AGAINST Tottenham Hotspur our current side proudly wrote its name in the club’s Cup history, even in brave defeat. It was our day in the sun, and after the performance every single U’s player should have come off the pitch with their confidence bolstered
A MENTAL health service has celebrated its 20th anniversary as an independent charity with staff vowing to continue helping people. Colchester Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre have been trading as an independent charity since October 1995,
WHILE The Boomtown Rats famously had no time at all for Mondays, Town fans absolutely adore Tuesdays at the moment, if there’s a home game anyway. This week’s 2-1 victory over Reading was the Blues’ 16th successive win at Portman Road on a Tuesday
TOM and Henry Herbert, better known as the Fabulous Baker Brothers are creating a new range - Beer Bread. Here are a few of their recipes for you to try at home. Read the full story HERE. APPLE, WALNUT, BARLEY AND MALTED WHEAT SEEDED
DETECTIVES are hunting for a man following a violent attack in Tiptree. Officers want to speak to Gavyn Booker and need help from the public to find him. The 23-year-old, whose last known address was Holt Drive, Colchester, is wanted in connection
AS we entered the Marlborough Head Inn in Dedham, we were, straight away, enveloped by its warmth. The fire roared in the hearth, the barmaid welcomed us with an inviting smile and the old timbers in the historic building told silently of centuries
PEOPLE across the world are preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year on Monday, which welcomes the Year of the Monkey. The New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is set by the lunisolar Chinese calendar so the date changes every year.
THERE is a bit of an age gap between my children so it has been a while since I have watched programmes for really small children. In recent years I have been mainly enduring Tracy Beaker or the irritating squawking of Disney delights such as Jessie
Colchester United boss Kevin Keen believes one victory could “kick-start” his side’s season - and knows there would be no better time to get it than in tomorrow’s Essex derby at Southend United. The U’s are bottom of the table and without a League
IT’S the return of the popular annual Teddy Bears’ Musical Picnic Concert this Sunday. Held in aid of the mayor’s charities, the event is being led by the Colne Valley Youth Orchestra at its new home in the Colchester Arts Centre. The orchestra
SO I haven’t eaten meat or drunk animal milk for a while, but January was the month where I went quite a lot further. I did Veganuary. Some say it sounds like a complaint you’d go to a lady doctor about. I can see their point, I choose not
A CONSULTATION is to be launched over plans to reduce the speed limit in two busy residential roads. Stanway councillor Kevin Bentley said both residents and councillors were keen to see the speed limit in Dale Close and Lucy Lane North in Stanway
The pub trade is very much a family affair for Jason Latchford. Not only do he and his wife Fiona run the Goat and Boot on Colchester’s East Hill, they also have the Norfolk on the other side of town. Completing the family line-up are their
Neil D’Arcy-Jones picks his top five events for the coming week. • Tiff Stevenson: Mad Man, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Tomorrow, 8pm. £10, £8 concessions. 01206 500900. ONE of the funniest stand-ups on the circuit who in
A THUG jailed for attacking a family has been jailed again. Sonny Lonsdale attacked a father and grandmother and was sent to prison for attempted robbery and assault. This week he was brought up from his cell to be sentenced again, this time
WEST Mersea Town Council is considering charging people 20p to pee at its public toilets. The council took over the management of the public toilets in Willoughby Avenue and Fairhaven Avenue, from Colchester Council, last year to stop them closing
GREAT stories can literally come from anywhere, even in the middle of the ocean. That’s where Colchester-born playwright Peter Quilter was when he came up with the idea for End of the Rainbow. “A friend was working on a cruise ship,” he tells
Colchester United have suffered an injury blow after striker Marvin Sordell was ruled out for up to three weeks with an ankle injury. Sordell, who joined the U’s on a free transfer from Championship club Burnley last September, is set for a spell
MOTORISTS could be set for 11 weeks of travel chaos because of a lane closure in a busy town centre road. Essex County Council plans to close the right turn lane on the westbound carriageway of Southway at its junction with Headgate starting from
HERE'S our next mystery picture. Can you guess which Colchester building this photo shows? Scroll down for the answer... Have you attempted to guess our last mystery picture yet? Click HERE.
TRAFFIC and travel news from around Colchester. Tweet #GazCW at @Gazette to warn people of any delays or problems on your route. #GazCW Tweets ----- Tweets by @greateranglia
A TANNING fan’s face was turned as “green as the Incredible Hulk" after she used a damaged bottle of mousse. Kirsty Reeves' beauty blunder was so severe her dad nicknamed her Princess Fiona after the character from the Shrek movies. Boyfriend
THE directors behind a major retail and leisure complex in Stanway have claimed Colchester Council is "engineering" its planning committee. The plans for Tollgate Village - one of Colchester’s most controversial planning applications for years
A PENSIONER has told how a dog hater tried to kill her beloved puppy by throwing balls of rat poison wrapped in pastry into her garden. Retired care assistant Jackie Collins said her Chihuahua Toby has now been targeted four times within a year
