A CAMPAIGN group's mascot which was stolen from Colchester’s Cultural Quarter has returned. An inspector will start to hear the appeal into Alumno’s plans to build student accommodation and a hotel near Firstsite on Wednesday. Campaigners have
THE grieving family of a woman from Clacton who died following a speedboat crash has reiterated calls for new laws to make Britain’s waterways safer. Charlotte Brown died during her champagne-fuelled first date with Jack Shepherd when his speedboat
GARDEN communities bosses will host a number of public engagement events this month. North Essex Garden Communities Ltd will run the sessions under the title Shaping Communities for Future Generations. The aim is to ask the public what they
TWO men have been charged with gun running offences after an armed police stop. Residents reported seeing armed officers and a dog unit in Hesper Road, Colchester on Sunday. A spokesman for Essex Police said: "Billy Parsley, 22, of no fixed
A DRAMA centred around the infamous White House Farm murders is to be screened on TV. The six part drama White House Farm will be screened on ITV and is a dramatisation based on the murders of Sheila Caffell, her twin six-year-old sons, Daniel
COLCHESTER United have today sold out their away ticket allocation for their big Carabao Cup game at Crawley Town. U's fans have snapped up all available tickets for the fourth-round clash at the Broadfield Stadium, on October 29. It is understood
POLICE have thanked the public after finding a teenager who went missing for several days. The 13-year old went missing from her home in Steeple and was believed to be in Colchester. A spokesman said: "She was found in Maidstone on the evening
COLCHESTER United's under-18s were beaten 6-1 at Ipswich Town in their latest Professional Development League Two fixture, writes BRIAN WALLER. On a thoroughly wet morning at Town's Rushmere training ground, the U's slipped to a very heavy defeat
North Essex non-league football clubs remaining in the FA Trophy can all look forward to home draws in the next round but those still in the FA Vase will find themselves on the road as they look for further progress. The draw for the Trophy's first
A HAIRDRESSER is celebrating 50 years since she took over a salon. Susan Guernari runs her eponymous salon in Hamilton Road, Colchester. She it took over when she was 18 and has worked there ever since. The salon is not just her place of
schools and colleges in Frinton, Walton and Kirby have seen real-term funding fall by millions of pounds in the past four years, it has been revealed. The School Cuts campaign, which is backed by the National Education Union, claims that between
A YOUNG quadruple amputee who holds the world breast-stroke swimming record has been named as a finalist for a national award. Ellie May Challis, 14, from Little Clacton, who lost her arms and legs to meningitis as a baby. But the resilient
CLUB versus country. Where do your loyalties lie? According to a poll by The Sun in 2017, 63 per cent of English fans would rather their team win the league than England win a major tournament. Whether that overall score has improved after England
A ONE-OF-A-KIND Halstead business which combines medicinal cannabis oil with chocolate is celebrating after picking up a coveted natural health and wellbeing award. Cannabeenz was created by Angela Spencer and her sister Tina in a bid to find a
ARTIFICIAL intelligence is often portrayed as something to be feared. But when used properly, it can combat many of the problems we experience as part of an ever-expanding population. Nowhere is the strain more keenly felt than in our healthcare
It’s astonishing what you can take for granted until life forces you to properly appreciate it. This year, I learned not to take the NHS and its staff for granted. I met many incredible people from across the globe who dedicate themselves to
A GROUP of travellers which had pitched up at a beauty spot car park have now left. Eight caravans and motorhomes arrived at the Chanterelle car park at High Woods Country Park, Colchester, early last week. After being served notice by landowners
HARRY Pell is hoping to return to first-team training with Colchester United this week as he draws nearer to a long-awaited return. The dynamic midfielder, who celebrates his 28th birthday next week, has been sidelined for the last two months with
A BROKEN down lorry is causing delays on the A12 at Witham. Traffic is moving slowly on the A12 southbound at junction 21 after reports of a lorry blocking one lane. A12 South bound at Junction 21 HGV Broken down in lane 1 Police are on
THERE has been a crash in Ipswich Road this morning. It happened at the junction of Valentines Drive. The Colchester crash, involving two vehicles, happened at about 9am. Traffic is worse than usual in the area. UPDATE 10.18AM - The
A BENEFIT fraudster who was overpaid nearly £20,000 has avoided jail despite lying to investigators. Charlene Pereira’s application for housing benefit and income support allowance was initially entirely genuine, however she failed to notify authorities
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the government for allowing office blocks to be turned into flats without planning permission. Colchester councillor Martin Goss says changes in planning laws which allow office blocks to be converted into flats without
SUSPECTS are waiting months and even years to find out whether they will be charged with crimes as the amount of people police release under investigation increases, figures have revealed. Under the process brought in as part of bail reforms in
A DRUNKEN wedding guest who rammed another motorist’s car and launched a foul-mouthed racist tirade after being told the party was over has been jailed. Terence Shad, of Willingham Way, Colchester, had attended the celebration without any problems
DRIVERS will be banned from performing “dangerous” U-turns to avoid a controversial town centre bus lane. Essex Highways had installed a traffic island outside Lewis Gardens, in Colchester, in a bid to stop the problem. Motorists use the junction
COLCHESTER United’s disappointed players held an impromptu team meeting on the pitch in the aftermath of their defeat at Crawley Town. The U’s side were prompted to stage the debrief by boss John McGreal after they surrendered a half-time lead
