ESSEX County Council has put the brake on moves to sell off its assets to raise cash, it has been revealed. The council’s attempted sell-off has so far yielded £81million less than was hoped, forcing councillors to put the sale on hold until the economy
A YOUNG footballer has admitted attacking a reveller on New Year’s Day. Colchester United youth and reserve player Alex O’Leary owned up to the assault in court. The 18-year-old, who is on loan at non-league club Halstead Town, denied a separate charge
A HOSPITAL trust chairman says bosses were so worried about money they neglected patient care. Sir Peter Dixon said problems emerged at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust when it became too concerned with its finances and
A MUSICAL theatre student has been crowned the new Miss Colchester. Chelsea Clarke, of Bourne Court, Colchester, wowed judges with her confidence, elegance and poise. The Colchester Institute student, who works part-time for Heart FM
A WOMAN has told a court her tearful son confessed to killing a man in a Colchester flat. Jon Williams was “crying and shaking” when he told his mother what he had done. His mum Jane Williams told the jury: “I asked him what happened and he said he
AS thousands of runners made their final preparations for yesterday’s London Marathon, a schoolboy was completing his own version of the gruelling race. Jay Wroe-Brown skated the 26.2-mile marathon distance at Rollerworld in Colchester...and added extra
FLYTIPPERS turned a rural lane into a dumping ground. A bag of discarded prescription needles and old furniture were found abandoned in Winters Road, Layer Breton. Other items in the mountain of rubbish included doors, a carpet and a television. PC
THE route for the Colchester stage of the Tour of Britain has been announced. Organisers have revealed the route for stage seven of Britain’s biggest cycle race will finish in Colchester town centre on September 17. A total of 96 international
COLCHESTER’S first town and country show has been hailed a success after thousands of people flocked to the event at the weekend. The two-day show, in Lower Castle Park, boasted a host of crowd-pulling attractions ranging from birds of prey displays
THOUSANDS of Scouts and Guides paraded through Colchester to celebrate St George’s Day. Youngsters from across the district marched past the town hall, as parents and spectators looked on. A Scout band played Pack Up Your Troubles as the procession
PHARMACISTS in Colchester are joining the fight against bowel cancer by urging people to visit them for medical advice. Whereas most head to their GPs if suffering with an ailment, people actually visit a pharmacist twice as much. The Beating Bowel
David Wright wants to be at another promotion party this time next season. The Ipswich defender and his team-mates held champions Newcastle to a 2-2 draw at St James’ Park on Saturday. But with the title already in the bag – and the
