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  • Police and council’s help hotline

    RESIDENTS troubled by antisocial behaviour will be able to call a hotline to get help. Colchester police and Colchester Council have set up the dedicated number. The specialised team will direct the call to the relevant body, for example local police

  • Three vehicle crash causes delays on northbound A12

    Motorists faced delays after a multi-vehicle crash on the A12. A lorry and two cars were in collision on the northbound carriageway near junction 21 for Witham south at about 6pm. The accident blocked one lane and caused queues back to Hatfield Peverel

  • U’s matchday tribute to super fan Deb

    COLCHESTER United are planning a matchday tribute to a popular teacher who followed the team for 28 years. Deb Clitheroe, deputy head of St Osyth Primary School, will be remembered by the U’s at Saturday’s match against League 1 rivals Norwich City.

  • The Gilberd School forced to shut due to power cut

    Secondary school pupils were sent home early after a power cut plunged classrooms into darkness. The lights went out at The Gilberd School in Highwoods, Colchester, at 12.30pm today. The black out was caused by a problem with the mains unit. Most of

  • Three car crash in Tiptree

    A MAN had to be taken to hospital after a three vehicle crash in Tiptree. Police were called to the pile-up in Factory Hill at 7.50am. A Vauxhall Vivaro van, a Volkswagen Passat car and a Mercedes E-Series car were all involved in the collision.

  • Cowling: Lambert did a great job for us

    Robbie Cowling has admitted former boss Paul Lambert did a “great job” for Colchester United. The U’s chairman is still angry about the manner of the Scot’s departure to Norwich City, last August. His quest for compensation is still

  • Bruce wants to revive up and down season

    ALEX Bruce has an old head on young shoulders. The Ipswich Town defender is as intelligent and savvy as a player ten years his senior. It’s hardly surprising, given his upbringing in the game and the fact his dad is the former Manchester United skipper

  • Harwich councillor admits drink driving

    A TOP councillor has admitted drink-driving after crashing into a parked car, writing off both vehicles. Steven Henderson, leader of the Community Representatives party in Harwich and Tendring Council’s portfolio holder for housing, admitted one charge

  • How to make the town a more intresting place

    There are some suggestions on how to improve Harwich. Firstly, the redundant Mercedes plant could be turned into a 500-yacht marina, or possibly for 1,000 yachts. It could be converted relatively easily for under £7million or, without lock

  • Refuse crews are the best

    I would like to congratulate our refuse collection team at Colchester Council, who have done a fantastic job of collecting from almost 100 per cent of households during the worst period snow and ice we have had in many years. I have e-mailed

  • Well done taxi drivers for keeping us moving

    With reference to your article, “Cab company answers criticism”, (Gazette, January 12), Richard Mead, of Minicab Services, states it’s wrong for taxis to punish the public with higher fares. I phoned many taxi companies on Saturday at 4pm, but

  • Keep word on health centre

    Well, it looks like our “cheer-o-meter” for Green Elms Health Centre in Jaywick is slipping back down again. The “storm” we created in September got the management company ChilversMcCrea and the primary care trust promising great things for

  • Temporary jobs finish at Colchester's new Waitrose

    TEMPORARY contracts for about 40 workers at a new supermarket have ended. Waitrose, in St Andrew’s Avenue, Colchester, took on the staff in September on temporary deals. Bosses needed workers after their new store opened in a blaze of publicity and

  • Kaneria vows to make Essex a force in division one

    Essex overseas star Danish Kaneria has vowed to make the newly promoted county a force to be reckoned with in the First Division of the County Championship this summer. The lively Pakistani leg-spinner has already declared his availability for the new

  • U's optimistic pitch will be fine

    Head groundsman David Blacknall is “very optimistic” that Colchester United’s sell-out clash with Norwich City will go ahead on Saturday. Snow and sleet have battered the Weston Homes Community Stadium pitch over recent weeks. Blacknall and his assistant

  • Platt wants to reward U's crowd

    Clive Platt wants to reward a sell-out Colchester United crowd with a precious victory over rivals Norwich City. The striker (pictured) believes the U’s fans can play a big part in helping them secure a valuable three points on Saturday. Platt told

  • Colchester United accept bid for Baldwin

    Colchester United have accepted an offer from Bristol Rovers for long-serving defender Pat Baldwin. The 27-year-old former U's skipper spent a month on loan with the Pirates earlier in the season. Baldwin now has to agree personal terms with Rovers.

  • We’re top of table

    A COLCHESTER school has been placed at the top of England’s A-level league table. Colchester Royal Grammar School, in Lexden Road, received the highest average points scored per pupil. Ken Jenkinson, headteacher at the school, said:

  • Justice for man beaten in Colchester robbery

    A MAN who was beaten up as he tried to help a robbery victim has welcomed the prison term handed to his attacker. Supermarket worker Fraser Kettle stepped in when a group of teenagers stole a mobile phone and other belongings from a young man

  • Colchester Hospital gallery unveils patients’ art

    A NEW gallery at Colchester General Hospital has unveiled work created by mental health patients. The paintings, drawings and photographs have gone on show in the Constable Wing, at the hospital, in Turner Road. The three-month-long exhibition was organised

  • Hotel chain moves in on derelict site near Dedham

    A NEW hotel is to be opened by a major chain on the outskirts of Colchester. Work is under way to build a 99-bedroomed Holiday Inn Express, just off the A12 near Dedham. The hotel, on the site of the former Birchwood Hotel, in Birchwood Road, and is

  • Rescue services handed cash for major incidents response

    SPECIALIST rescue services in Essex have been given a boost with a grant of almost £1million. The Government has given Essex County Fire and Rescue Service the money as part of its New Dimensions programme, which supplies equipment and procedures to

  • Payback with an NVQ for crooks

    CONVICTED crooks in Essex have been learning gardening skills and getting qualifications as part of a project run by a charity. The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers has teamed up with Essex County Council and the county’s probation service to