Ipswich Town have been handed a mouth-watering tie against Arsenal in the Carling Cup semi-finals. Roy Keane's side booked their spot in the last four after beating West Bromwich Albion 1-0 in tonight's quarter-final at a freezing Portman Road
Ipswich Town brushed their league woes to one side tonight after booking their spot in the Carling Cup semi-finals. Roy Keane's side, reeling after four straight defeats, kept their hopes of cup silverware alive after beating West Bromwich
ANGRY veterans criticised students for disrupting their medal reception. Dignatries, including a brigadier general and defence advisor for the Malaysian High Commission, were locked out at the Town Hall. They were due to present the
A FOOD company has been forced to withdraw a product from supermarket shelves because of a suspected rodent infestation at its Dutch suppliers. Surya Foods, of Europa Way, Parkeston, has recalled 500g packs of Island Sun Semolina, which it distributes
ANOTHER drug dealer arrested in an undercover operation in Colchester has been jailed. Manimaran Sriskandakumar, 25, of Leslie Road, East London, admitted supplying one wrap of crack cocaine to an undercover police officer on September 20 this year.
SNOWFALL put the ambulance service under pressure. The East of England Ambulance Service was called to five crashes in a matter of hours yesterday. Bosses appealed to the public to think carefully before calling 999 for an ambulance. Oskan Edwardson
Colchester MP Bob Russell has urged the Coalition Government to re-think at proposals to axe School Sports Funding. Speaking in the House of Commons Mr Russell referred to the success of the School Sport Partnership operated by the Colchester Academy
THE Christmas season is almost upon us, and with it comes the traditional round of meals out with friends, family and work colleagues. This year our little gang of like-minded diners decided to head out of town to the village of Mistley. The downside
BEV Lee Harling is best known in north Essex for making music using pans, cheese graters and even vegetables. But when she appears at High Barn next month, she will be performing under a very different guise. The chart-topping Mediaeval Baebes are a
LIGHTS, camera, action – it’s Videotapes. The band, made up of Dan South (guitar and vocals); Sam Griffiths (guitar and vocals) and Steve Gamble (drums and vocals) are one of four bands the Gazette has picked to take part in our first ever showcase gig
THERE must be someone in the world who has hurt Olly Murs badly. The Witham singer’s debut album is full of songs about unrequited love, break-ups and nostalgia. The song titles alone (Ask Me To Stay, Heart On My Sleeve, Don’t Say Goodbye) give an indication
A CANCER support group has cancelled its last meeting of the year. The heavy snowfall over the past two days led to the decision to call off the North East Essex Urology Cancer Support group tonight, Wednesday, at Essex County Hospital.
Myself, and others, regard the junction of Wimpole Road and Brook Street with Magdalen Street and Barrack Street as extremely dangerous, particularly turning right from Wimpole Road into Barrack Street. The filter that allows traffic to turn
I am astounded to learn, thanks to a grant of £346,000, wi-fi will be available free to first-class passengers on National Express East Anglia trains and at a cost of £2.95 per day to everyone else. This grant came from the defunct East of England
Recent letters regarding Colchester United’s poor attendances over the past few weeks has reaffirmed some of my earlier predictions. It seems we are unfortunately returning to the hard core attendances of 3,000 to 3,500 from the Layer Road days
ESSEX County Council’s plans to cope with the first heavy snow of the winter were not up to the task, the highways boss has admitted. The county’s fleet of 65 winter gritters were sent out twice yesterday morning to treat 1,800-miles of main roads.
SCUFFLES, arrests, criminal damage and a tense stand-off with police marred a demonstration against education funding cuts in Colchester. About 600 students marched through the town centre for the second time in six days to protest against
MORE snow is forecast for north Essex. The Met Office predicts the weather will turn sunny by the weekend but says there will be heavy snow today and further showers tomorrow. The county is already in the grip of snow and ice and more
What's all the fuss about! This Amur Tiger at Colchester Zoo is nonplussed by the snow preferring the white stuff to his heated indoor enclosure. See today's Gazette for more of your snowy pictures from across north Essex.
HOSPITALS in Colchester have received a clean bill of health, in to the latest annual report by a leading health information body. Dr Foster’s Hospital Guide is published every year by an independently-run health firm which aims to rate and compare health
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are having to work on an alternative plan to get a heritage centre for Colchester’s Roman circus. Colchester Archaeological Trust has been seeking an investor to help it buy an old Army building to convert into a tourist attraction
