BURGLARS ripped a bathroom window off its hinges before stealing a laptop and camera from a home. The break-in happened at a house in Rosebery Avenue, Colchester, on Friday. Entry is thought to have been gained via the window between 9pm and
GREEN-FINGERED students have walked away with a gardening accolade at the Young Gardeners of the Year competition. Colchester students at Writtle College, near Chelmsford, were handed the People’s Choice award at this year’s Ideal Home Show.
EDDIE Bridle and James King have secured overall silver at the 2015 RYA National Youth Championships. The Brightlingsea Sailing Club cadets were the top under-19 boat, sailing a Spitfire Catamaran, in the multihull class at the prestigious championships
POLICE are appealing for information after a parked car was damaged in Colchester. A silver Hyundai Coupe, which was parked in Albany Gardens, is thought to have been damaged at 6.30am today. Police believe it was caused by another vehicle
THREE people were assisted by a lifeboat crew after their yacht ran aground on the river Blackwater. The West Mersea RNLI inshore lifeboat was called out to 37ft yacht Cadenza, which also had two dogs onboard, at 3.35pm on Saturday. The yacht
It was a difficult trip for fencers Myles Ashforth and Maia Henderson-Roe when they competed for England in Poland. The two Colchester and District Fencing Club members competed for the England Epee under-15 squad in Wroclaw. Ashforth, the youngest
A MASSIVE £50,000 has been handed over to a Colchester charity. Colchester Colne Round Table shattered all previous fundraising records by with its efforts for the head injury charity Essex Headway. Much of the cash was raised by runners in
ACCIDENT and Emergency waiting times have been a hot topic for some time. In the last quarter, just 77.7 per cent of people who went to A&E in Colchester General Hospital were dealt with within the required four-hour period. The Government
