Mersea Island’s popular Food, Drink and Leisure Festival is this weekend. There will be loads of exhibitors, including Fintry Wines, Redwood Pizza, Totham Bangers, Mersea Island Vineyard and Brewery, Alaric Clothing, Lavender Cottage Beads, Estuary
CONSISTENCY was the key for Shaun Holmes after he triumphed in Colchester Golf Club’s Essex County Standard Silver competition. Holmes (11) won the ever-popular boarded competition with a very competitive nett 68, a shot ahead of five players who
PLAYGOLF Colchester are setting the pace in the Jubilee Cup following a convincing 8-1 win over Loughton GC. Matt Gladman claimed a huge 7&6 victory while father and son duo Trevor and Matthew Barnett both won their individual matches, 5&
A school's standard was dedicated at a special garrison church service attended by a World War Two veteran. Children from Colchester’s Montgomery Junior School read poems and gave readings at the service, led by the Colchester Garrison padre, Giles
A CARE home has been ordered to improve after a health watchdog found its residents are not always safe. Great Horkesley Manor care home was the subject of a snap inspection by the Care Quality Commission, which found although some improvement
A POPULAR childrens’ play centre is set to undergo significant refurbishment. Go Bananas is set to close for two weeks while its Jungle Adventure and Tiny Town play areas are re-fitted and made more modern. The play centre, based in the Cowdray
PASSIONATE speeches about the importance of learning a foreign language saw a group of teenagers named winners of a national public speaking competition. Gorak Rajesh, Charlie Price and Harry Hesketh-Paterson, who are Year 9 pupils at Colchester
Final preparations are under way for this year’s Hospital Radio Colchester Fun Day, which takes place on Bank Holiday Monday. The fun day in Lower Castle Park will include a music stage and events throughout the day. Highlights will include
TWELVE traveller caravans have taken over a car park close to Colchester Town train station. The group, which includes young children, has parked caravans and a horse trailer at the back of the car park off Britannia Way. Generators have also
A MISSING teenager has been found safe and well in Colchester. Maddison Noakes, 16, was reported missing from her Epping home and police were concerned for her welfare. She has now been found.
Frankie Kent has vowed to return stronger than ever next season after his six-month injury lay-off. The 19-year-old centre-back is aiming to build up his fitness this summer, after sitting out more than half of the U’s campaign because of a knee injury
WE want you to share your views and experiences as part of our campaign. We will hand the letters and e-mails we have received, and petitions, to NHS bosses next month. Petitions and posters are available to downloand below and at newsagents
THE new chairman of the board of Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Alan Rose has supported centralising urology cancer surgery in Colchester. Mr Rose said: "We would look to work in collaboration with other trusts to provide the
GREAT grandfather Peter Robson has added his support to the campaign to keep urology cancer surgery in Colchester. Keen golfer Mr Robson, 83, underwent an operation for bladder cancer at Colchester General Hospital and said the care he received
YOU could not get a better service in Harley Street. That is the view of prostate cancer patient John Davey who was underwent sugery at Colchester General Hospital. Retired bus driver and handyman Mr Davey was diagnosed with prostate cancer
A nurse has been suspended after she dragged a patient by her legs at a care home. Mabel Ozimora was working at Oaktree Manor, in Heath Road, Tendring, when a patient became violent towards staff. A Nursing and Midwifery hearing heard three
POLICE are putting extra measures in place ahead of an English Defence League demonstration in Colchester this morning. Scroll down for live updates Up to 60 members of the controversial EDL will arrive in Colchester and plan to
COLCHESTER’S biggest retailers have joined forces to fight plans to create a shopping and leisure village on the outskirts of Colchester. The Tollgate Partnership wants to build Tollgate Village featuring a cinema, shops and restaurants on 20 acres
