THREE of Colchester United's summer signings were on target as they eased to a 3-0 friendly win at National League South outfit Wealdstone tonight. Goals from Paris Cowan-Hall, Michael Fernandes and Luke Gambin gave the U's victory, helping them
HISTORIC park lands and prized parks have been recognised with environmental awards. Essex University’s Wivenhoe Park campus, Castle Park, Colchester Cemetery and Crematorium, High Woods Country Park and Cudmore Grove Country Park have all been
PARKING tickets handed out across the north of Essex will now be made of biodegradable material. The North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) is starting a trial of biodegradable Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) pockets to replace existing single use plastic
A TEENAGE drug runner stabbed two men – one of them fatally – as they attempted to rob him, a court heard. Carl Hopkins, 49, was found dead slumped up against a fence in Ryegate Road, Colchester, by an early morning dogwalker in February. Chelmsford
CAMPAIGNERS have accused County Hall of being “hellbent on its entirely unsustainable plan” to have community run libraries. Essex County Council said last week it would not be shutting any libraries after thousands of people campaigned against
A CONTROVERSIAL poster aimed at recruiting Colchester women into the Army during the Second World War has gone under the hammer. The rare poster known as the Blonde Bombshell was designed by Abram Games. Games was recruited in a bid to upgrade
THERE have been some nice surprises for Witham Town in this year's pre-season and manager Marc Benterman says adding an experienced former Colchester United striker to his squad is one of the best. Jamie Guy has joined Witham and Benterman said
PUB punters helped raise more than £500 towards installing a commemorative bench to honour Gurkha soldiers. Peter Gibbons, landlord of The Grapes, in Mersea Road, was convinced to get behind the scheme by New Town and Christ Church Lib Dem campaigner
JOHN McGreal has not ruled out the possibility of Colchester United making further signings, this summer. But the U’s head coach says it is unlikely there will be any more new faces prior to the big kick-off, on August 3. Colchester have brought
A woman has been arrested after police were called to reports of an assault. Officers attended Plowright House in St Peter's Street, Colchester, at 5am this morning (Tuesday, July 16). They were called to an incident in which two men were reported
HERE’s my take on the report into the “rapid transport system” planned for the north Essex garden communities. The evidence starts with lots of ambitious claims made about a modal shift (that’s consultant “speak” for motorists leaving their cars
A CHARTER has been launched aimed at making Colchester more cycle-friendly. It has already been signed by 35 organisations, including schools representing 35,000 students, and 220 individuals. Founders the Colchester Cycling Campaign (CCC)
ZOOKEEPERS have spent the last few months hand rearing two baby penguins. The chicks were born to Sid and Dotty and OJ and Diego earlier this year at Colchester Zoo. While the penguins were caring for the chicks themselves keepers noticed that
RESIDENTS are delighted after two appeals to build homes in West Bergholt were dismissed by a planning inspector. NEEB Holdings applied to Colchester Council to build homes in Armoury Road and near Colchester Road last year. The Armoury Road
COLCHESTER Foodbank will open a charity shop to support children facing poverty and has got its hands on a 2,000 square foot warehouse. Since the foodbank launched in 2009, its client numbers have grown steadily each year from a handful in the first
COLCHESTER Council will explore the possibility of working with a charity to create a multimillion pound youth centre in the borough. Following cabinet approval, the authority's policy and public initiatives panel will investigate creating Youth
A DRINK driver has been banned from the roads for a year and ordered to pay more than £500. Billy-Joe Temple, of London Road, Marks Tey, was caught over the limit at 9.33am in Hatfeld Square, Hatfield Peverel, on June 20. Facing a charge of drink
BRIGHTLINGSEA Regent manager Tom Rothery insists results are very much secondary during pre-season. The R's began their preparations for the new BetVictor Isthmian League premier division campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Long Melford, on Friday
A FRAUDSTER has been told to prepare herself for a prison sentence after admitting to stealing more than £6,000 from a vulnerable man. Sarah Main used the man’s bank cards to buy goods and services for herself, and for cash withdrawals, over a four
ANGRY campaigners gathered to protest against plans to build 1,000 homes at a much-loved beauty spot. More than 100 residents gathered at Orchard Baptist Church in Mersea Road, Colchester, to show their opposition to the Defence Infrastructure
A DIVERSION route being used by drivers coming into Colchester town centre will be partly blocked for 18 weeks. Works have started in Northern Approach Road, near the Mill Road junction. A new path and wider road will be created and works are
WHEN defiant runners descended on Castle Park to take the fight to cancer there was a myriad of reasons and experiences which spurred them on. Some took part to remember a family member or friend lost to the disease, while others jogged in celebration
A MAN has appeared in court to deny a string of offences including a hat-trick of robberies. Soloman Loveridge, 42, is accused of a crime spree in November 2017. But Loveridge denied he was one of two men who robbed a Tesco Express in St Christopher
COLCHESTER United general manager Tim Waddington is hoping their new-look home strip will prove to be an ‘iconic’ one for the club. The U’s have ditched their familiar blue and white stripes for the forthcoming season in favour of blue shirts with
