FIRE fighters were called to a kitchen fire. The blaze broke out in an end of terrace house in Poplar Hall Close, Colchester, shortly after 11am today, Wednesday March 25. Crews had the fire out within 30 minutes. A high pressure fan was
Elliott Hewitt has today been recalled from his loan spell at Colchester United by parent club Ipswich Town. The 20-year-old, who originally joined the U's last October from their East Anglian rivals, has returned to the Championship club. Hewitt, who
CYCLISTS in Colchester can have safety checks on their bikes thanks to a new partnership. Colchester Leisure World, in Cowdray Avenue, has teamed up with charity the Cyclists’ Touring Club to offer checks on April 2 and April 9. Andy Woolf,
Colchester's 13 tries proved unlucky for Thurrock whose player injuries and unavailability reduced their chances against an in-form and determined promotion-chasing side. Colchester’s 83-7 triumph was their 22nd consecutive victory and the tenth game
Tim Grimsey said he was proud to have played his part in helping the England Counties rugby team make history in France. The Colchester Sixth Form College tutor, who is from Great Bentley, was on the coaching team that guided the England side to a 24
Young footballers are set to showcase their talents on a European stage. Sixteen players from Lexden Saints’ under-15s team are competing in a tournament in Prinsenmeer, Holland. The Colchester and District Youth A League outfit secured their place
Jesse Trayler is preparing for one of the biggest seasons of his career as he returns to the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship with the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team. Trayler, who is from Dunmow, has been establishing himself in the class
When it was founded 100 years ago, the aim of the Women’s Institute was to revitalise rural communities and to encourage women to get involved in producing food during the First World War. Although decades later the organisation’s aims have broadened
SPONSORS are needed to get Colchester’s comedy festival laughing for the third year running. The festival, held in June for the last two years, has attracted top names to the town’s arts venues. This year, it will be held between September
A NEW running event has been launched to get people fit and raise money for Age UK Essex. The charity has joined forces with Essex University to launch the Retro Run. The 5km and 10km runs will take place at Wivenhoe Park on Sunday, June 14
ELMSTEAD Market’s new Post Office will open at the Spar store, in Colchester Road, on Wednesday, May 20. Services Services will be provided at the shop counter seven days a week, during the store’s opening hours, from 6.30am to 10.30pm. The
WHEN Sir Bob Russell was invited to present a certificate to a teenager for sporting achievement he wasn’t expecting a tearful reunion with a young family he saved from deportation. The veteran Lib Dem MP got a shock when he arrived at Kingswode
George Moncur believes he is close to recapturing his best form after returning to Colchester United’s starting line-up. Moncur has only just returned to the U’s team after being laid low by a bout of tonsillitis, at the start of the calendar year.
COLCHESTER’S newest restaurant has opened. Love Thy Burger, in the High Street, opened on Friday night. Adem Lacin, 25, and his father Murteza, 52, are running the restaurant. Adem said: “The opening weekend went really well. It was really
PEDESTRIANS had to dodge traffic across four lanes near Colchester North train station after traffic lights failed. The lights, in Station Way, were off from Friday lunchtime until Monday morning because of an electrical fault. Martin Goss,
Out of favour winger Sanchez Watt has to raise his game in order to force his way back into Colchester United’s first-team squad. That’s the view of boss Tony Humes, who says the former Arsenal youngster is currently not doing enough to play a part in
A MAN was left with a fractured eye socket after he was assaulted in Colchester. The victim, in his 20s, was attacked between Ipswich Road and Mile End, between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Friday March 20. The man, from Clacton, was struck from behind
COLCHESTER Council will have nine fewer councillors from 2016, it has been confirmed. There will also be just 17 wards, down from 27, with three councillors in each ward. Some wards, such as West Bergholt and Eight Ash Green, St Andrews, and
COLCHESTER Council has apologised for sending personal information relating to 150 people to the wrong addresses. Letters relating to housing benefits were sorted into bundles based on surnames. They remained in the bundles when they were posted
THE family of an Essex University student murdered in Thailand have raised enough money to attend the trial of two men accused of the killing. Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Norfolk, was killed on the island of Koh Tao last September along with Jersey
HUNDREDS of back office jobs are to go at Colchester General Hospital in a bid to get out of the red. Dr Lucy Moore, chief executive, revealed the plans to cut 240 human resources, IT and finance jobs by March 31, 2016 in an email. She said
