A NIGERIAN church has been told at the 11th hour it will no longer be taking over Colchester’s former garrison theatre. Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God have been let down on their plans for a community centre at the site, by developer
A MAN who battled back from a devastating stroke which almost killed him has been nominated for a top national award. Bruce Galleway spent almost four weeks fighting for his life in intensive care and was in hospital for nearly five months. He was only
A FATHER-of-three wound up in court on an assault charge after a row about loud music from a Halloween party near his home. Raymond Gray admitted barging a female party organiser after going to complain about noise from the event, in the garden of the
Rising star Anthony Wordsworth has the talent to reach the top - providing he is willing to knuckle down and work hard. That is the view of former Colchester United manager Geraint Williams, who handed the young midfielder his big break in senior football
BAILIFFS are being sent to evict a nuisance preacher who has refused to obey a court order to leave his home. Paul Shaw was told at Colchester County Court in September he had 28 days to move out of his flat, after the court was told he had made his
A NURSE who worked at Colchester General Hospital may be banned from medical practice after being accused of incompetence. Annette Aka-Dow faces a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing, over charges relating to her care of elderly patients at the hospital
AN ARSON-HIT eyesore is finally being demolished after a change of heart by its owner. Demolition men moved in at Bridge House, in the Hythe, on Tuesday, after owner Square Sail Developments bowed to demands by neighbours for the structure to go. The
A COMMUNITY is celebrating its popular social club reopening, after being shut for nearly two months. Residents gathered at Greenstead Social Club, in Blackthorn Avenue, Colchester, last night, where the beer taps were once again flowing. The club has
PEDESTRIANS are seeing red over traffic lights they claim have been “out of sync” for four years. Nick Cope, councillor for Church ward, in Colchester, has been contacted by residents who say the lights in Balkerne Hill do not give them enough time
OPERATIONS are being launched across Essex to target metal thieves who are making life a misery for residents. Det Chief Insp Mark Wheeler has spoken out following a massive increase in the theft of lead, copper and other valuable sheet metals and cables
POLICE are appealing for information after thieves made off with an agricultural machine worth £8,000. The theft took place in Cawley Road, Nayland, between 5pm on Saturday, October 29 and 9am the next day. Thieves broke the locked gate and stole the
A COLCHESTER sailor who came under fire during battles off the coast of Libya is looking forward to returning home. Incident board operator Emma Graham, 22, a former St Benedict’s Catholic College pupil, is one of very few female sailors to
THOUSANDS of teenagers got careers advice from dozens of businesses. Students from across Colchester turned out at the Weston Homes Community Stadium this week in the first careers convention to include all 12 of the town’s secondary schools. Colchester
HUNDREDS of people have paid tribute to Wivenhoe’s “Mr Ferryman” after he suddenly passed away. Doug Meyers, 76, died in hospital three weeks ago after contracting blood poisoning following an operation. Yesterday his family and friends turned out
TECHNOLOGY with the potential to bring Colchester’s Roman past to life will be the subject of a lecture next week. Essex University scientist Dr Adrian Clark will talk about advances in headsets which could allow people to experience the reality of
A WOMAN escaped unhurt after crashing her car into a wall on Balkerne Hill. Police were called after a grey Ford Fiesta collided with a blue Renault Espace and then hit the wall near the exit to St Mary's car park, Colchester. The cars
A WOMAN had to be taken to hospital after crashing her motorbike on Colchester's Southway. Ambulance crews were called after the crash at about 8am today. Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: "A woman who we believe to be in her 30s received
SKY-HIGH pollution levels in Colchester town centre are to be addressed with the launch of a new car-sharing campaign. Colchester Council has been given a £14,000 grant from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to launch the Love
Colchester MP Bob Russell has used a special parliamentary law to name and shame a "dodgy" builder. The Lib Dem used parliamentary privilege, which means he cannot be sured for slander, to highlight the case of New Town resident. Critics say
A MOTHER has been threatened with prison after pulling her child out of school eight months ago in a row over her human rights. Pam Allen says St Helena School’s isolation room, where pupils are sent as a punishment, contravenes her 16-year-old daughter
