THE owner of a bar featured on TV show Bouncers says the footage was edited to exaggerate Colchester’s boozy nightlife. Curtis and Jamie were the stars of the Channel 4 show - but one scene showed Curtis threatening a man. Osman Rasih, who
COLCHESTER’S finance chief says despite a significant cut in council funding from central Government, he will not pass the burden onto council taxpayers. Paul Smith, borough councillor responsible for business and finance, said the borough’s most
A NEW managing director has been appointed at the region's rail operator. Jamie Burles has been selected to head up Greater Anglia. The current MD Ruud Haket will step down at the end of January, with the new chief taking up the post on April
A MAN has hit out at the ambulance service after his wife, who suffers from dementia, had to wait for help twice. Rosina Catania, 84, of Olivers Road, Clacton, needed an ambulance after suffering a fall and then chest pains – on both occasions
A DARING fox decided to seek out a midnight snack before snuggling up on Jessica Lambert’s bed. Jessica, 11, woke up to find the animal in her downstairs bedroom at home in West Mersea. She gave it a stroke and excitedly popped upstairs to
A PUB’S new landlady has revealed it was saved from being turned into a Chinese restaurant. Sally Crosby has permanently taken over the Leather Bottle, in Shrub End Road, Colchester. The 400-year-old pub was put on the market for £425,000 in
THREE birdies on the opening three holes provided the platform for the winners of Playgolf Colchester’s Texas Scramble. Lloyd Decort, Ben Cosgrove and Aaron Leeder got off to a flier but a bogey on the par-four fourth hole slowed their progress
COLCHESTER Golf Club's Junior Open was the place where James Hedger, of Braintree GC,chose to show his obvious talent. Shooting a gross 68 he won the competition with ease. Bogies on the first two holes were an interesting way to start and Hedger
A FIRST-CLASS debut at 17, awarded his county cap at 19, and now a two-time tourist with the England Performance Programme — it comes as no surprise to learn that Reece Topley is an impatient man. Still four months off his 20th birthday, the Colchester
Colchester Rovers’ Graeme Knott won bronze at this year’s Eastern District Cycling Association Hill Climb Championship. He recorded a fantastic time of 53.0 seconds to bag third place at the event, which was hosted by CC Sudbury on a closed road
DOMINIC Barrett admits he is still coming to terms with his new world champion status. The 28-year-old, who grew up in Walton but is now based in Colchester, won tenpin bowling’s Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Championship in America
TIM Waddington insists it makes sense for Colchester United to shut part of their ground for this weekend’s FA Cup tie against Sheffield United. But the U’s are still hopeful that supporters will turn out in numbers for their first-round clash
AN auction for a walking tour of Colchester, taking in MP Sir Bob Russell’s best bits, failed to attract any bids. Mr Russell was offering the two-hour tour on eBay to raise money for the East of England Liberal Democrats’ European election campaign
COLCHESTER will not host the Tour Series cycle race next summer because the council cannot afford it. The race has been held in the town centre since 2009 with 15,000 spectators and TV crews lining the route each time. However, Colchester Council
A VISITOR centre costing £1million will be built on Walton’s Naze cliffs after Tendring Council gave the plans the green light. Essex Wildlife Trust says the centre will boost tourism and provide an educational resource on the cliffs. The centre
A TEENAGER robbed at knifepoint has spoken of her terrifying experience. The woman, 18, who has asked to remain anonymous, was approached by a man wearing a balaclava in Elmstead Road, Colchester, on Saturday at 2am. The first-year Essex University
A RARE set of postcards showing one of the worst fires ever to hit Harwich is going under the hammer. The collection of eight original postcards dating back more than a century is being auctioned off after being rediscovered. The devastating
A DRIVER has been advised to attend an improvement course after a crash in Colchester. A Nissan Note hit a Smart car at the junction of Bromley Road and Hawthorn Avenue, in Parsons Heath yesterday at about 12.30pm. The woman driving the Smart
ON Saturday, it will be exactly 50 years to the day since University of Essex’s first vice-chancellor, Sir Albert Sloman, spoke to the nation on the BBC about his new job. In the first of his Reith lectures, entitled a University in the Making,
LOOKING for motivation to lose weight in the new year? A new slimming scheme could be just the answer and will help raise money for charity too. St Helena Hospice has launched its latest fundraiser, Elms Local Losers, and is looking for people
Police have released images of suspected stolen items recovered and have appealed for owners of the property to come forward. The items recovered include: Bosch drill DeWalt drill box and accessories Diesel watch Echo leaf blower
