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  • U's face trip to Swansea City in FA Cup

    Colchester United will travel to play Swansea City in this season's FA Cup third round. The U's reward for beating non-league Swindon Supermarine yesterday will be a trip to play the Swans, who are currently occupying a play-off place in the

  • Fishing boat crew rescued off the coast

    LIFEBOATS from Walton and Burnham were called out after reports of two people stranded on a fishing boat which had broken down. Angling boat Northern Light was at anchor eight miles from the entrance to the river Crouch. The Walton lifeboat crew towed

  • Professor, politician, playwright: What can't Peter do?

    PROFESSOR of Mathematics, Colchester councillor and the inventor of circular Sudoku. You would think Professor Peter Higgins had enough strings to his bow. Well, next week he’s adding playwright to his long list of talents, when the professional premiere

  • Drug arrests at Harwich port

    SEVERAL men have been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling after reports of people in the water at Harwich International Port. Just before 6am, on Sunday, November 28, the police, coastguard, air and sea rescue, and the Essex police marine

  • Two die as car hits bridge

    TWO people have died after a car hit a bridge and caught fire on the A120. Police, fire and ambulance crews from Colchester responded to reports of a car hitting a bridge support at 2.45pm on Sunday, November 28. A silver Ford Focus