Tom Williams is set to stay at Colchester United for a third month. The Bristol City left-sided player has spent the last two months with the U’s. Williams’ loan is due to expire following Colchester’s game at Brighton and Hove Albion. However, the
A SPECIAL event is being held to help get a soldier badly injured in Afghanistan get mobile again. Ashley Hall, of Stratford St Mary, a former pupil at St Benedict’s College in Colchester, lost both his lower legs after being injured in Helmand
AN experienced nurse has been appointed to find potential organ donors at Colchester General Hospital. Gail Mander has been employed by NHS Blood and Transplant, to support families who agree their loved ones’ organs can be donated, as part of a Department
HUNDREDS of Colchester-based soldiers who are fighting in Afghanistan will endure the hardship of being parted from their families at Christmas. Warrant Officer Neil Lewis will be spared the pain of separation – but he won’t be snuggling up
THE father of a young teacher killed by a drunk driver has appealed to motorists not to drink and drive this Christmas. Sarah Lee, of Bergholt Road, Colchester, died when a white Audi crossed the road and crashed into her blue Ford Focus on a country
Colchester United's game at Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday is in some doubt because of the heavy snow. The Seagulls are due to hold a pitch inspection at the Withdean tomorrow morning. The U’s are due to leave for East Sussex tomorrow
NORTH Essex today coped with the worst snow of the winter so far. Heavy falls during the night and in the morning made for treacherous driving conditions, even on main roads and in town centres. East Hill, Colchester, was impassable
Colchester United are still hopeful that Marc Tierney will stay with the club. The U’s left-back is out of contract at the end of the season. Tierney, 25, is yet to agree a new deal and has this week been linked with a move away from
THE opening ceremony for Colchester's new A12 junction has been cancelled due to the snow. Completion of the north Colchester link road, junction 28, was to have been celebrated with a ceremony hosted by Essex County Council at about 9am
A TEENAGER who was strangled on his jacket when he tried to climb over a gate, was not burgling the property, an inquest has heard. Carl Ford, 19, was trying to climb over a 7ft high gate, next to a house in St John’s Road, Colchester, when his sleeve
