ROAD safety campaigners are celebrating after County Hall bosses confirmed the speed limit outside a primary school could be reduced. More than 800 people signed a petition calling for the speed limit in Clacton Road, Weeley, outside St Andrew’
A DOG owner has been reunited with his pets after enlisting the help of pet detectives. The two brown and white springer spaniels, Larsson and Nell, were stolen from a summer house at Gary Notley’s home. Mr Notley, 53, got in touch with Wales-based
BRANTHAM Athletic boss Paul Abrahams believes new signing Ray Turner will be a key weapon in his club’s quest for Ryman League football. The ex-FC Clacton manager has arrived as player-coach and was set to train with his new team-mates for the
FC CLACTON boss Phil Yearling has revealed a double coup – a new signing and the club’s star striker penning a contract. Eighteen-goal top-scorer Aaron Condon has agreed a deal to keep him at the club for the rest of the season. And Tom Holdstock
THE sky is the limit for Sam Walker following the goalkeeper’s permanent switch to Colchester United. That’s the view of U’s goalkeeper coach Ademola Bankole, who believes the young shot-stopper can get better and better. Walker, 22, has joined
ALEX Lynn is busy making sure he is in tip-top shape to impress Formula One bosses at his new Red Bull team this year. The 21-year-old racing driver from Dunmow joined the Red Bull Junior programme in December after an impressive 2013 in Formula
MERSEA’S David Labrouche and his Great Britain team have scooped a top sailing award. The team received the Yachts and Yachting Young Sailor of the Year award after claiming bronze at last year’s Optimist World Championships in Italy. Labrouche
FEARS have been raised crime will increase in parts of Clacton when County Hall bosses pull the plug on street lights this weekend. Tendring will join other parts of the county when street lamps are turned off between midnight and 5am in a bid
THE northbound A12 was closed after a crash earlier today. A silver Honda Civic and white Ford Transit Van collided blocking the road. A broken down vehicle added to delays. The crash took place between Marks Tey and Stanway at about 2.40pm
CAMPAIGNERS handed over a 1,200 signature-plus petition in their battle to keep Walton’s famous Naze clifftop from being leased off. Tendring Council is considering handing management of the green space to Essex Wildlife Trust on a 99-year lease
A COLCHESTER school has been named the best in the country for A-Level results for the eighth year running. Colchester Royal Grammar School took the top spot in the latest league tables, which were published this morning. Headteacher Ken Jenkinson
Sam Walker says he has been “humbled” by the positive reaction to his decision to sign for Colchester United. The 22-year-old goalkeeper has joined the U’s on an 18-month deal from Chelsea, following two successful six-month loan spells with the
A CHARITY fun run will be hitting the streets of Harwich. Harwich and Dovercourt Rugby Club is teaming up with the Harwich Runners to organise a Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on March 23. The Sport Relief Games, held every two years, sees thousands
A FIRM teaching forklift truck driving, lorry driving and construction will open a training centre in Clacton. ALM Training, based on Colchester’s Severalls industrial estate, will set up a facility at the Tendring Skills Centre, formerly Bishops
A DAD-OF-TWO who went to hospital with chest pains died an hour after medics sent him home after diagnosing anxiety, it is claimed. Simon Gamble’s “heart just stopped”, according to his mum Chrissie Westgate. Builder Mr Gamble, 46, from St
A DRIVER who drenched families on the school run when he drove through a puddle will be prosecuted for careless driving. Children and their parents were walking in Wimpole Road, Colchester when they were soaked by a large wave. PC Mark Hercules
A DRIVER has called for urgent repairs to a village pothole after six cars were damaged in one morning. Corinne Jaques burst a tyre on her Vauxhall Zafira on the way back from the school run on Monday. While Mrs Jaques, 37, had stopped further
A FAMILY-RUN frozen food company is set to move into new premises so the business can expand. The Topolewki family, who own Fast Food Suppliers Anglia Ltd, has bought a new unit in Grange Lane Business Park, Colchester. They hope the move will
RESIDENTS are prepared to back plans for a housing development on playing fields in Colchester. Dishland applied to build 50 houses and flats on the Gas Rec playing field, in Bromley Road. One football pitch will be retained and handed over
COLCHESTER Council looks set to increase council tax by 1.95 per cent – £3.42 for the average household. However, councillors are hedging their bets and have also proposed a council tax freeze. The Government is considering reducing the maximum
THE widow of a soldier killed in a crash has won the right to a compensation payout worth up to £95,000. Sgt Phillip Train, 34, died when his motorcycle collided with a minibus in Roman Road, Colchester in July 2009. He was a rising star of Colchester
