BAFFLED businessman Graham Harris couldn’t quite work out why business was so slow for his Colchester skip hire firm. The phone in his Bromley Road office didn’t ring for days – and that, it turned out, was the reason things were so quiet.
A last-gasp header from Elliot Lee salvaged Colchester United a dramatic 2-2 draw at Rotherham United this afternoon. Lee's header bounced over the line from the underside of the crossbar, after Rotherham had failed to clear a corner deep into
Rotherham 0 U's 0 - we're underway here at the New York Stadium Rotherham 0 U's 0 - Colchester boss Joe Dunne named an unchanged side for the club's first-ever game at the New York Stadium. New signing Dominic Vine on the bench along with Tom Eastman
POLICE have launched a manhunt after a teenager girl was robbed at knifepoint by a masked attacker. The 18-year-old student was walking along Elmstead Road in Colchester in the early hours of Saturday morning when she was approached by the robber
PLANS to build 50 homes on a controversial site have been put on ice after clear the air talks were held. Tendring District Council needs to build the homes in Alresford but after initially consulting residents and parish councillors, plans were
VOLUNTEERS raised £3,000 for a hospice after organising a concert. Betty Blower and Carole Goodwin have run the Voices for Hospices event, which see thousands of pounds raised every two years, since 2005. This year’s event, called Time To Sing
A SKATING rink could be forced to close after insurance costs rocketed from £2,800 to £12,000. Dovercourt Roller Skating has been hit with the increase after a child broke his ankle and his family sued. Insurers settled out of court, but a year
22 HOMES in Essex are burgled every day. The number of homes raided in the last financial year was 7,883 up more than 12 per cent on the previous year. Several operations are being run by Essex Police to try and combat the rise this year especially
COLCHESTER RFC coach Danny Johnston is looking for his side to get back to winning ways. They travel to mid-table Brentwood today for what he expects to be a tough London League divison one north challenge. Second-placed Colchester’s slow start
HALSTEAD TOWN plan to turn up the volume - and hope their noisy supporters spur them on to a precious victory. The Humbugs are preparing for a top-of-the-table Thurlow Nunn League division show showdown at Whitton United. Town are second, four
THE emergence of Colchester United’s academy players is “only the beginning” of what is to come, according to manager Joe Dunne. Home-grown youngsters such as Macauley Bonne, Sammie Szmodics and Alex Gilbey are all set to travel with the U’s for
RYAN Dickson has admitted he was “hit hard” by the virus that left him sidelined for weeks. But the Colchester United left-back is hoping he is now finally over the illness that has disrupted his season. Dickson started seven of the U’s opening
AS CAMPAIGNERS celebrate winning their fight to save Colchester’s iconic water tower Jumbo from development, we ask, was this right the move?. Colchester councillors rejected plans to convert the Grade II-listed building into luxury flats, offices
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS boss Mark Hawkes insists his players are still brimming with confidence - despite being knocked out of two cup competitions this week. The Scraley Road side were left licking their wounds after bowing out of the FA Cup against
BRAINTREE TOWN have been rocked by an injury blow to Sam Habergham. The reliable left-back has been ruled out for around three weeks with ankle ligament damage. He suffered the injury during the first half of last weekend’s FA Cup fourth qualifying
COLCHESTER United manager Joe Dunne has hailed the versatility of teenager Alex Gilbey. And the U’s boss has urged the midfielder to stay focused, with attempts to keep him at the club ongoing. Gilbey’s current contract is due to expire in
ALMOST one in three adults in Essex have a dangerous relationship with alcohol, according to the Department of Health. Figures highlighted by police and crime commissioner Nick Alston show there are 336,700 people engaging in “hazardous, harmful
