment of conceding a last-gasp equaliser at Gillingham. The U’s looked like they were on the verge of securing back-to-back league wins for the first time this season
COLCHESTER United’ s work to build a fan base for the future has been recognised as the club were shortlisted for the Football League Family Club of the Year award. The U’s are one of six clubs in the running to pick up the award on April 19, a
LEADING councillors have agreed to pay up to £185,000 to switch Colchester’s streetlights back on–but now they have to get approval from Essex County Council. In November 2013, the county council opted to switch off seven in ten street lights across
RAIL campaigners have included new stations closer to Essex University and north Clacton in their wishlist to the government. Essex Rail Users’ Federation also wants the old line between Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea to be reinstated. It made
THE reopening of a bridge which has faced repeated delays has been put back yet again. Essex County Council has revealed the bridge in Spring Lane, Colchester, will not be finished until Thursday, April 2. Work to replace the bridge began more
