Myles Jackman is a man on a mission. And it is a simple one – to bring the country’s current obscenity laws into the 21st Century. As the self-styled “Obscenity Lawyer,” Myles has been steadily making his mark and ruffling more than a few feathers
Dominic King is playing a waiting game to see if his race walking heroics in German will be enough to see him on the plane to Rio next year as part of Great Britain’s Olympic team. The Colchester Harriers ace became the third quickest British man
COLCHESTER’S MP Will Quince paused from politics to pose for a selfie with a pop star. Tory Mr Quince met Sam Smith, the artist behind the new James Bond film track, the Writing's On TheWall, at a music event at the Houses of Parliament. Mr
A NEW student centre has been named in honour of a man who was instrumental to the inception of Colchester Sixth Form College. The Syd Kent Pavilion at the college in North Hill is named after Syd Kent, who was a governor there for nearly 30 years
A DISTRAUGHT mother has been forced to keep sending her four-year-old son to nursery after being told families moving into Colchester are forcing him down the school waiting list. Mandy Kenny applied for her son Bobby Jameson to begin attending
BUSINESSES are invited to a networking event at Colchester’s Firstsite gallery. MP Will Quince is organising the event, which will take place on Wednesday, November 11 from 6pm. There will be a collection for the Royal British Legion Poppy
THERE’S more gorgeously acoustic folk sounds inspired by the East Anglian landscape taking place at the Lakeside Theatre at Essex University. Covehithe, for anyone who knows Suffolk’s best kept secret beach, is a stunningly atmospheric stretch
A BIKE has been stolen from a home in Tiptree. Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after a 2015 Giant Propel Advanced 2 bike was taken from Church Road. The bike was stolen sometime between 7.30am and 9pm
A COLCHESTER cop has discovered a secret superpower - as the town’s premier dog rescuer. The dog saving officer can sniff out a missing mongrel better than the dogs themselves and has been praised after rescuing his eighth pet pooch. A DOG
STEPHANIE and Gabriel Pacheco have turned the holding cells of Colchester's former courthouse into a new themed restaurant. They have shared a few of their recipes for you to try at home. Read more about the restaurant HERE.
THOUSANDS of students attended a careers convention to ask questions about their future. About 1,900 students from Colchester schools were able to visit 94 stalls at the Western Homes Community Stadium. The convention was put on by the North
FUEL Theatre make a welcome return to the Lakeside Theatre at Essex University this week. The London-based company are well known for working in partnership with some of the most exciting artists in the UK to develop, create and present new work
PARAMEDICS were called to a crash on the A12 this afternoon. The accident happened on the southbound carriageway near Feering just after 2pm. It is causing traffic delays on the road. No one required medical treatment.
ESSEX could get its own elected mayor as part of a deal to get increased powers from the Government. County council leader David Finch told a meeting yesterday, he would support creating the role if it was needed as part of a possible devolution
A MUM has demanded a £460 refund from a bus company after she claims its vehicles often drive past her waiting daughter or are regularly 15 minutes late. Miranda Andras bought the annual pass for daughter, Beth, so she could travel from Belle Vue
MINI movie stars in the making are learning the tricks of the trade at a youth film club. Signals Media Arts Centre in Colchester set up the film club three years ago. Victoria Button, education co-ordinator, said: “We do everything practically
Alex Lynn admits that he “threw it away” when a crash in Sochi prevented him winning a second GP2 Series feature race. The 22-year-old from Dunmow, near Braintree, looked set to take the chequered flag at the GP2 round in Russia to add to the victory
COLCHESTER Hockey Club skipper Dean Campbell believes his side will get better and better - when they develop a level of “cohesion”. Availability and selection issues have led to a stuttering start in East Men’s League division two south and they
A MUM who went into labour at a Michael McIntyre gig has finally been able to take her baby girl home from hospital. Cara Brown, 28, and her partner Stephen Gillmore, of Neasden Avenue, Clacton, welcomed little Demmie Louise into the world six-weeks
CONTROVERSIAL business rate numbers will remain for another year despite Essex County Council being asked to stop using them. Politicians at County Hall have agreed to switch from the higher 0845 rate to the local 0345 rate prefix from November
PLANS to start charging developers to access archaeological records have been slammed by Tory councillors. Colchester Council runs an Urban Archaeological Database for the town which developers can look at ahead of building projects to determine
A SMALL spike in unemployment in Colchester has been put down to returning graduates failing to find work. The number of people claiming jobseekers allowance or universal credit rose by 2.1 per cent between August and September. A total of
MIMOSA has been named Restaurant of the Year in a countywide contest. The accolade for the eaterie at The Crescent on Colchester Business Park was given by The Essex Life Fine Food and Drink Awards. Mimosa was anonymously nominated by its customers
A DOG handler is facing a public disciplinary hearing. PC Mark Watts, of Essex Police, will answer allegations at a misconduct hearing on Monday. The allegation states: “The officers’ conduct is alleged to have breached the standards of professional
AS nights draw in crooks come out and advice is on hand to stop residents falling victim. On October 25 the clocks go back with many starting to go to and from work in darkness. A spokesman for Essex Police said: “If no lights are on in your
FIREFIGHTERS saved a flat from burning down in Marks Tey. Crews from Colchester raced to the first floor home on London Road at about 8.55pm on Tuesday. They found a 21-year-old suffering from burns and smoke inhalation and an ambulance was
VOLUNTEERS are needed to take part in a community policing campaign. Operation Homeguard was launched in April 2013 by former Colchester district commander Chief Insp Richard Phillibrown. It was set up to help police spread crime prevention
AN historic church has been awarded a grant which will help it go to the heart of the community again. St John the Baptist Church, in Layer de la Haye, has been in existence since 1128 AD. It has received a grant of £15,000 from the Friends
TEA PARTIES are great places for a gossip, and the guests attending the tea party at Colchester Town Hall tomorrow have incredible stories to tell. Women living with breast cancer and people who have beaten the disease have been invited to attend
A BID from Premier Inn to install a beer garden in a new hotel has left a bitter taste in the mouths of residents. The hotel giants have started work on the new £6million site in St Peter’s Street, Colchester, but have applied to add a 42 seat
A NUISANCE and abusive beggar has promised to change his behaviour after being taken to court. Dedicated PC Hayley Langmead became fed up with persistent offending and troublemaking by 39-year-old Jake Thorpe. Together with her colleagues she
A COLCHESTER woman has achieved the highest standard after riding ponies for 16 years. Alicia Wilkinson, 20, was one of seven who passed The Pony Club A Test this year. Alicia, a member of the East Essex Hunt Branch, has qualified for The Pony
STUDENTS have been offered some top tips to avoid becoming victims of an annual spike in burglaries. In recent years Essex University students moving into accommodation in Colchester have been targered by burglars. Crime prevention advice has
A RECOVERING drug addict has avoided jail because of the kindness of an elderly burglary victim. Despite Peter Learmonth, 27, being convicted of burglary for a third time - his ninth conviction for 18 crimes – his sentence was suspended. The
A BID for funding to create a museum has failed. Colchester Council applied to the Heritage Lottery Fund to pay towards its Wonderhouse project, at the former bus depot in Queen Street. The bid has been rejected, although the fund has encouraged
ADORABLE George Jones wants to be a firefighter when he grows up...as long he can can scoff a sneaky sandwich on his way to an emergency. The cheeky five-year-old's admission means he makes a starring role in a new online video, advertising a new
WIVENHOE TOWN are in League Cup action tonight. Mo Osman’s side, who are still unbeaten and riding high at the top of Thurlow Nunn League division one, have a home date with Hadleigh United. Kick-off at the Maple Tree Cars Stadium is 7.45pm
A PUB licensee has been fined after customers used their Sky Sports viewing cards to watch football illegally in his bar while he was at church. Andrew Matthews, 37, who ran the Friar pub in St Christopher Road, Colchester, said he did not know
