ANGELO Harrop is back at Stanway Rovers. The club's highly-successful former manager has returned to The Hawthorns as Director of Football. He will work alongside manager Lee Fisher and assistants Paul Nicholson and Kevin Wren. “We’d like
THEY may be battered and bruised, but a team of determined paratroopers have returned home in one piece after a taking on a marathon charity challenge. Lieutenant Bob Barrows, Corporal Eddie Walton, Master Sergeant Josh Geery, Lance Corporal Mike
A POPULAR shop is moving back to its home after ten months away following a devastating ram raid. Crooks smashed into the East of England Co-op store in Dedham High Street in an early morning attempted burglary last December using a Toyota Hilux
COUNCILLORS are highlighting an estate’s worst potholes in a bid to get them fixed before the spring. Colchester borough councillor for Shrub End Lyn Barton (Lib Dem) visited Smallwood Road in Colchester, which she believes is the most dangerous
A TOTAL of £50,000 has been used to pay for Colchester’s Litter Police. In a bid to crack down on littering and associated antisocial behaviour in the town centre, Colchester Council is working with private security agency Artemis to deter litter
THERE was consternation in the house this week when University Challenge went missing - and not for the first time. It is often the victim of schedulers assuming few people will notice if they just bounce it for a week, or all of a sudden swap
SOME of Colchester Hospital’s frontline staff are considering leaving over changes to parking, it has been claimed. Last month the hospital announced staff will have to have to apply through a needs-based system to park there. There are around
COLCHESTER United boss John McGreal is undaunted by the prospect of two long away trips - and says spending so much time together will add to the already-positive team spirit within his camp. The U's make the long trip to Morecambe tomorrow followed
SAM Ashford says receiving a call-up for England representative honours shows him that he is doing the right things as a non-league footballer. While getting selected for the FA ambassadorial side that will be travelling to play two games in the
COLCHESTER’S litter police are cleaning up the town, issuing 55 tickets... while wearing stab vests. In a bid to crack down on littering and associated antisocial behaviour in the town centre, Colchester Council is working with private security
WITH most of his goals so far coming on the road so far, Luke Norris is perhaps one member of Colchester United's squad who won't be too put off by the long journeys they have ahead of them this week. Norris, together with his U's team-mates, will
Pupils at St Helena School learn what could be their most important lesson yet - how to save a life. Year 11 prefects at St Helena School spent their afternoon getting hands on CPR lessons with Kathryne Burke, a nurse from the University of Essex
Colchester's famous Oyster Feast is set to bring a host of special guests to the town hall. The traditional annual event on Friday is one of the most iconic in Colchester’s civic calendar. This year, mayor Peter Chillingworth will be joined
St Botolph's. Rubble and wasteland regenerated or a lost opportunity to do something arty and different? I want to make clear I stand up for this as a great proposition and not just because we need more accommodation and to relieve the pressure
An injured war veteran who lost both legs after a bomb blast in Afghanistan has had his specially adapted bicycle replaced thanks to a generous donations from Essex Freemasons. After reading about how heartless crooks stole two of Ash Hall’s vehicles
TRAFFIC is queuing on the A12 after two separate crashes. There were reports of a collision close to the JobServe Community Stadium on the London-bound carriageway. Whilst on the other side of the road, heading towards Colchester, there has
WITH the euphoria of their FA Trophy triumph at AFC Dunstable still fresh in their minds, Witham Town manager Mark Ashford is demanding that his players keep their levels high as they return to Bostik League division north action this weekend. Town
COLCHESTER’S Tom Oliver finished the Dickies Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch GP circuit on a high with a superb fifth-place finish for the SGR Racing team. The final weekend got off to a steady start with Oliver qualifying in 14th place
COLCHESTER Harriers race walking ace Dominic King is hoping to do an Italian job this weekend when he heads to the Italian National Championships in Reggio Emilia. King is due to be competing in the 50 kilometre event as he continues building towards
COLCHESTER United boss John McGreal has challenged his players to notch back-to-back league wins for the first time this season. Despite their strong start to the campaign, the U’s have only won consecutive matches on one occasion - when they followed
A BRAVE daughter is having her long locks chopped off to help young girls who lose their hair through chemotherapy. Morgan David will be donating 18 inches of her hair to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which makes wigs for children. Morgan
PROVISIONAL figures have been released ranking secondary schools for their exam results. The data, released by the Department for Education, marks student’s progress using the initial Progress 8 and Attainment 8 figures from the latest GCSE results
A CHARITY has promised it will be offering "many more activities" for older people when a long-standing activity centre shuts its doors for good. Members of Lion Walk Activity Centre are due to move to Age Concern Colchester, on North Hill, when
