THE brother of a murdered soldier is taking part in a cycle ride in his honour. Cpl Jon Miller will be joined by members of the Royal Military Police and a police officer to remember Cpl Simon Miller and five of his colleagues and raise money for Help
A NEW website asking users to rank MPs in order of sexiness has rated Witham MP Priti Patel the hottest in north Essex. Conservative Ms Patel, whose constituency includes Stanway and Tiptree, was yesterday ranked 23rd out of 648 in the table
CUTS campaigners wearing face masks of George Osborne and David Cameron protested outside Colchester General Hospital. Members of Colchester Against the Cuts demonstrated against the health and social care bill, which seeks to abolish primary care trusts
DETECTIVES renewed an appeal for witnesses to an arson attack at an underground car park in Colchester. Flats at Claudius Court, above the car park in St Peter’s Street, were evacuated as firefighters tackled the blaze. More than 20 residents who fled
X FACTOR winner Matt Cardle will play a fundraising gig in Braintree. The Little Maplestead singer will perform an acoustic set at Towerlands, in Panfield Road, on Saturday, June 25, in aid of Colchester-based brain injury charity Headway. The event
I was disappointed, but not surprised, planners and Colchester Council planning committee councillors (bar one) couldn’t see the bigger vision of Horkesley Park. Personally, it didn’t start well – having an opposer chase after me up the town
A POLICE inspector last night described his relief at talking down a suicidal man from a five-storey building in Colchester. The man, in his twenties, was threatening to jump from the roof edge. The drama happened at a derelict building at Colchester
The following organisations have joined together to form the Microchipping Alliance: Association of Dogs and Cats Homes, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, British Veterinary Association, Blue Cross, Cats Protection, Communication Workers Union,
The Gazette should be congratulated for so strongly condemning the behaviour of county councillor Lord Hanningfield (Comment, May 27). It should be understood that the £14,000 of false claims for which he was found guilty were just six examples
As a member of the public, I attended the recent Colchester Council cabinet meeting and suggested there are serious implications for the borough by allowing housing growth to run at its projected rate without a parallel policy of job creation
A DENTIST has been suspended after committing fraud. Ravinder Suryavansi, 52, of Burywoods, Colchester, has been removed from the dentists’ register for 12 months after a hearing by the General Dental Council. Last year, he admitted 14 counts of false
Thousands of pounds’ worth of lead has been stolen from roofs in the Tendring area. In the last few weeks, the roofs of a care home, church, school and a dental practice have been targeted. Ramsey Manor, a care home in Ramsey Road, Ramsey, was the first
A TEENAGER was stabbed in the neck at a flat in Colchester. Police were called to the property, in Beaconsfield Avenue, at about 11.50pm yesterday. The 18-year-old was taken by ambulance to hospital, where his condition was described as not being life-threatening
A HOSPITAL has celebrated the arrival of a new £5,000 scanner for cancer patients. Staff at Essex County Hospital’s Jefferson Ward held a tea party to thank fundraisers for supporting its ultrasound scanner appeal. Guests at the event included Michelle
A nurse accused of physically and verbally abusing residents in a unit for people with learning difficulties has been banned from practicing for a further nine months. Maurice Facey, of Howbridge Road, Witham, was acting team leader at the
THE bottom may have dropped out of the property market, but beach hut prices in north Essex are at an all-time high. The most sought-after huts in Frinton will leave a whopping £30,000 hole in your wallet. Low Wall, by the Avenues, and
Ashley Grimes says he is flattered by the interest being shown in him. The sought-after striker is rumoured to be attracting the attention of Colchester United and several other clubs. Grimes, who has been told he can leave Millwall this summer, has
POLICE are launching a major operation to clamp down on pickpockets, shoplifters and yobs in Colchester town centre this summer. Operation Banner will see the town flooded by officers from Colchester police station regularly in a bid to deter
MOTORISTS were caught in rush hour delays following two collisions on the A12 at Kelvedon. The incident, between the Kelevdon North and South junctions left one lane of the northbound carriageway blocked at 8.25am. Traffic has been left
A SCHOOL is laying off its entire team of midday assistants and relying on teachers to cover their duties. The Harwich School is making all nine if its supervisory staff redundant to try to save money. Their duties, which include supervising pupils
