COUNCIL staff who drive to work could be asked to pay £1 a day to park. Braintree Council employees park for free at two sites in Braintree - Causeway House in Lakes Road and the upper floors of George Yard car park. The authority is consulting on
A BUS driver was assaulted and robbed by one of his own passengers in Colchester. Police are appealing for information after the 29-year-old driver was attacked at a bus stop in Severalls Lane, Colchester. The incident took place at about 6.30pm yesterday
MOTHERS with young children are angry after being sworn at by teenagers they caught using tots’ play equipment. The mums were in Castle Park, Colchester, with their children and found group of 16-year-olds on the equipment. Helsie Pilkington
A BENEFIT cheat has been sentenced to unpaid work after he stole thousands of pounds from taxpayers. Anthony Berkeley, of Clacton, wrongly claimed £4,893 in housing benefit and £1,078 in council tax after he began new employment. He
Two schoolgirls have been left traumatised after being indecently assaulted in a Colchester leisure centre. Police are appealing for information after an 11-year-old and 12-year-old girl were assaulted while trying to enjoy the water rides
A £2.5 MILLION overhaul of a major Colchester road has been delayed. Berechurch Road, which runs from the town centre to the south of Colchester, is earmarked for reconstruction, widening and a new drainage system following years of deterioration
RUSH hour commuters faced long delays after the A12 was closed southbound due to a broken down HGV. The lorry blocked the road at junction 28, by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The road was closed due to the dangerous location of the lorry from
A DRIVER had to be cut free after his car careered off the road and overturned in a field earlier today. The silver Vauxhall Astra went off Brightlingsea Road near the junction with Keelars Lane, near Elmstead. Firefighters, police and the ambulance
A COMMUNITY group say they are ready to step in and buy a historic building in Wivenhoe if a potter’s project to demolish and replace it fails. Colchester Council’s planning committee was tonight*thurs* due to rule on renowned ceramicist Pru Green’s
HUNDREDS of residents voiced their concerns at an exhibition for a new quarry and transportation site in Ardleigh yesterday. The proposed sand and gravel pit would cover 250 acres of agricultural land extracting seven million tonnes of material which
There was once a Socialist politician who, being elected to the office of Prime Minister, vowed he would get politicians “joined up”, ie: talk to each other. Then, he insisted local government become like central government and have “portfolio
Our MPs recently voted through the Health and Social Care Bill, which will be detrimental to the NHS by removing the founding principle of care being provided free at the point of need. This event passed by largely unnoticed. This week we read
Colchester bus station would still be fully operational if it had not been for the policies of the last Government. I pointed this out before yesterday’s visit by Labour Shadow Transport Minister Maria Eagle MP to town to discuss future bus station
We are all aware of MP Bob Russell and his little band of followers’ views of keeping Jumbo the way it is – all boarded up and run down. On the other side are the people who would like to see this great water tower brought into the 21st Century
With regard to the mystery caterpillar sent in for identification by Steve Dobbs, of Stanway, (Gazette, September 19), it is an elephant hawk-moth caterpillar. I take no credit for this identification – www.wild aboutbritain.co.uk must take
I am extremely concerned about the current state of the care system in this area and the country as a whole. It is not only failing the elderly, but those with illnesses and disabilities alike. We should no longer tolerate a system which leaves
Richard Hall was pleased with the application of his players after leading his Colchester United reserves to victory at neighbours Southend United. The U’s’ second-string side made it two wins out of two in the Football Combination northern
A CHARITY that uses animated movies to warn children of domestic dangers is opening its own shop. Colchester-based, Prevention Town, uses computer animated characters, the Kool Family, to teach children about everything from alcohol abuse to
A 71 year old Colchester man was convinced by two con artists to hand over £10,000 to buy a fake winning ticket. Police are warning people to be on their guard. * A disabled man whose disability scooter was hit by a train has been fined £50
