A MAN has been jailed for six years for raping a woman 16 years ago. Peter Hull, 40, of Normandy Avenue, Colchester, has been found guilty following a trial at Ipswich Crown Court. Police say the conviction was only possible because of advances in
A LARGE-SCALE police operation brought 170 officers from six forces on to Essex’s roads with the aim of catching crooks on the move. Officers from Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire Cambridgshire and Bedford-shire manned checkpoints
COLCESTRIANS have shown their charitable side after raising more than £46,000 for the Royal British Legion. Poppy collections in the town continued to bring out the best in residents despite less collections because of poor weather and so many troop
COLLEGE students have presented a petition with more than 1,100 signatures to Colchester MP, Bob Russell. The Colchester Sixth Form students and pupils from Colchester Grammar School handed Mr Russell the petition as part of their campaign to oppose
MORE than 100 Essex County Council staff earn more than £80,000 a year, according to opposition leader Tom Smith-Hughes. Ten years ago, when County Hall gave up Thurrock and Southend to new unitary councils, just nine people were paid those
MORE than 200 affordable houses could be built in Colchester by the summer. Sites for the developments have been announced and it is hoped they will help relieve the town’s social housing shortage. The Homes and Communities Agency and Colchester Council
MOTORISTS were caught in delays following two collisions on the A12. One lane of the northbound carriageway was left blocked following a collision involving two vehicles at the Ardleigh Crown interchange at 8.50am today. Essex County
A SOLDIER from Colchester is preparing to spend Christmas on the frontline in Afghanistan. Sapper Richard Murray, a former Philip Morant School student, will return to the war zone following two weeks of rest and recuperation, only days before December
Pat Baldwin has expressed his shock at the sacking of his former boss Paul Trollope. And the Colchester United defender has revealed he came a whisker away from joining him at Bristol Rovers, last season. The Pirates, who host the
ROWDY revellers are being warned not to drink too much over the festive period or they could spend Christmas in jail. Colchester police will this weekend launch an operation to cut down on alcohol-related trouble in the town centre. Insp Paul Butcher
CALLING all proud and broad speaking Scots. A volunteer is being sought to record some of the most celebrated works of Robert Burns for humanist funerals. Linda Morgan, from Thorrington, has been performing ceremonies for nine years.
