LABOUR councillors took their concerns right to the top when they met the party top brass. Husband and wife team councillors Tim and Julie Young, met Labour leader Ed Miliband, along with deputy leader Harriet Harman and shadow minister Hilary
NORTHBOUND traffic is slow moving on the A12 after a minor land slide. The incident occued between junction 25, at Marks Tey, and junction 27, at Spring Lane at 6.30pm.
STUDENTS are gearing up to compete in the national finals of a prestigious competition. Pupils from the Gilberd School, in Brinkley Lane, Colchester, will take part in the annual VEX UK National Championships, for young engineers and scientists
MOTORISTS found breaching a ban on cars using Colchester High Street could be fined up to £100, it has emerged. From Sunday, cars will be banned from using the road between 11am and 6pm every day. Drivers found breaching the new traffic regulation
A LANDOWNER has said houses would be needed to fund a new health surgery in Wivenhoe. Doctors had contacted Charles Gooch to see if land could be leased if funds were raised by the town council. In a statement practice manager Zoe Cronin said
CONSTRUCTION of a long-awaited bus lane running alongside Colchester’s Northern Approach Road could start this year. The board of the South East local enterprise partnership will on Friday decide whether Essex County Council should be loaned £4.5
YOUNGSTERS at a Colchester nursery got to grips with bandages at a first aid fun day. St John Ambulance volunteer Wayne David visited the Puddleducks Pre-School to show them round an ambulance and its equipment. The trip was part of an initiative
CAMPAIGNERS have urged council bosses to scrap Colchester’s High Street car ban almost as soon as it begins. Nearly 50 traders, residents, disabled campaigners, restaurateurs, publicans and even primary school pupils gathered at Colchester Town
AN OAK tree has been planted at a Colchester school from an acorn found just down the road. St James’ Primary School, in Guildford Road, had to remove an existing tree and were keen to replace it. Town MP Sir Bob Russell stepped in with a sapling
A TEENAGER has appeared at court charged with murder. Andre Vella, 19, who gave his address as Village Close, Kirby Cross, appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court earlier today. He gave his name, address and date of birth and was then remanded
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COLCHESTER Jazz Club is on the move after a quarter of a century. For the last 25 years, one of the town’s longest-running music events has been held at the Stanway Rovers Football Club, but now the organisers who run the club have decided to move
In today's Gazette: A mum and daughter have been accused of conspiring to sell guns and ammunition to crime gangs. Caroline Hunter-Mann-Purdy, 63, of Little Oakley, and her daughter Lullahbelle Purdy, 25, deny helping to convert antique guns into
