Braintree Town chairman Lee Harding has said that the club are prepared to be patient to make sure they make the right appointment in their hunt for a new manager. The Iron have a two-week break from action between their 1-0 defeat at Aldershot
A COUPLE spent hundreds of pounds to create a spooktacular experience for trick or treaters. Jackie Hickman and her husband, Gary, have been decking out their gruesome garden in Wivenhoe for the past eight years. This year, they spent three
IT is particularly noisy in the engineering department at Colchester Institute. Usually the students would be working on body repairs, or studying electronics. But for the past 10 months, they have also been working on something very special
A MAN has appeared in court and denied raping a young woman. Sultan Mohammed is accused of sexually attacking the woman inside a property in Annan Road, Colchester. The alleged rape is said to have taken place at 6am with Mohammed said to have
A MAN has been handed a suspended jail sentence and been banned from the roads for three years after a crash which left him in a critical condition. Brian King was driving a Volkswagen Golf which he crashed at the junction of Severalls Lane and
FRINTON Cricket Club coach Tony Stubbs believes Ben Foakes would be fully deserving of his England debut, with speculation mounting that the wicketkeeper could be handed the gloves for tomorrow’s Test opener in Sri Lanka. Former Essex man Foakes
IT wasn’t many years ago I would have been reporting great hauls of early-winter cod for our boat and beach anglers. However, over the last few years, we have seen less and less of these fish that we came to rely on. There are many reasons why
by JOHN CAMPANY THREE Essex and Suffolk Border League sides survived after the Essex Premier Cup second-round matches on Saturday. Alresford Colne Rangers and Little Oakley Reserves advanced on penalties, while Kelvedon Social prevailed 1-0.
COLCHESTER United head coach John McGreal believes his in-form side are becoming more of a “scalp” for visiting teams after their fine home results continued against Swindon Town - and has warned the hard work starts now. The U’s moved into the
BRING it on. That’s FC Clacton boss Tom Austin’s defiant message after his side were handed an FA Vase assignment at Deeping Rangers. The sides will meet in a third-round contest at the Lincolnshire outfit’s Haydon Whitham Stadium on Saturday
CHILDREN and parents at a nursery in Colchester got into the spirit of Halloween. Busy Bees Day Nursery in Wyncolls Road hosted a pumpkin carving competition, and the amazing creations where showcased in the nursery. Kate Whitnell, nursery
THE region’s under-pressure ambulance service has named its new interim boss. Dorothy Hosein is said to have a “wealth of experience” in the NHS and was described as a “wonderful choice” by the East of England Ambulance Service Trust. Mrs Hosein
A GENEROUS charity has given more than £100,000 to organisations across Colchester. The Catalyst charity has given £25,000 to Colchester Age Concern to help meet the costs of refurbishing its new North Hill headquarters and more than £8,000 to
FC CLACTON have been drawn away to Deeping Rangers in the third round of the FA Vase. Tom Austin's Seasiders booked their place after a 1-0 victory against Kirkley and Pakefield, at the Rush Green Bowl on Saturday. Matt Eve scored their winning
DETECTIVES are appealing for information about two burglaries on the same road in Colchester which officers believe may be linked. Both break-ins took place in Mountbatten Drive between 7.50pm and 10pm on Tuesday, October 30. That evening,
JAKE Hutchinson's late goal proved only a consolation as Colchester United's under-18s suffered a heavy 7-1 defeat at Queens Park Rangers, writes BRIAN WALLER. Hutchinson struck with two minutes remaining but the U's youngsters were comprehensively
KEVIN Coyle is delighted to be back at step four level – and says manager Mark Ashford is one of the main factors in his decision to join Witham Town. The 31-year-old is set to put pen to paper at training on Tuesday night, after a short spell with
COLCHESTER United striker Luke Norris will see a specialist today to further examine the extent of the injury he suffered against Swindon Town. The 25-year-old was stretchered off just before half-time in the U's 1-0 win at the JobServe Community
CLACTON MP Giles Watling said Britain risks “civil unrest on our streets” if another vote is held over the country’s departure from the European Union. The Tory MP appeared as a last-minute addition to the BBC Question Time panel, screened live
COLCHESTER moved back up to second spot in London One North with a thrilling 22-21 win over a talented Old Haberdashers side, writes MAGGIE WHITEMAN. The Blacks were off to a flying start and scored after three minutes from the back of the well-marshalled
A busy road was partially blocked after an accident on a roundabout. There were delays on the A1124 in Eight Ash Green this morning because of the crash, which took place at around 10.20am. Drivers were advised to allow extra time for their
We're heading into a two-week spell that could well prove to be the pivotal period in Braintree Town's season. It really could be a fortnight that decides whether they stay in the National League beyond the end of the campaign or return swiftly
A PROFESSIONAL bowler pinned down the winning spot in an American tenpin bowling competition making him only the third foreign-born player ever to win a US Open. Dominic Barrett won four matches on his way to claiming the 2018 US Open winning spot
Schools and colleges are being given the opportunity for their pupils to experience a realistic surgical dissection of a human body. Fresh from an appearance on BBC's Dragons' Den programme in the summer, Operating Theatre Live has announced plans
THIS week’s column starts with a quote from new boss Paul Lambert. “I want my team to play with tempo, drive and enthusiasm,” he wrote in his programme notes on Saturday. “I want the players to enjoy their football and I want us to give something
SAMMIE Szmodics bagged the all-important winner to send Colchester United into the top three – and immediately dedicated the win to his injured team-mate Luke Norris. Szmodics’ well-taken strike just before half-time clinched the U’s a 1-0 victory
BLOOD found near where a rough sleeper died in a multi-storey car park showed he had been attacked multiple times over a long period a court heard. Martin Dines, 56, died in St Mary’s car park in Balkerne Hill, Colchester, in April. Heidi Kennedy
CHANGES to bus stops in Colchester have been “to the disadvantage of residents”, a councillor has claimed. Colchester councillors had the opportunity to question cabinet members on important topics at a recent meeting. Cyril Liddy (Lab) asked
COMMUTERS will face TEN days of disruption due to major railway works. From December 23, Network Rail engineers will be installing 12.5km of overhead wire at Forest Gate on the Great Eastern Main Line as part of a £250 million investment to
