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  • Sub Editor (Post No: 1.187)

    Job Title: Sub-EditorDepartment: Editorial Responsible to: Editor-in-chief via Chief Sub Editor Main Objectives: To sub copy quickly, accurately

  • Sub Editor (Post No: 1.187)

    Job Title: Sub EditorSalary: Scale starts at £21,600If you are a sub-editor with your NCE or equivalent and have strong design skills and an eye for detail there could be a place for

  • Disgrace of litter louts on four wheels

    WHEN it comes to behaving badly in public, musician Pete Doherty is arguably top of the class with his more extreme behaviour. But he also hit the headlines recently for an offence which some of us are just as guilty as him of doing - dropping litter

  • Dovercourt: Burglars 'desecrate' church

    A churchwarden today said vandals who broke into a church in Dovercourt had "desecrated" the building. Ken Wheeler, warden at All Saints Church, Dovercourt, believes vandals who had removed a window and broken into the church returned three days later

  • Tendring: Private sector to run public toilets?

    A ground-breaking scheme to revamp Tendring's public toilets will be considered by councillors. It will cost the district council £5 million to rebuild and revamp its 15 worst conveniences. The authority has already been forced to close a number of

  • Mistley: Yobs trash art gallery under construction

    Thieves smashed their way into an art exhibition, leaving a trail of destruction. The "mindless" criminals broke into the building, at Mistley railway station, which was being revamped in time for its planned opening next month. Early on Wednesday,

  • Frinton: Setback in fight to save gates

    Campaigners fighting to save Frinton's famous railway gates are hitting back after it was revealed the landmark will not be listed. In a letter to Frinton and Walton Town Council Katherine Rager, of English Heritage, said the Department of Culture Media

  • Harwich: Councillor 'devastated' by seeing fatal A120 accident

    A town councillor has revealed how an accident on a "notoriously" dangerous road left him devastated. Now John Brown wants all sections of the A120 dualled - not just parts of it. Mr Brown, a Harwich town councillor, raised his concerns on the road's

  • Halstead: Teenager's death 'not suspicious'

    A man has died at a supported housing project. Joe Clarke, 19, was found at Trinity House, Halstead, in a friend's bedroom. Police are not treating his death as suspicious. Mr Clarke, whose mother lives in Clacton, is believed to have died on Saturday

  • Essex gloom deepens as play finally starts

    Following two days of frustration under rain-filled skies, a further gloom descended on Colchester's Castle Park when Essex finally got their LV County Championship clash with Leicestershire under way this morning. Just 12 balls had been bowled by the

  • Colchester: Record numbers choose cosmetic surgery

    Record numbers of people are having cosmetic surgery in Colchester - many of whom are balding men. Experts in the town say the amount of people going under the knife, as well as having non-surgical procedures to better their looks, is on the increase

  • Colchester: Race abuse man is jailed

    A man has been jailed for racially abusing two men in Colchester High Street. A court heard how Andrew Carey had been drinking at the time of the incident and he told police later he remembered little of what happened. Carey also spat in the face of

  • Colchester: Sacked train guard in court

    A train guard whose dismissal sparked a series of union strikes has denied threatening behaviour against a passenger. Paul Yarwood was sacked by One railway after the incident at Colchester North Station on June 7. He appeared before Colchester Magistrates

  • Colchester: Slow moo-ving traffic as cows escape onto roads

    Cows caused slow moo-ving traffic after they escaped from a field and stood in a road. Drivers hit their horns and were forced to swerve to avoid the black and white mammals after they broke ranks and twice took a trip in rush-hour traffic. The heifers

  • Colchester: Public help 'crucial' in drugs fight

    Police are calling on the public to help rid Colchester of the deadly menace of drugs. Colchester sergeant Jon Butcher made the plea after a tip-off led officers to uncover a suspected cannabis factory. He said public information was "crucial" in making

  • Two days that sum up summer

    TWO days, two overs, two runs to each of the two batsmen and basically two massive disappointments. Is the Colchester cricket festival meant to be this year? The last two days have summed up the summer, which never arrived. And they also represent the

  • Two days that sum up summer

    TWO days, two overs, two runs to each of the two batsmen and basically two massive disappointments. Is the Colchester cricket festival meant to be this year? The last two days have summed up the summer, which never arrived. And they also represent the

  • Pro40 sides eager for points

    Title holders Essex meet aspirants Sussex at Colchester on Sunday in the Pro40 League with both sides desperately seeking victory although for totally contrasting reasons. The home side are in grave danger of relegation as they are searching for their

  • Nixon ready to do a deal

    Paul Nixon is ready to wheel and deal in a bid to give cricket fans some exciting action over the next two days. The adventurous Leicestershire captain has been kicking his heels over the last two days, which has seen just 12 balls delivered in his team's

  • International oversight baffles Owen

    Very few tend to agree with the names chosen for national sides. Either somone has been omitted who deserves a place, or a player has been selected who is barely worthy of a place in his club side through the eyes of fans and pundits. The name at Ipswich

  • Leadership role suits Rio

    When Wayne Brown moved to Hull City last month, Colchester United were deprived of their primary defensive linchpin. Brown was seen as the leader of the defence; the man that many supporters felt held the back four together. But his departure of Layer

  • Williams rules out Shiels link for U's

    Colchester United have rubbished reports linking them with Hibernian striker Dean Shiels. But U's boss Geraint Williams has not ruled out the prospect of adding to his squad before the transfer window closes next week. The Coca-Cola Championship club