Plans to create nearly 300 new student rooms at two sites off Essex University’s campus have been approved. Colchester Council’s planning committee unanimously approved Beyond the Box Beta Ltd’s bid to add another 152 student rooms to an existing
Colchester could see at least ten extra bobbies on the beat following an increase in Government funding for Essex Police. However, residents will also be expected to pay more in council tax to pay for new officers. The Home Office has announced
A MOTORHEAD has spent £23,000 on a rare car made out of Second World War plane materials. Tony Boyle bought a Messerschmitt KR200 about 18 months ago. The three-wheeled bubble cars were made from old war aircraft materials, after the manufacturer
A SCHOOL has helped one of its selfless pupils collect more than 300 items for a foodbank. Isla Chandler, who is eight from Colchester, has been trying to achieve her charity badge at Brownies. Over the summer holidays she collected 150 items
Immigration officials and police were called to a hand car wash in the car park of a supermarket. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Essex Police attended the business, in the car park of Asda, in Turner Rise, Colchester, on Wednesday
SINCE the middle of November Channel 5 has been playing Christmas movies almost on a loop. Sky movies has a channel dedicated to them - they are almost inescapable. Instead of trying to escape, this year I decided to embrace them in all their
Banter with Burns THIS is definitely the most important message this week, or indeed any week, in football. If you see and hear anything remotely close to homophobic or racist abuse directed at a player or fellow supporter, you must report
Snow could be on the way to Essex tomorrow, forecasters have warned. The Met Office says Saturday could see a brief period of snow with a maximum temperature of 4°C. However the temperature is expected to feel like -3°C and -4°C during the
IPSWICH Town legend Paul Mariner is jetting in from America to be part of a Kevin Beattie nostalgia night in Clacton. The event has been organised by Blues superfan Malcolm Thompson, in honour of great friend Beattie, who passed away in September
COLCHESTER United striker Luke Norris admits he ‘feared the worst’ and went into ‘panic mode’ when he injured his ankle against Swindon Town. Norris was stretchered off and taken to hospital after suffering the injury in the U’s 1-0 win over his
A DISABLED woman has been in a seven year battle with her bank as the building does have disabled access. Christine Cooke, from Colchester, has used a wheelchair for the past seven years as she has a form of arthritis. She struggles to get
APPLAUSE should echo through the corridors of schools which have surpassed expectations in the Key Stage 2 results table. And we are blessed to have a lot to celebrate in north Essex. So many schools have produced results which are above the
Neil D'Arcy-Jones picks his weekend arts highlights. 1. A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, doors 7pm. £14, £12 concessions. 01206 500900. Fresh from appearing at the Royal
MANY schools saw less than half of pupils achieve the Government’s expected levels in reading, writing and maths. The national average is 64 per cent in SATs results. Only 31 per cent of children at Hamford Primary Academy in Walton met the
A POLICE officer was hurt in a chase with a suspected drug driver. Officers stopped a car close to the Shell petrol station in Old Ipswich Road, Colchester, at 2.15am on Friday and asked the driver to provide a roadside drug test. He refused
THE father of a vulnerable man with autism who was punched in the face says his son "would not recognise danger in people". The 28-year-old and his carer were in a car in East Stockwell Street, Colchester, when a man passing by asked if he was
A BID has been launched to help to help replace a teenager’s lost possessions after a horrifying arson attack on a caravan. Jade Coleman, 13, was asleep inside a caravan neighbouring her home in Humber Avenue, Jaywick, when the arsonist struck.
THE loving parents of a baby girl who died aged just 12 weeks have thanked generous friends and family for helping them to raise more than £36,000 for other families in need. Katie and Ian Picken, from Great Bentley, were left heartbroken when
A FAMILY is grateful their house was not destroyed after a driver crashed into their fence. Carly Cox and her three children were asleep at their home when they heard a huge bang in the early hours of yesterday morning. Carly, of Pillbox Walk
COLCHESTER United head coach John McGreal insists he is desperate to keep hold of his talented players when the transfer window reopens next month. The U’s boss has stressed he does not envisage losing any of his promotion-chasing squad but admits
