Aidy Boothroyd admitted his Colchester United side made "silly errors" in losing 5-0 at home to Norwich City. The U's were put to the sword by the free-scoring Canaries at the Weston Homes Community Stadium this afternoon. Colchester manager Boothroyd
ORGANISERS of the Race For Life brought a splash of colour to a miserable day in Colchester as they launched the town’s events. A team of women dressed from head to foot in pink braved the rain to hand out leaflets and urge shoppers to take part in the
EVENT organisers have got the go-ahead from council chiefs to shut Colchester High Street to traffic for two new festivals this year. Snake in the Grass, which runs the town’s annual Christmas fairs, plans to add an Easter fair and a September oyster
Ipswich Town secured the most dramatic of victories as they beat Coventry City 3-2 in this afternoon's pulsating Coca-Cola Championship clash at Portman Road. Pablo Counago netted their last-gasp winner with the coolest of finishes, just
Colchester United were thrashed 5-0 by promotion rivals Norwich City in a fiery East Anglian derby this afternoon. The U's were well beaten by the Canaries at a sold-out Weston Homes Community Stadium to slide to their first home defeat under manager
AMBITIOUS plans to put hundreds of extra bobbies on the beat have hit the buffers, due to public spending cuts. Now 250 people, currently going through the Essex police recruitment process, will be told there are no longer jobs available. The force
THERE’S nothing worse than the crushing realisation that, actually, you’re not as physically fit as you thought you were. For the past six months, I have made a concerted effort to exercise, telling myself I enjoy hauling myself out of bed at 6.30am
IT’S actor Nicholas Ball’s first encounter with a touring stage show since the 1970s and thankfully it’s turning out to be a very enjoyable one, despite the snow. When I talked to the former-Hazell star last week, he had rather impressively just started
STAFF at Chelmsford prison will not be disciplined after a murder suspect was freed by mistake. Jason Bethell, 31, from Jaywick, was released from the jail last November. He was remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of 58-year-old
A 20MPH speed limit looks set to be introduced on more than 30 streets in Wivenhoe. Essex County Council is planning to bring in the scheme for the lower part of the town, from Station Road to the quayside. A total of 31 streets would
THE Headgate Theatre is kicking off 2010 with the mother of all pantomimes – Mother Goose. The home of amateur theatre in the town, the Headgate’s pantomimes continue to be a very popular part of the winter season. And with the venue’s intimate auditorium
NOW that the final few mounds of slushy snow are thawing out, I feel it’s a good time to take stock on how we reacted to what would be regarded in other countries as a minor inconvenience. From personal experience, and of course reading the recent stories
DANCING on Ice star Jeremy Sheffield wants his home town to get behind him as he puts on his skates this weekend. Actor Jeremy, 43, from Colchester, made his name as Dr Alex Adams in the BBC hospital drama, Holby City, and is one of the stars taking
THE Roman circus must be saved, if Colchester is to be recognised as an international heritage site, according to the town’s MP. Bob Russell said plans to get the town on the United Nations list of important cultural and natural heritage areas
A PERVERT who was snared for child porn offences after a tip-off from Brazilian police has avoided a jail sentence. Jonathan Assar, 27, found himself in the dock after a child porn investigation by Brazilian police uncovered he had been using a shared
