A GROUP of gaming enthusiasts are preparing to launch a mobile phone app. Frazer Merrick, Scott Taylor and Aidan Randall have set up Teaboy Games and will release the app today. The boys described their puzzle game, called Fallen, as a cross
A LITTLE boy's courage inspired a woman to leap out of a plane for charity. Charlotte Williams undertook the skydive challenge to raise money for the Clic Sargeant charity, which supports youngsters with cancer. She was inspired to do the skydive
Colchester United have signed midfielder Owen Garvan on a short-term deal. The 26-year-old has linked up with the U's until January, having been a free agent since leaving Championship club Crystal Palace at the end of last season. Garvan made
THE bond between identical twins can be incredibly strong in any walk of life. But when faced with the horrors and heartbreak of war, it became even stronger for Clifford and Ronald Wheeler. The brothers signed up together in 1942 when they
A STUDENT completed a 310-mile cycle ride in less than 24 hours in aid of mental health charity Colchester Mind. Connor Price, 19, from Lexden, said he had no problem with the cycling, but had to contend with an unusual problem. He had to go
AN American fighter pilot has made his annual trip to Colchester to commemorate the Second World War for the last time. The 353rd Fighter Group USAAF was stationed at Raydon, on the Essex-Suffolk border, for a year from April 1944. Before the
Colchester United are in talks with promising young goalkeeper Dillon Barnes. The former Fulham academy shot-stopper has impressed for the U’s under-21 side, this month. Barnes helped John McGreal’s side keep their first clean sheet of the
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has raised more than £500 for charity after agreeing to donate her hair to the Little Princess Trust. Emma Bell-Smith thought her daughter Millie’s obsession with getting her hair cut off was just a phase. However one year
THE next stage of services transferring from Essex County Hospital to Colchester General Hospital is underway. The £777,000 scheme to expand and improve the main outpatient department at the general hospital has been completed. It means from
COLCHESTER Council is to spend £250,000 resurfacing an artificial football pitch. The money will be spent at the Shrub End Sports Ground, off Queen Elizabeth Way, in Colchester. The council agreed to pay Tiger Turf £254,950.79 to carry out
JOBSEEKERS can find out about career and training opportunities at a free event organised by the Gazette. We’ve teamed up with Colchester Council and the Department for Work and Pensions to bring you the Essex Careers and Training Event at Colchester
A CHARITY which aims to raise awareness of germ cell cancers has been made the first charity partner of the Colchester Free Festival. The Robin Cancer Trust will have the opportunity to spread its message to more than 30,000 people at the event
Colchester United could offer Drey Wright the chance to spearhead their attack after he impressed in a more central role for their under-21 side. U’s boss Tony Humes was keen to see winger Wright play in a centre-forward role in the club’s Professional
COLCHESTER’S population is expected to grow by about 35,000 in the next 20 years, according to a new report. The massive increase is predicted in a new study looking at housing needs across four districts in Essex. It suggests the population
LONG-SERVING staff have lost their jobs as part of the redevelopment of an award-winning department store. Williams & Griffin in High Street, Colchester, is undergoing a £30million overhaul, which includes increasing its retail space by 50
WIVENHOE TOWN fought back from 2-0 down before claiming a point against Cornard United. The Suffolk side opened the scoring against the run of play, in Wednesday's Thurlow Nunn League division one contest at the Maple Tree Cars Stadium. They
A TODDLER was saved by members of the public who pulled him from a car moments before it burst into flames. Passers-by rushed to help a woman and a boy, two, who were trapped in a car after an accident on the Ardleigh Interchange. Mark Peacock
DOZENS of hounds were spotted running through a nature reserve in an alleged hunt. David Cowling, 68, described his shock at seeing 60 to 70 dogs at Colne Estuary National Nature Reserve in Brightlingsea. Mr Cowling heard the “hunt” from his
A TEAM of Colchester soldiers are in training to swim across the English Channel. The group from Colchesterbased-16 Medical Regiment will swim a relay across the 22 miles from Dover to Calais. The team of eight medics have called the challenge
