A GANG of drug dealers have been convicted of bringing £1.6billion worth of heroin and cocaine into the country using fake ambulances. The drugs were brought through Harwich International Port. Tens of millions of pounds worth of the class
NOVEMBER sees the traditional changeover of captains at Stoke by Nayland Golf Club. At the annual meetings of the sections the members thank the outgoing Captains for all their hard work and welcome the new. Ian Thompson has become the new
STAFF at a law firm staged a poignant demonstration in remembrance of former colleague who died aged 23. Charlotte Adams was an administration assistant at Birkett Long which is based in Crouch Street, Colchester, a job she loved. She died
AN Alice and Wonderland display has gone on show at Colchester's Hollytrees museum. A copy of the classic Lewis Carol novel, printed in 1895, will take pride of place in the special display, which will be showcased with bespoke lighting and projections
SAM Walker felt Tony Humes’ decision to step down as Colchester United manager showed “the measure of the man”. The U’s goalkeeper said it was a tough day at the club’s Florence Park training ground as players were told of their boss’ decision
SHEILA Dornan, the ladies’ captain, held her winter competition at Colchester Golf Club with all proceeds from the day going to her charity of the year which is the Cystic Fibrosis Holiday Fund. The competition started with a forecast of heavy
WHEN your Monday starts with you nearly getting run over by a bus on a zebra crossing, you know your week can only get better. Except it hasn’t. That’s because I’ve had to say goodbye to a dear loved one this week. Someone who has been
FAMILIES had fun in the forest at an event in High Woods Country Park in Colchester. The event was organised by volunteer ranger Anat Vernitski, as she wanted to create a countryside social event for parents and children. Children could play
MY husband glanced at the television as a beleaguered reality star suffered crickets, cockroaches and other critters being dumped on her head and declared it to be torture. Every year we have a similar debate about I’m A Celebrity. He feels
NEIL D’ARCY-JONES picks his Top Five Events for the week ahead. • Mitch Benn: Don’t Believe A Word, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Sunday, doors 7pm. £14, £12 concessions. 01206 500900. ONE of the country’s leading musical
TO mark the screening of Blur's New World Towers film at the Firstsite Art Gallery in Colchester next week here's Neil D'Arcy-Jones' interview with Graham Coxon earlier this year. Blur: New World Towers, Firstsite Gallery, Lewis Gardens, Colchester
BARGAIN hunters queued outside supermarkets and shops this morning to get their hands on Black Friday deals. The American sale event, which falls the day after Thanksgiving, sees businesses slash their prices. Highwoods Tesco closed at midnight
A good-sized field turned out on the cold snap to be greeted by the first frost of the winter season for Playgolf Colchester’s All-day par/bogey. However, the full greens were still in play, and so it was business as usual. Steve Loran (10)
A DECISION to give more money to Colchester's Firstsite gallery has come under fire. Colchester Council's Cabinet agreed to give an extra £100,000 to Firstsite - on top of the £127,000 it paid this year. But the move was blasted by former Colchester
COLCHESTER United chairman Robbie Cowling insists his club are on the right track - despite recent doom and gloom after a run of defeats. Former boss Tony Humes parted company with the club in the wake of Tuesday’s 3-2 home reverse against Crewe
MORE refugees from war torn Syria are likely to be given homes in Colchester, it has been revealed. Twenty refugees are due to move to the town before Christmas. And a meeting of Colchester Council's Cabinet heard the town was "highly likely
THERE'S no such thing as a bad away point, Town boss Mick McCarthy has said on numerous occasions during his three years at the club. “I wouldn’t have bothered getting on the bus, I’d have taken it if they’d said ‘Don’t bother, we’ll stay where
AFTER months of planning and preparation, Colchester’s Winter Wonderland is finally open. Part of Castle Park has been transformed into a festive attraction, complete with an ice skating rink, fairground rides and stalls. Invited guests attended
A DAD has told how he pretended to be his stepdaughter to snare a paedophile. The man, who cannot be named to protect his stepdaughter's identity, used her messaging app to arrange to meet Christopher Mills from Colchester. Subsequently Mills
IN the spirit of the times, you are no doubt prepared for words of gloom, with some optimism for the future. I will not disappoint as the Tony Humes era comes to a close, with the last week resembling a car crash. The culmination was a couple of
