Shante Little wants to smash her personal best on her British Athletics Championships debut this weekend. The American-born 400 metres hurdler, whose mother Dannielle was born in Colchester, will compete for the first time since being made eligible to
FIREFIGHTERS have helped save a block of flats after a fire in Blenheim Drive. Crews were called to the Colchester flat at about 11.30am today. Half of the flat was on fire and it was filled with smoke. A 28-year-old man was taken to Colchester
THERE was magic in the air at the launch of Newsquest’s new luxury magazine. Magician Michael J Fitch was on hand to wow guests at the launch of Life and Home in Essex Magazine. The event took place at Play Golf in Colchester and members of
George Elokobi is back at Colchester United. The powerful defender, who made nearly 50 appearances for the U's between 2004 and 2008 before leaving to join Wolverhampton Wanderers, has signed a two-year deal with the club. Elokobi spent last season
ESSEX County Council is really on a hiding to nothing with its latest challenge to find suitable sites for a biological waste treatment plant. The fact of the matter is, the council has to get rid of the county's waste somehow. But it is highly
THREE of the Playgolf Colchester squads ended winning runs, with two getting the furthest in their respective competitions the club has ever gone, showing superb progress. The Leslie F Wood team lost in their first quarter-final appearance against
STUDENTS celebrated the fruits of their labour at an awards ceremony. Colchester Institute hosted the Further Education and Apprenticeship Awards ceremony to mark the efforts and achievements of those studying at its Colchester and Braintree campuses
THE draws have been made for the early rounds of next season’s FA Cup, FA Vase and FA Trophy competitions. In the FA Cup extra preliminary round, STANWAY ROVERS face a trip to Clapton, WIVENHOE TOWN will entertain Tower Hamlets and FC CLACTON host
COLCHESTER’S newly-elected MP has secured a place on Parliament’s Transport Select Committee. The role for Conservative Will Quince means he will play a part in scrutinising the Department for Transport, including its expenditure, administration
A HEROIN addict has been jailed after his 99th conviction for 277 crimes. The latest five offences included three thefts, failure to give a drug test specimen at Colchester police station and assaulting a staff nurse. Steven Baker, 33, from
Chez Isaac is back training with Braintree Town after signing a contract with them, but it is a deal that could allow him to seal a potential move into the Football League this season. Iron manager Danny Cowley said he sees the 22-year-old midfielder
A TEENAGE table tennis player’s photograph will cover hundreds of billboards across the UK. Lauren James, 18, of Highwoods, Colchester, has been picked to be part of a Sport England campaign to encourage women to work up a sweat. She landed
A COLCHESTER endurance race has been cancelled due to extreme heat. The PARAS 10 race will not go ahead tomorrow. It had been moved forward to avoid the midday heat but organisers have now been forced to take the unfortunate decision to cancel
BILLY Roast has joined Maldon and Tiptree from Colchester United. The defender, who had captained the U’s under-21 side, has also had loan spells at AFC Hornchurch and Bury Town.
Alex Lynn is hoping that home comforts will give him the “cocktail of extra speed” to claim GP2 Series honours at Silverstone this weekend. The 21-year-old racing driver from Dunmow knows that competing on home soil and in front of predominantly
ALMOST ten per cent of drivers stopped and tested in June were driving under the influence of alcohol. Essex Police carried out a June crackdown testing 40 people-a-day. 102 were over the limit. A further 26 people were tested for drugs
SUPPORT for children with mental health problems is being transferred to a London based NHS trust. The current care provider, North Essex Partnership Foundation Trust lost its contract during a bidding process, which was won by the North East London
Colchester United boss Tony Humes says he is willing to play the waiting game as he looks to further strengthen his squad for next season. The U’s began their preparations for the new League One campaign this week, after starting pre-season training.
SPORTS Direct will open its new store at the Tollgate Centre, Stanway, on Saturday with the creation of 44 jobs. Sportswear, footwear and sports equipment will be sold at the 17,000 sq ft store, which will replace its existing outlet in Head Street
COLCHESTER’s Hospital Trust has started work on its bid to keep urology cancer surgery in Colchester. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence says cancer surgery centres should serve a population of at least one million people – and that
A strong finish secured victory in Fiona Prentice’s Ladies Captain’s Day. Margaret Carter, Madryn Abnett, Marilyn Free and Alison Cordran scored 19 points on the last three holes at Colchester Golf Club. Cordran scored back-to-back four pointers
AN Afghan interpreter has been jailed after sexually assaulting a pregnant woman in Colchester. Jamshid Asif abused the victim, claiming he misunderstood the “smiles and lipstick” on women in Colchester as sexual advances. Asif, 28, of Meyrick
A NEW waste plant could be built in Wivenhoe just months after the quarry closes. A village site has been earmarked for a 50,000 tonne-a-year biological waste treatment plant. Wivenhoe Quarry has been listed as a preferred site for a biowaste
COLCHESTER professional Jamie Moul’s hope of clinching a coveted spot at The Open were dashed by two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen. But despite suffering play-off heartbreak, the Stoke-by-Nayland golf club member says he was pleased with
