CUSTODY suites at three police stations in Essex will be revamped to make them safer for prisoners. Almost £1 million is set to be invested by Essex Police on improvement works at Colchester, Clacton and Harlow police stations - the force’s oldest
Shouldn’t our council be doing everything it can to make sure we, as residents, recycle as much as we can? It is therefore very disappointing the Lib/Lab/Independent coalition who run Colchester Council is imposing a change in the domestic waste
A TALENTED teenage weightlifter needs the public’s support to help him lift his ambitions of representing Great Britain across the globe. Jacob Finnigan, from Colchester, has been selected to represent Great Britain at the Youth World Weightlifting
A TALENTED teenager with a rare congenital eye condition has released a new charity single to help others living with the disease. Colchester Royal Grammar School student Ethan Peacock wrote Unique after being inspired by his experience living
A university will relaunch a vote on whether to set up a Jewish Society after a row broke out over anti-Semitism. The University of Essex Students' Union says a new poll will go live tomorrow morning after the previous round of voting was deemed
Colchester United head coach John McGreal provides injury update COLCHESTER United midfielder Brandon Comley is likely to be sidelined for a least another fortnight after suffering a knee injury. The former Queens Park Rangers youngster picked
Colchester United midfielder Harry Pell's weekly Gazette column Injury blues IT’S horrible not playing! You train all week as a professional and to not have a match at the end of it is tough. You want to be out there helping the boys
IPSWICH Town will head to Wigan Athletic on Saturday for a crunch Championship showdown with an important presence missing from their coaching team on the touchline at the DW Stadium. The Blues will be without manager Paul Lambert in their technical
A CAMPAIGNER fighting plans for three garden towns in north Essex has accused the councils involved at "twerking" at the Government in desperate bid for cash. Rosie Pearson, secretary of the Campaign Against Urban Sprawl in Essex, says plans put
Today is your last chance to have a say on the future of libraries across Essex. People will be able to submit their views via the online consultation after the survey deadline was extended. It came after the website went down on Sunday, February
THERE are few organisations which which wish they did not exist. Not many hope they will no longer be needed, no longer in demand. But that is the abiding hope of the Colchester Foodbank. It hopes, one day, it won’t be needed. It hopes
A flood alert has been issued for the north Essex coastline. The alert is in force for today from midday with some minor flooding to coastal roads and footpaths expected. The seafront at Clacton and Brighlingsea will see some higher waves and
FROM mozzarella sticks, to macaroni cheese, food fans will be in their element when a festival returns next weekend. Last year more than 2,500 people descended upon the Cheese Fest at Colchester’s Charter Hall. Now the festival is back – and
STRIKER Tyler Rose has said he will always be thankful for the opportunity given to him by Harwich and Parkeston. The frontman has been on loan with the Thurlow Nunn League first division south side from Needham Market. However, he is now moving
COLCHESTER Foodbank is set to open six days a week to help people who cannot reach them on weekdays. People in need have said they cannot access the emergency provision because friends who help them get to the foodbank were working. Colchester
THE Home Secretary has praised Colchester's police officers and agreed to a meeting to discuss serious violence after a spate of terrifying town centre incidents. Colchester MP Will Quince wrote a letter to Sajid Javid asking him to attend a violent
THUNDERBIRDS’ veteran David Graham has added his iconic voice to a “tongue in cheek” script to be performed on Mersea Island at an upcoming puppet-themed event. A recording featuring the voice of chauffeur Nosey Parker, who is also known as playing
Drivers are being urged to avoid a busy road following a serious crash earlier this morning. Police have confirmed two people were injured when after a Ford Transit panel van and a Ford Fiesta collided along the The Strood in Peldon. The road
A MAN has denied carrying a machete on a train between Colchester and Witham. Gloire Pongo, 25, appeared at Colchester Magistrates’ Court yesterday having been charged with possession of a blade in a public place. But he denied the offence,
Strictly stars are set to put amateur dancers through their paces at an annual charity fundraiser. Neil and Katya Jones will be the celebrity judges for the 10th anniversary of the Strictly Air Ambulance event next month. The annual fundraiser
A SENIOR carer inappropriately touched a frail woman in her 80s during a home visit, a court has heard. Julie Thatcher denies ill-treating pensioner Hazel Gosney at her home in July 2017 whilst she was working for Bloomsbury Care Agency. Thatcher
A COIN enthusiast accused of murdering another collector often asked people to swap limited edition 50ps, a court heard. Danny Bostock, 33, denies murdering Gordon McGhee in August last year and trying to cause an explosion in his flat. Mr McGhee
A TENANT is looking to take a housing provider to court after it took his doormat away. Paul Curtis’s doormat was confiscated from outside his flat after Flagship Homes said it was an obstruction and trip hazard. The issue came to light after
KANE Vincent-Young has been described as a 'mainstay' for Colchester United after he reached a milestone for the club. The 22-year-old has racked up a century of league appearances for the U's. Vincent-Young played his 100th Football League
