A JUDGE has urged two parties locked in a bitter dispute about a football club’s ground to settle the matter once and for all. Judge Damien Lochrane yesterday granted Wivenhoe Town FC permission to stay at its Broad Lane ground until at least August,
WORCESTERSHIRE reached 176-4 on the first day of their friendly with Essex at Chelmsford today. David Masters, Chris Wright, Ryan ten Doeschate and Maurice Chambers took a wicket each as Moeen Ali posted 68 not out and Ben Smith an unbeaten 40. Play
A COLCHESTER rail users’ group has expressed concern the town could be excluded from a plan to introduce 90-minute trains from Norwich to London. Graham Male, chairman of the Colchester Rail Users’ Group, said the super-fast trains would have to bypass
A JUDGE has urged two parties locked in a bitter dispute about a football club’s ground to settle the matter once and for all. Judge Damien Lochrane yesterday granted Wivenhoe Town FC permission to stay at its Broad Lane ground until at least August,
Kayode Odejayi has been ruled out of Colchester United's Easter programme after his ankle injury proved worse than first feared. The U's striker picked up the knock minutes after coming on as a substitute in their 1-0 defeat at Walsall, earlier this
EFFORTS to save a historic clubhouse for community use – and support injured servicemen in the process – are reaching a crucial stage. The Royal British Legion, in Wivenhoe, needs to raise more than £200,000 to make alterations and improvements
Essex have been left puzzled and annoyed after Indian Twenty20 star Yusuf Pathan has been prevented from joining the club by his international board. Everything apart from final permission from the BCCI (Indian Board of Control) was in place for explosive
ONE of the oldest appointments in the country has been filled for the 830th time in Essex. The new High Sheriff of Essex, Michael Hindmarch, swore in his declarations at a ceremony held at Chelmsford Crown Court on Monday. He is the 830th High Sheriff
DOZENS of offenders pass through Colchester’s court rooms every day. The vast majority get rehabilitation orders, sometimes combined with fines or jail terms. Drink-drivers, drug addicts and domestic violence offenders are sometimes ordered to attend
A MAN seen cooking garden birds by his neighbours has been evicted from the garage he was living in on a Colchester estate. An eviction notice and “health hazard” signs have been stuck on the door of the garage, in Churchill Way, where Martin
Roy Keane will be in charge when Ipswich Town host Reading on Saturday, according to chief executive Simon Clegg. The frenzy of speculation surrounding Keane’s position as manager at the club has rumbled on since the weekend. Owner Marcus Evans has
Joe Dunne has insisted Colchester United are not panicking over their recent poor run of form. The U’s have failed to win any of their last six matches, in Coca-Cola League One. They travel to play struggling Exeter City on Good Friday, looking for
“Safety concerns” have prompted Colchester United to release extra tickets for Millwall fans ahead of the forthcoming derby. Robbie Cowling, chairman of the club, has always tried to avoid giving more visiting teams a greater allocation than necessary
A number of Essex’s star names will be missing as the club edges closer to the new cricket season. Essex face Worcestershire at the Ford County Ground, Chelmsford in a two-day friendly, starting today at 11am. And they will be without recent England
A CLUB owner has answered calls to help tackle the “war zone” of Colchester’s taxi ranks late at night. Paul Ryan, manager of Liquid/Envy nightclub, in High Street, will allocate one of his door staff as a taxi marshal and may provide more
ONE of the world’s most famous classical ensembles will be appearing at a special concert in Ipswich this summer. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing at the Very Best of the Last Night of the Proms concert to thousands of people in Christchurch
THE manager of jewellery shop has moved it out of one of Colchester’s biggest shopping centres in a row over money. Owen Draper moved his company MAD out of Lion Walk Shopping Centre after a dispute about a deposit for the unit he was renting. The shopping
