Former Braintree Hockey Club junior Chloe Rogers will feature in the Olympic women's hockey semi-finals on Wednesday. Great Britain’s ladies will line up in their first Olympic semi-final in 16 years after the conclusion of the group stages
A WINDOW making firm has been refused permission to expand its factory – even though it promised the move would create 30 jobs. The Performance Window Group wanted build a new warehouse on land next to its plant on the Tower Business Park, Tiptree
A LONG-AWAITED project to upgrade a road dubbed Colchester’s worst has finally been signed off. The Essex County Council project to widen and rebuild uneven and pothole-ridden Berechurch Road was due to start last September . A disagreement
SPORTING fever gripped Colchester before the Olympics had even begun, latest figures reveal. A total of 305,776 people used Colchester Council’s leisure facilities between April and June this year – 1,845 more than during the same period in
A BARMAID who scooped tickets to the men’s 100m final has spoken of the amazing atmosphere within the Olympics stadium. Shareen Rozier, from Highwoods, won a pair of tickets to the event from the National Lottery after entering a competition
VOLUNTEERS and residents turned out in force to mark the opening of St Helena Hospice’s new base in Stanway. The offices and shop, at Angora Business Park, in Peartree Road, replace its now-closed premises, in Magdalen Street, Colchester. The launch
COLCHESTER’S historic Officers’ Club is finally rising from the ashes two years after it was destroyed in a blaze. Builders have started work on a replacement club house at St John’s Green. Colchester Council’s planning officers have approved an application
HOMELESSNESS in Colchester is on the rise. For every 1,000 family units, known as households, in the town there are almost four registered as homeless and in priority need of a home. While the Government has thrown money at the problem, investing £400
A STUDENT who completed an 876.5 mile triathlon in 28 days in memory of his godfather said finishing was the best feeling ever. Sam Richardson, of Nicholsons Grove, Colchester, ran 300 miles, cycled 576 miles and swam half a mile between John O
OLD photos, maps and census records charting the history of Wivenhoe will be on display later this month. Family history research will also feature alongside hundreds of photos and material on the old Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea railway. John
MUSIC filled the air in Brightlingsea as hundreds of visitors enjoyed a free festival. The second Brightlingsea Music Festival attracted visitors from across Essex. The three-day extravaganza on Hurst Green had a different theme each day.
A SHOP has finally opened after two months of delays. The opening of the Cake Story, in Priory Walk, Colchester, was scheduled for June 1, but postponed by the collapse of the roof at the nearby Holland and Barrett shop. Priory Walk was closed
MORE police officers face the axe, after it was revealed Essex Police has only made £16million savings of the £42million needed. Last year it was revealed 388 officers, 100 PCSOs and 600 civilian staff – just under 20 per cent of the workforce
In-form striker Freddie Sears admitted he cannot wait for the new season to start after bagging a brace against Derby County. Sears’ fine double helped Colchester United hold their Championship visitors to a 2-2 draw, in their latest friendly
COPS who prefer doughnuts to diets will be put through their paces next year with the introduction of annual fitness tests. The work-outs are part of a set of proposals to reform the police with all officers expected to have to pass -
IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A MAN and his ex-girlfriend have been convicted of a brual killing in a Clacton street. Charlie Jacobs, 23, was high on cocaine and alcohol when he punched and kicked Oli Smith-Daye to death. He was convicted of murder.
Saskia Clark is placed top of the women’s 470 class leaderboard after the first six races of the Olympic regatta. The 32-year-old from West Mersea and helm Hannah Mills opened yesterday’s action with their second bullet (race win) of the
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