A TEENAGER desperate to find a school place has returned to the classroom. Megan Richards, 15, had been home educated for a year after withdrawing from Thurstable School, in Tiptree, as she suffered from depression. Year 10 pupil Megan, of Keeble
ALL things from the Fifties will be celebrated at the vintage fair at Cressing Temple Barns on Sunday (June 17). The event, in aid of the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity, promises to be a big hit with music lovers, as well as fans of retro and vintage
A WOMAN was struck by a car as she was getting into a vehicle on Friday. The 51-year-old was hit by a black Vauxhall Corsa in Greenstead Road, Colchester, near the junction with Harwich Road, at about 8.15pm. The car, which had three
MANY of us like to think we are related to royalty, but Nigel Ratcliffe reckons he can prove it. Mr Ratcliffe, who grew up in Colne Rise, in Rowhedge, has been researching his family tree with his brother Graham and the pair have discovered a family
IT’S hard to imagine Aussie actress Anne Charleston as a stalwart of the UK stage. She is Madge, the fiery matriarch of the hit Australian soap, Neighbours. But she will be appearing in the Cemetery Club, at the Mercury Theatre, in Colchester
A LEADING retailer has revealed his ambitions to bring the best of London shopping to Colchester. Hugo Fenwick, director of Fenwick, has revealed his plans for a £30million investment in High Street store Williams and Griffin. Mr Fenwick said he hoped
COLCHESTER’S Concorde Singers return with songs from the silver screen. That is the title of the troupe’s latest concert, which takes place at St Stephen’s Church Hall, in Canterbury Road, Colchester, tonight. The choral group have been singing since
