Grand National weekend is one of the top occasions of the year and there are lots of things to look out for ahead of the big race, which takes place on April 11th. McCoy's last National AP McCoy is horse racing's most famous ever jockey and
Colchester and East Essex League division one side Connaught Red Star captured their second trophy of the season after lifting the Great Bromley Cup. They beat premier division outfit Oyster 3-2 at the Hawthorns to lift the trophy and add it to the Amos
Tony Humes says he has always had confidence that his players could turn their form around. But the Colchester United manager has warned they must maintain their momentum, if they are to stay in League One. The U’s have given themselves a fighting chance
Tom Eastman feels Colchester United’s past experience of fighting relegation can aid them in this season’s battle against the drop. The centre-back is one of a number of players in the current U’s squad who have had experience of battling to keep the
AN online gambling addict who stole £250,000 from her family has dodged jail after her partner forgave her with the words: “Money means nothing.” Tracy King, 39, secretly transferred the life-changing sum from boyfriend Gavin Ling’s savings account
A BUMPER art exhibition and book sale saw hundreds of visitors scour the shelves and support an historic church. The annual Easter event sees a range of artwork on show by local artists and donated books for sale. Proceeds go towards the 208
AN appeal has been launched to resurrect plans for a huge solar farm which residents believe would become a blight on the landscape. BE Renewables’ plans for a site the size of more than 50 football pitches at South Green, Fingringhoe were rejected
A CHARITY is celebrating after it sent its 60,000 bike to a new owner in Kenya. Re-Cycle, based in Wormingford Grove, Colchester, takes unwanted bikes, refurbishes them and ships them to hard-up people in Africa. The 60,000 bike was delivered
BEMUSED passengers say they cannot work out where to stand, or which bus the need to catch after information “flags” disappeared from bus stops in Colchester. The flags, on stops outside Colchester Osborne Street bus station, used to show which
A LONG awaited road has opened in north Colchester. The Northern Approach Road Three which runs between United Way and connects to the existing Northern Approach Road opened on Wednesday. It contains a bus lane as it will form part of Colchester's
In-form Jacob Murphy believes his loan spell at Colchester United is helping him to become a better footballer. The 20-year-old winger, who is on loan from Championship side Norwich City, has been in eye-catching form for the U’s. Murphy, who joined
ALICE Newton’s disability will no longer stop her enjoying the beach near her Mersea home, thanks to the generosity of islanders. They have clubbed together to buy Alice a £4,800 all-terrain wheelchair so her condition, spinal muscular atrophy,
THE director the Firstsite art gallery, Matthew Rowe, has left. Andrew Nightingale, the interim chairman of Firstsite’s board, announced Mr Rowe had decided to stand down after two years as the gallery’s director. In a statement, Mr Nightingale
