FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a bungalow blaze in Bradwell. Everyone has been accounted for from the semi-detached home in East End Road. Crews wearing breathing apparatus from Burnham and South Woodham Ferrers are using three hose reels in a bid
A MAN will appear in court tomorrow charged with arson. Simon Folkard, 39, is accused of starting a fire in a St Peter Street flat on December 13. The blaze caused between £5-10,000 of damage and he is charged with arson with intent/reckless
COLCHESTER Film Festival is back for a second year. After a successful debut at Firstsite in 2012, organisers have announced it will return from October 18. The three day event will once again feature short films from around the globe.
THOUSANDS of GP appointments are wasted every year as patients fail to cancel them if they cannot attend. North East Essex NHS said 55,000 doctor and nurse appointments were not attended last year. The figure has been described as totally unacceptable
CATERING outlets at Essex University’s Wivenhoe campus have raised more than £1,100 for Essex Air Ambulance. Five pence from the sale of every bottle of Schweppes Abbey Well in the academic year 2011-12 has been donated to the charity, which was
MOTORISTS face more traffic chaos due to gas works on a busy Colchester road. One lane will be closed on Balkerne Hill northbound for two weeks while National Grid carry out pipe replacement works. Traders on Crouch Street have expressed concern
A TENANT is calling for action to solve a recurring mould problem in her council home. Clare Giles, 28, has tried twice to treat the mould in her one-bedroom flat and even redecorated but the problem keeps returning. Miss Giles, who has a six-month-old
Ben Coker has left Colchester United after having his contract cancelled. The attacking left-back has become the latest U's player to depart the Weston Homes Community Stadium, following Ian Henderson, Michael Rose, Tom Bender and Carl Pentney
THE Colchester Carnival 2013 website has gone live. Organisers, Colchester Round Table and Ladies Circle, have launched www.colchestercarnival.com ahead of this summers’ event. The site gives simple instructions on how to enter the procession
Colchester United are still hopeful of adding another new player to their squad to boost their relegation battle. U’s boss Joe Dunne wanted to sign a young player on loan, before the transfer window closed last Thursday. In the end, the move
A COLCHESTER historian has spoken of his joy after being a key player in one of the most important archaeological discoveries in decades. A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park has been confirmed as that of English king Richard III.
GP practices across Colchester and Tendring are to close whilst staff receive training this week. Surgeries will close from 12:30pm-6:30pm on Thursday when staff take part in a professional development session. Local out of hours provider,
A GUIDE to the High Street car ban has been published following a barrage of complaints - even before the scheme is launched. The FAQ, published on the Colchester Council wesbite, also revealed the scheme will run for 18 months, six months longer
A NORTH Essex football team for adults with learning disabilities is set to represent the county in the FA Disability Cup. The team, which has been going for five years, has received a bye into the quarter finals, due to be played later this month
Freddie Sears declared the only way is up for Colchester United after helping them claim back-to-back wins. The in-form forward scored for the third successive match to help the U’s to a 3-2 triumph over fellow strugglers Portsmouth, at Fratton
ALI Carter is celebrating his third ranking title victory after winning the Betfair German Masters, in Berlin. The Colchester-born potter beat Marcu Fu 9-6 - having stormed back from 5-3 down - to pocket 60,000 Euros. The 33-year-old, who grew
POLICE officer numbers are at their lowest for more than a decade. More than 4,000 officer posts have been lost in the past 12 months. It means there are now about 132,000 officers in England and Wales. Numbers in Essex will
In today's Gazette: Safety campaigners are demanding improvements to a dangerous junction on the A120 after two more crashes. A woman had to be cut free after a smash at the Hare Green junction. The road was closed for four hours and there was
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