Colchester United came from behind twice to salvage a 3-3 draw with Brentford tonight. The U's fell two goals behind inside 17 minutes, in the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Midfielder David Hunt drove the visitors ahead from the edge of the area,
Ipswich Town slumped to a 2-0 defeat in tonight's Championship match against Plymouth Argyle at Portman Road. The Pilgrims' opener stemmed from a blunder by Damien Delaney. The defender got caught in possession by Jamie Mackie, who laid the ball out
ONE stand-up comedian who likes suffering for his art is Richard Herring. In the past, he has cleaned out the elephant enclosure at Colchester Zoo and relived his troubled childhood as the son of a headmaster, all in the name of comedy. So, when it
PLANS for a new community centre in Great Horkesley are a step closer to reality. Great Horkesley Parish Council has applied for planning permission to build a community hall on land next to Tile House Farm. The designs, submitted to
THE death rate among patients at Colchester’s hospitals has continued to fall, latest figures show. A report says the mortality rate for the seven months from April 2009 was 83.7, compared to the national baseline of 100. In the previous financial year
A former Cabinet minister hit by a Parliamentary lobbying scandal has cancelled his planned visit to Colchester. Ex-Transport Secretary Stephen Byers, whose mother lives in Colchester and sister in Wivenhoe, was due to speak to students at
THE leopards at Colchester Zoo will soon be enjoying roomier accommodation. The new Leopards at Ussuri Falls enclosure will be officially opened by Steve Scruton, from BBC Essex, on Saturday. Costing more than £100,000, the area almost
THE Royal British Legion showed its appreciation to a town which has mourned Colchester’s war dead. Legion members organised a service of thanks in Wootton Bassett on Sunday to thank its counterparts for the dignity shown to corteges carrying
HEALTH bosses have “failed” their staff, leading to a rise in abuse, harassment and bullying, a union has claimed. The comments from Unison regional officer Yvonne Cleary come in the wake of a report by the Care Quality Commission, which reveals
A TEENAGE girl has been locked up for four months for stealing money from a pensioner she had befriended. Kerrianne Hibbert, then 17, went on a £2,436 spending spree with Rosemary Barnaby’s bank card, leaving her victim so traumatised she now has to
Civil servants are due to strike again tomorrow in protest at plans to cut their redundancy pay. Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union will walk out for a third day over Government proposals to reduce redundancy pay-outs and save
A SURVIVOR of the 1994 Rwandan genocide rescued from a mass grave after seeing her family massacred will be telling her amazing story in Lexden in May. Frida Gashumba was 14 when members of the rival Hutu tribe attacked her and her Tutsi family.
PEOPLE in Colchester have a chance to question a Government minister about Afghanistan ahead of the return of the town’s troops to the war-torn country. Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell is visiting Essex University on Thursday afternoon to
A McDONALD’S customer isn’t loving it after he was given a parking ticket for going to the fast food restaurant twice in two hours. Rather than getting a Big Mac, Dave Taylor was given a big bill when he was sent a £50 fine for visiting the
POLICE have released an image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the indecent assault on a woman. The woman, 21 and from Colchester, got off a train from London Liverpool Street at Colchester North station and was approached by a man.
A COUNCILLOR was disappointed to find an old park bench was being used as a seat at a bus stop. Lyn Barton, Lib Dem councillor for Shrub End, had been calling for improvements to the bus shelter at the junction of Hazell Avenue and Paxman Avenue
Robbie Cowling has issued a rallying cry ahead of Colchester United’s clash with Brentford tonight. The U’s chairman believes the support of the club’s fans can play a big part in helping them get back to winning ways. Some Colchester
Youngsters were joined by an Olympic sportsman to celebrate the opening of a new sports facility in their neighbourhood. Simon Mantell, British hockey player, officially opened an outdoor gym on the Monkwick estate yesterday. The Adizone
TWO people have been convicted of involvement in running a brothel. Aleksandra Bryll, 27, of Berkley Close, Colchester, and Alexsander Sochacki, 38, of The Admirals, Harwich, were found guilty at Ipswich Crown Court. Both had denied a charge of managing
WORK will start next week on a project aimed at attracting more visitors to Colchester's St Botolph's Priory. The churchyard will be closed from March 29 to April 19 while new paths and seats are added and the area spruced up. Afterwards work will be
A VALLEY near Colchester immortalised by world famous painters is to benefit from a near £1 million lottery grant. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded the Managing a Masterpiece project £910,000 to spend over the next three years. A total of 19 groups
A TEENAGE robber has escaped being locked up for mugging a former schoolmate and a takeaway delivery driver. Luke Wall, 19, was with other youths when a knife was pulled on Mohammed Rashid, from the Istanbul Delight restaurant in Colchester, a court
