EVER got that sinking feeling? This worker certainly did when his digger got stuck in the mud in Seawick. Kevin Jay, a member of the Gazette's Facebook camera club, spotted the partly submerged piece of plant equipment on Friday night. He said
I WAS never a fan of Sir Bob Russell when he was an MP. However, since then, I have come to see him as a man to be seriously listened to regarding the affairs of Colchester. I have learnt his heart is certainly in the right place when it comes
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been set up to help with funeral costs of a beloved mum who died in unexplained circumstances. Isabella Mitchell – known as Bella - was found dead at an address in Wellesley Road, Clacton, at around 3.10pm on Monday.
TWO people were trapped in their cars after an A12 smash. Firefighters were called after the crash near Witham on Saturday morning. Crews from Witham, Chelmsford and Tiptree attended the scene alongside paramedics just after 8am. The casualties
Don’t feel too bad for travel writer and broadcaster Simon Reeve. He may have the best job on telly now, but he had some pretty rubbish ones up until then. “Oh I’ve had some pretty terrible jobs,” he says. “From stacking shelves in supermarkets
August is definitely music month at the Colchester Arts Centre with 12 concerts in all. Here’s five of the best... 1. Sly and the Family Drone + Justice Yeldham + Buddy Lee Dickens + Mu2, August 1. A ‘frenetic, wild, free jazz cacophony, with
ARMS-length companies remove councillors from decision making processes, Colchester’s High Steward has claimed. The town’s former MP Sir Bob Russell raised the issue at a meeting of Colchester Council’s governance and audit committee. Sir Bob
A BREXIT Party rally is being held in Colchester. The Eurosceptic group will be at the JobServe Community Stadium as part of The Brexit Party Conference Tour on September 2. Leader Nigel Farage and other keynote speakers from the region will
Libraries often have a reputation of being silent places. But campaigners have been anything but silent in their fight to save their community spaces. And while last week brought something of a reprieve, it is fair to say County Hall’s revised
THIS line-up of talented engineers can say they worked on a telescope which is being launched into space in 2021. The students from St Benedict’s Catholic College in Colchester were runners up to the Faraday Challenge having competed with nearly
SCHOOL leavers danced the night away as they said goodbye to school at a ball. St Mary's School, in Lexden Road, Colchester, hosted the event for the Year 11 pupils in a marque in its grounds. The girls, who were dressed in glamorous gowns, arrived
Essex Police is urging people who have unwanted or unlicensed firearm to hand them in. The force says the two week firearms surrender will keep Essex safe and prevent the weapons from falling into the hands of criminals. The surrender starts
A CONSERVATION group has hit out at £3.5 million proposals to revamp one of the busiest roundabouts in Colchester. Colchester Civic Society has called for a major rethink from Essex Highways over its plans for St Botolph’s Circus, which will see
SPOTTED flying ants in your garden yet? Or maybe you've had to walk home through a swarm of them. If you haven't already spotted them, the chances are you will do very soon as we edge closer to Flying Ant Day. In fact there were so many of
Drivers caught not wearing a seat belt face tougher punishments under Department for Transport (DfT) plans. Offenders in Britain could be handed penalty points in addition to a fine, meaning some may lose their licence for failing to buckle up.
A NEW mini-golf course in Colchester's Castle Park is set to open next month. Putt in the Park was given permission to build the 14 hole course by Colchester Council earlier this year. It is the firm's first course outside London and is being
JOHN McGreal admits his Colchester United players were their own worst enemies after they were thrashed by Ipswich Town in a friendly. The U's were beaten 5-0 by their East Anglian neighbours at the JobServe Community Stadium, to suffer their first
