STREET drinkers will be the focus of a £15,000 campaign in Colchester. Colchester Council has released the money in order to fund an outreach worker to help get street drinkers off alcohol. It comes after a nine-month pilot, which saw 22 alcohol
THOUSANDS of knitted goods are being sent off to impoverished African babies. They will be sent to African fish and chip babies - so named because the poor newborns are wrapped in newspaper for warmth. The final count was 26 blankets, four
ORGANISERS of Colchester Carnival 2013 want more than 1,000 people in this year’s procession. The event returns on July 20 ran by the Colchester Round Table and Ladies Circle. Colchester Carnival is sponsored by Weston Homes and supported by
MATTHEW Rowe is under no illusions. “I know Firstsite has had its problems. I was aware it was a project fraught with difficulties and, like many publically-funded capital projects, it had a difficult gestation period.” Matthew Rowe is an intelligent
THE A12 was shut after a "serious" crash between a lorry and a bus. The northbound carriageway was closed from junction 27, Spring Lane, on Monday. The crash, which involved a HGV, occurred at around 1.30pm, a quarter of a mile before junction
A TEENAGER has been attacked by knife wielding thugs in Colchester's Castle Park. Police are appealing for information after a 17-year-old man was approached by two men near the St Peter's Street entrance of the park. At about 8.30am, on Friday
RESIDENTS have been urged to safeguard their jewellery after a spate of burglaries around the county. Officers have noticed an increase in the amount of times jewellery is being stolen when a property has been broken in to. Advice includes
George Porter believes being a regular starter for Colchester United over recent weeks is helping him capture his best form. Porter was impressive in helping the U’s claim a 1-0 win over Preston North End. The on-loan Burnley winger walked
EXTRA patrols have been launched after two men in a van offered to give a nine-year-old girl a lift to school. The girl was approached in Artillery Street, Colchester, by men in a large silver-grey van at 8.25am last Tuesday. She was offered
A CAR has left the road and gone over a crash barrier closing the A12. A diversion was put into place from junction 28, near the Weston Home Community Stadium, on the northbound carriageway after damage was caused to about 20 metres of barrier.
