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  • Eastman equaliser was fully deserved, says U's boss Ward

    John Ward said Colchester United fully deserved their late equaliser after seeing his side draw 1-1 with Bournemouth this afternoon. Tom Eastman's goal with seven minutes to go secured the U's a share of the spoils at Dean Court, after Shaun

  • Man attacked and robbed in alleyway

    A MAN was beaten up and robbed in Colchester. The 26-year-old was walking along an alleyway from Blackthorn Avenue to Conifer Close in Greenstead when two youths approached him and asked for his phone. After telling them no he was kicked in the face

  • Teenager hit by car

    A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after colliding with a car in Colchester. The 13-year-old girl was hit at the Crouch Street crossing on Balkerne Hill at 5.50pm on Friday. She suffered cuts and bruises in the crash. An East of England Ambulance spokesperson

  • Burglars strike at leisure centre

    BURGLARS raided a leisure centre stealing thousands of pounds worth of equipment. Staff at Ardleigh Hall Leisure, in Dedham Road, Ardleigh, discovered the burglary after cosmetics and an electrolysis machine were found to be missing. The thieves also

  • Late equaliser secures U's a point at Dean Court

    A late equaliser from Tom Eastman helped Colchester United secure a point in a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth this afternoon. Eastman turned in substitute Michael Rose's low cross following a short corner with seven minutes to go at Dean Court,

  • Company working to help Qatar Olympic bid

    A COMPANY based in Colchester is helping Qatar’s bid to host the Olympics in 2020. As most people have their eyes fixed on London 2012, Sportsafe UK has secured a contract worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to upgrade Qatar’s sports facilities. The

  • Crowds clamour for TOWIE star

    SCORES of people crammed into a Colchester supermarket to catch a glimpse of Amy Childs on Saturday. The former Only Way is Essex star met with fans to sign bottles of her new tanning range. More than 150 people queued to see the 21-

  • Four big names vie to take over O2 shop site

    BOSSES at Colchester’s Lion Walk shopping centre are in talks with four big-name retailers to take on a 20,000 sq ft shop. Centre manager Paul Bentham will not disclose the names of the interested firms, but says the store could be occupied by the end

  • Residents back pub’s for music licence

    PUBS applying for extra opening hours are usually enough to send residents running to the town hall to object. The Foresters Arms in Castle Road, Colchester, expected a backlash when it asked for a seven-days-a-week music licence. But more than 100

  • Kids' University offers bitesize lectures

    YOUNGSTERS in Colchester will get a chance to sample university life at a free one day event. Essex University is running a Kids’ Uni to get primary school children enthused about what they might learn if they go into higher education in the future.

  • Rapist jailed for ten years

    A CONVICTED rapist has been branded a danger to the public for two rape attacks on a woman aged 74. John Roberts, 52, raped the woman at his home in, St Osyth Road, Alresford. When he was arrested, he told police he had also raped her