KEEP fit fans are preparing to muck in for causes close to their hearts. A total of 21 members of Bootcamp Bastion, based at Wyvern Farm, Stanway, are set to take part in the Muddy 5k, in Ardleigh. The tough course includes obstacles, mud pits
A TEENAGER has been found safe and well. 14-year-old Klaudia Sokolowska went missing from her home in Elizabeth Way, Felixstowe, at about 11am on Monday, March 30. Police believed she may have been in Colchester and she was found in Colchester
Colchester United manager Tony Humes says he will need to manage his squad wisely in the crucial final weeks of the season. The U's boss has not been afraid to rest key players over recent weeks, something that has helped the club embark on a four-match
FOUR young rugby players completed a half-marathon in memory of a baby who died aged just four months. Nelle Francis died on January 2 after being diagnosed with type one spinal muscular atrophy when she was aged just two months. The condition
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BELOVED pets have been stolen from a home near Colchester. Valuable gundogs Ruby and Skye were taken from their kennels on Easter Sunday by dog thiefs who used a screwdriver to break in and steal them. Officers from Suffolk Police are investigating
STUDENT Camille Corti-Georgiou is set to cast aside creature comforts and spend 24 hours on the streets. Camille, 19, from Abberton, will forsake food, water, money – even her mobile phone – when she takes on the charity challenge. All the
ESSEX County Council will protect less than one-in-five of the homes in the county at risk of flooding. There are 108,000 homes in danger, including about 50,000 from local sources. The council has put together a five year plan and will announce
A GROUNDBREAKING IT system designed to help combat crime has started off by breaking. The £32million Athena programme was supposed to allow forces to share information on a single combined system with Essex Police taking the lead. It cost the
A SPATE of burglaries has left residents in Ipswich Road concerned for their homes. Overnight between Monday and Tuesday at least three properties were burgled. This time the thieves broke into garages and outbuildings. One of the victims
A PROMISING footballer has been recognised for his courage after a freak injury shattered his field of dreams. At the age of four, Woody Whymark fell in love with the beautiful game and was nicknamed Chopper because of his prolific slide tackling
A MAN had an unknown substance sprayed in his face after he opened his door to two men. The would-be burglars then tried to gain entry to his house in Main Road, Harwich, but ran off after failing. The victim, 47, has suffered temporary sight
BRITAIN’S youngest baker and published cookery writer Amy-Beth Ellice will host a book signing at the Food Company in Marks Tey on Saturday. Amy, 17, who lives near Ongar, will be signing copies of her recentlylaunched book, Amy’s Baking Year,
AN INSPIRATIONAL woman is raising money for charity after defying doctors having been given just weeks to live. Marie-Louise Fenn, 25, went to the doctors after suffering with stomach pains for a week last September and was referred to Colchester
