TRIBUTES have been paid to a police officer who died after giving birth to a baby daughter. PC Diane Patt, based at Colchester police station, died at Colchester General Hospital. Flags at police stations have been flying at half mast as a mark of
THREE schools could be built on fields in north Colchester. Essex County Council needs a secondary and one or two primary schools to cope with 2,200 new homes planned in Mile End. It has come up with four sites for a secondary school and three for primary
YOU’RE sitting in your car with the engine running, but you’re just not moving. Sound familiar? If you ever attempt to drive in the vicinity of Colchester’s North Station at rush hour, this is almost certainly what you will experience. And a report
A COLCHESTER St John Ambulance volunteer who devotes her life to helping others will be among the finalists at next month’s Pride of Britain awards. Alice Randell, 23, will represent the East of England at the final in London on October 3, when Prince
A TEENAGER has been robbed in Colchester’s Castle Park. Police are appealing for information following an attack on a 19-year-old boy. He was walking through the park, between 6pm and 7pm on Tuesday, when he was approached from behind by two men. They
As the Conservative members who sat on the planning committee considering the Jumbo plan, we are appalled at Bob Russell MP calling our integrity into question and we demand an apology. The donation in question was not to the Colchester Conservative
Colchester United skipper Kem Izzet has warned they may have to win ugly against Walsall if they are to get back on track. The U’s head into their home clash with the Saddlers this weekend without a win in their last four matches. Only a point separates
YOUNG arsonists have been reprimanded after setting fire to a field in Colchester. Three boys, still in school uniform, decided to set fire to bushes and piles of grass on the Middlewick Ranges, a favoured spot for juvenile crime. Firefighters from
THE future of a “massively valuable” youth club is in doubt as funds are running out. Myland Youth Club, which runs from St Michael’s Community Hall in Mile End, Colchester, attracts 45 ten to 16-year-olds every other Friday. But a cash grant from
A GRIEVING mother is raising awareness of a rare disability after her “cheeky and flirty” little girl passed away. Charlotte Jones, 20, died at home surrounded by her family earlier this month after she contracted pneumonia. The Blackheath resident
COLCHESTER MP Bob Russell is unrepentant after Conservative councillors demanded an apology for “smearing” them. The Lib Dem MP has written to Colchester Council chief executive Adrian Pritchard to demand an investigation into why Conservative councillors
COLCHESTER could get 12 extra traffic officers to try and cut road deaths and serious injuries. Policing teams were cut when armed response officers with dual responsibilities for traffic were moved out of traffic teams. Insp Steve Brewer, who runs
A CHARITY is trying to reclaim the title of largest piggy back race for Colchester. History Maker Foundation helped to win the accolade for the town last October with 145 piggy-backing pairs taking part. Four weeks later it was snatched away by Diesel
IMPROVEMENTS for cyclists in Colchester will go ahead even though a £5million bid for funding was rejected. Essex County Council’s application to the Department for Transport for cash for the Colchester Cycle Town project has been rejected
