A PUBLIC hearing will decide if the Drury Arms pub, in Colchester, can be converted into a Sainsbury’s. The supermarket wants to turn the former pub in Layer Road into a convenience store. Planning rules mean Sainsbury’s does not have
A MAN has been jailed for five years after stabbing a man in Clacton last November. Paul Howell, of The Close, Jaywick, admitted wounding with intent following the incident in Marine Parade East on November 27. Howell, 30, was sentenced
THE owner of a disused former garage site is being urged to clean it up so people going to a nearby GP surgery can park there. The old Watts Car Sales site, in Parsons Heath, Colchester, has stood unused for five years and is an eyesore, according
ONE man was arrested following a drugs raid on three flats in Colchester. Essex Police targeted the flats which were all in the same block in Walsingham Road following community intelligence. Around 20 officers were involved in the operation
BURGLARS have stolen a rare foreign coin during a raid on a Colchester home. Crooks broke into a house in Mercers Way between 4pm and 5.30pm yesterday (Friday May 18) after forcing their way in through a rear door. Once inside they ransacked the house
A WOMAN has been treated for back pain after a crash on the A12. Paramedics were called at 10.01am following the crash at Stratford St Mary. The woman, in her 60s, was taken to Ipswich Hospital for further treatment.
A NEW cycle path linking Wivenhoe to Essex University has moved a step closer. The university has agreed to contribute £250,000 to the project as part of plans to build a 777-space multi-storey car park at its Wivenhoe campus. The cycle path would start
A SERIES of running events are set to take place in Clacton this summer in aid of a children’s charity. The 5km runs will take place on a monthly basis in aid of the Children’s Trust. The first event takes place on May 25 and is open
COMMUTERS faced major delays of up to an hour yesterday morning because of signalling problems. The problems, between Shenfield and Chelmsford, hit trains between the capital and Colchester, Braintree, Clacton, Ipswich and Norwich. Some
A TEACHER is set to perform at the London 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony. Sally Fisher, of London Road, Lexden, Colchester, took part in a three-hour audition before she was told she had made it through. The Colchester Institute music lecturer
A BUSINESS networking event for Colchester launches next week. Quality Square are holding business breakfasts on the fourth Wednesday of each month, with the first on Wednesday (May 23). Professor David Crawford, senior lecturer at the Essex University
THE former wife of a double murderer has described how he held a gun to her head and played Russian roulette. Kim Davis, 51, from Tiptree, described the nightmare attack in which convicted killer David Oakes loaded a gun with one bullet and
