AN inspector has visited the site of a proposed fast-food restaurant – but had to view it from the road after concrete blocks stopped access to the land. Last year councillors rejected the bid for a drive-thru KFC on land at Ipswich Road, Colchester
A HEALTH boss credited with improving standards during one of Colchester Hospital’s toughest times has left after almost three years. Dr Barbara Buckley, medical director at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, was praised by colleagues
TRAFFIC lights across a busy junction were wiped out after a van rammed into a set of lights and knocked them down. There was traffic chaos at the junction of Brook Street and East Street in Colchester on Friday. The area is notorious for accidents
BAILIFFS raided a popular bar and restaurant in Colchester forcing it to close temporarily. Boadicea, in Haven Road, King Edwards Quay, was visited by operatives from Dukes Bailiffs Limited on Wednesday. Items including the till, sound decks
A RANDOMLY social weekend kept me away from the main shows this weekend. So I didn’t see the Voice, or the Greatest Dancer as it headed into live shows. I haven’t even had a chance to catch up on Call the Midwife. I know, I was actually
A crash is blocking the Ardleigh Interchange roundabout. Two cars are understood to have collided at the junction for the A12 towards Ipswich. Traffic is already building in the area. Colchester – A120/A12 (J29)/A1232 roundabout –
RENE Gilmartin has had to wait patiently for the chance to experience regular first-team football. But now he has achieved it, the Colchester United goalkeeper is clearly in no mood to let it go lightly. Last year, Gilmartin spent much of his
A COMPETITION has been launched to encourage the country's most creative minds to come up with ideas to revolutionise the UK's roads. Highways England has set aside £20 million to invest in projects to change the way the country’s motorways and
Brilliant on a good day but intimidating on a bad one, Roy Keane was the most entertaining manager Matt Plummer has worked with in his 18 years covering Ipswich Town. In this week's Colchester Gazette podcast, Matt talks about George Burley, Joe
MENTAL health campaigner Steph Shilton has launched Mid and North East Essex Mind’s inaugural gala dinner which will feature a speech from her ex-football star husband. Both Steph and Peter will be at the dinner being held this World Mental Health
LONG-TIME members of an over -fifties club have been left “disgusted” after they were told their membership had stopped. Letters were sent to two members of the over fifties club at Long Meadow Community Centre, Dovercourt, after they had not been
A WAITRESS will be serving up punches instead of dessert for a charity boxing match in aid of a cancer charity. Natassja Guinsberg, 32, has signed up for the Ultra White Collar Boxing event at Colchester’s Atik nightclub on March 24. The mum-of-two
A HISTORIC church which has been at the heart of a village community for nearly 140 years has been placed up for sale. Due to dwindling parishioner numbers, West Bergholt Methodist Church, in Chapel Road, has been placed on the market for £420,000
A VAN has knocked down traffic lights at a busy junction in Colchester. The incident happened at about 10.40am this morning. A van was seen mounting the central island and knocking the lights into the middle of the road. It has caused the
by Martyn Green NORMAN Warner, who died on January 4, 2019, aged 86 can best be described as a man of many talents and a true ‘pillar of society’. Such phrases are often used but only when you check the definition, you realise the true meaning
WELL, that was the January transfer window folks. The uncertainty of never quite knowing who will be leaving and who will be coming in is a distraction that the U’s can ill afford in their push for promotion. It’s over now though, so time to
A THUG who launched a nasty drunken assault on his girlfriend while spitting at her and calling her a snake has been jailed for six months. Ryan Guntrip had been out boozing but returned to his partner of 18 months at the home they shared and asked
OUTSTANDING teachers from Colchester and beyond have been recognised for their commitment to their schools. Essex County Council organised the 2019 Essex Teaching Awards, which took place at Hylands House in Chelmsford. Nine teachers from Colchester
RESIDENTS who received cash from a mystery millionaire are a step closer to discovering where it came from. For the past five years, lucky individuals across the country have been sent surprise envelopes or Christmas cards, containing cash from
A PROJECT to get visually-impaired people taking part in running events has been launched in conjunction with six regional Parkruns. The first of Tiptree Road Runner Gary Perryman's six test runs took place in Colchester last weekend. The Run
TWO people have been charged in connection with an incident where two volunteer police officers were injured. The special officers had been attending an incident in Colchester High Street at 2.15am on Sunday, January 13, when they were hurt.
IF the biggest argument in your house surrounds your box set buddy skipping ahead to the next episode without you then this could be the dream job for you. Now TV is offering one lucky person the chance to win £35,000 to take the UK's first Box
A NEW primary school could open on the site of a former gym in Colchester. An academy trust is working with Government funders on the project to create the new school on land in Circular Road East, which was previously home to the Arena leisure
A BURGLARY victim has spoken of his horror after discovering thieves had broken into his home while his son hid under the covers downstairs. Mark Hoy’s ten-year-old son Finn was sleeping downstairs for the night when he was woken up by a group of
A POETRY fan who has admitted drunkenly assaulting a police officer is facing a difficult conversation with his father....who is a retired chief superintendent. Daniel Clilverd collapsed outside Colchester Police Station in Southway on his way home
THE torture and death of a woman who was stabbed 14 times could have been avoided if authorities had offered the right support to her killer, a report has found. Scott Hilling watched television after tying up Good Samaritan Kathleen Griffin, 57
THE row over Colchester’s new strapline has intensified after opposition councillors referred the decision to the council’s scrutiny panel. Lewis Barber (Lexden and Braiswick) was one of five Conservative councillors to sign the call-in request
COLCHESTER United head coach John McGreal admits his new signings have immediately given him a selection dilemma ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Cheltenham Town. The U’s head into the home meeting with the Robins on the back of a thumping 4-0 away
