A WOMAN was tonight lucky to be alive after being rescued from a roof when a fire broke out in her home. Firefighters carried the victim, in her 40s, to safety down a ladder. She had fled to the roof of an extension at the back of her
A HEALTH partnership which includes Colchester-based medics is starting to make a difference to Afghan communities. Captain Simon Richards, from Colchester’s 16 Medical Regiment, is just one of those working on projects in Nad-e Ali along with other
COLCHESTER MP Bob Russell has expressed his sadness at the assassination of Pakistan cabinet member Shahbaz Bhatti. Mr Bhatti, the minister for minorities and the only Christian member of the Pakistan cabinet, was shot by gunmen as he travelled by car
Council bosses have defended their decision not to collect an elderly resident's rubbish from his wheelie bin. Bill Craig, 80, has been told refuse collectors cannot lift the lid of the bin to take out his rubbish. Mr Craig, from West
MOTHERS and wives will be running around the clock to raise money for charity in Colchester while their husbands aim to do the same thing in Afghanistan. Women, many of whom have husbands fighting in Afghanistan, are taking part in a 24-hour
MEMBERS of a plush country club came back to their lockers to find their property missing. The thefts occurred in Five Lakes Golf and Country Club, in Tolleshunt Knights on Saturday. An iPhone and wallet, with a total value of about
Tuesday, March 8, is International Women’s Day, and this year we are celebrating our 100th anniversary. There have been many significant improvements in the quality of our lives as a result of hard pressure and campaigning by both men and women
I am writing with regard to cyclists in Castle Park, Colchester. I am disabled and have nearly been knocked over by cyclists quite a few times, not to mention the verbal abuse you get if you complain. There are also small children who play in
So, Colchester Council is in talks about stopping cars and lorries entering the High Street and creating a bus lane on North Hill (Gazette, February 25). Well, it’s about time, and I hope it will not listen to the whinging shop owners saying
I would like to pass on my thanks to two nurses who kindly stopped and helped me and my mother-in-law, Betty, when she had a nasty fall on the escalator in Sainsbury’s on Sunday, February 20, and immediately called an ambulance. Also, thanks
While S Grattan (Letters, February 24) is entitled to his/her view regarding the management of Colchester United by John Ward and Robbie Cowling, there are many, myself included, who will disagree. Phil Parkinson, sadly, is yesterday’s man.
So, we are going to develop the Hythe in Colchester and councillor Lyn Barton would like us all to imagine how we can transform the area. She stated: “We want to create a wonderful living environment, which takes advantage of the riverside setting
THE 2011 Colchester carnival will be the first organised by the town's Round Table. The charitable group hopes to restore the event to its former glory and make it an occasion that can grow. At its height in the mid-Eighties, the carnival attracted
THE Gazette is the official media partner of the Colchester carnival. We are joining the organisers to encourage as many people as possible to take part. Deputy editor James Wills said: “We are confident this year’s carnival will be one of the best
A RIPPLE of applause and mourners with heads bowed greeted the funeral cortege for a fallen paratrooper in Colchester Town Centre today. Lance Corporal Kyle Marshall, of Colchester-based Second Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, died in Afghanistan
A grieving man claimed a convicted drug dealer administered a lethal heroin overdose to his fiancée. Louise Blake died in Broomfield Hospital the day after her partner, Dean Thistlethwaite, found her unconscious in a flat in Rifle Hill, Braintree
FREE health checks for people aged 40 to 74 are to continue this month. A mobile unit will be touring Colchester and Tendring again to assess residents’ risk of developing chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease or diabetes.
A MISSING BOY of 13 has been found following a major search James Chambers, a pupil at Kingswode Hoe School in Colchester who has moderate learning difficulties, went missing from his home overnight. Extensive searches of the surrounding areas
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS suffered extra-time heartbreak in the Essex Senior Cup semi-finals after losing 3-2 at Billericay Town. Cedric Ngakam scored the Blues’ winner in the third minute of the first period of extra-time, to settle the tie at New
HEALTH Secretary Andrew Lansley will tomorrow officially unveil a new £2 million health training centre in Colchester. The Conservative minister will open the £2 million Iceni Centre, based in the grounds of Colchester General Hospital.
TWO charity workers have won places on a national programme which will pay them for their work with good causes for two months. Sylvain Aubry and Omobolanle Kazeem, from Colchester, are among 500 people chosen for the Vodafone World of Difference UK
A GRIEVING family will be allowed to keep some graveside decorations after agreeing to “dramatically reduce” wind chimes in trees at Colchester Cemetery. Strict new regulations at the Mersea Road site meant families could face having ornaments removed
