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  • UPDATED: Train services disrupted due to weather

    NATIONAL Express East Anglia says it will do its best to run a normal service today - but passengers should expect delays and cancellations. Yesterday, trains were unable to run between Colchester and Colchester Town, Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze

  • Big freeze woes for retailers

    Retailers' hopes for a record-breaking "super Saturday" were dented by the snow on the last weekend before Christmas. The big freeze wrecked shopping expeditions for people on what is traditionally one of the busiest days of the year for retailers.

  • Woman trapped after crash in "horrendous" conditions

    A woman was cut free from her car after a crash in Magdalen Street, Colchester. She was in one of two cars involved in the smash yesterday evening at 6.34pm. Crews from Colchester and Wivenhoe attended and freed the woman by 7.17pm.

  • Snow causes travel chaos

    TRAFFIC chaos has hit drivers in Colchester after heavy snow fell on Saturday. Motorists faced long delays on the A12 heading into the town after the return of the wintry weather, which hit north east Essex just after noon. Essex County

  • U's game called off

    Colchester United's game at Bristol Rovers has been called off. Referee Michael Naylor was at the Memorial Stadium this morning and although he was confident the pitch was playable, he felt that the surrounding areas around the ground were

  • Teaching teenagers the Lifeskills to get jobs during downturn

    WORKING with young people is a passion for Stuart Goudge. He is the business development adviser for the Government-funded Lifeskills Solutions, which works with businesses to get teenagers work experience. Lifeskills Solutions was set up to turn the