A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure and sexual touching. The 43-year-old, from Clacton, was detained today in connection with an investigation into two incidents in which teenage boys were accosted in Clacton on Saturday,
LEADING Conservative Will Quince has stood down as leader of the Conservative group on Colchester Council to focus on the General Election. Colchester is one of the Conservative party's top 40 target seats for next May's election for which Mr Quince
A COUNCILLOR has handed over £20,000 to prove she is not refusing to pay up in a planning battle she lost. Jo Hayes, a Lib Dem councillor for Colchester Council’s Castle ward, fought a two-year legal battle to stop an 85-bed hotel being built in
CHAMPION boxer James DeGale was put through his paces by Colchester paratroopers. The Olympic champion was at Colchester Garrison today ahead of his super middle weight title fight in November 22. As well as testing 3 Para boxers in the ring
SCHOOLS have seen a small rise in their pass marks after GCSEs were remarked in the wake of the English exam controversy. Thomas Lord Audley, in Monkwick Avenue, Colchester, saw its five A* to C including English and maths GCSE benchmark increase
A LAMP post outside Colchester Town Hall was destroyed when a delivery truck reversed into it. The driver knocked down the concrete post yesterday at 9.30am, smashing the glass lamp on the top. Workers closed off part of the footpath to clear
THE adorable picture of a paratrooper’s daughter sleeping on her dad’s uniform has been chosen to feature in a charity calendar. Little Emilia Winson is sleeping on her dad Ryan’s gear, resting on his helmet and wearing his maroon beret. The
FOR once it was John Warner’s turn to be served coffee and cake...and what a place to go for it! It happened when the stalwart care home volunteer was invited to Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister as a thank you for his years of service.
Animal welfare inspectors found injured and dangerously thin horses, a court heard. The RSPCA visited a field near Place Farm Court, in Rowhedge Road, Colchester, after a complaint from a member of the public about the state of the animals.
VOLUNTEER models sashayed down the catwalk for a fashion show fundraiser which raised £1,500. The St Helena Hospice event, held at its Tendring Centre, in Clacton, showcased clothes from its 12 charity shops around the region. The fashion show
A MUM claims the failure of an A&E doctor to recognise her broken wrist had shifted is the reason she has been unable to work for six years. Caroline Margerison, 47, of Forest Road, Colchester, fell while clearingawardrobe in 2008. About
Karl Duguid has left his coaching role at Colchester United - and is considering reviving his playing career. The U's legend has quit his position as the club's joint under-18 coach and has had offers from local non-league clubs to return to playing
A CONTROVERSIAL £6million hotel will open in Colchester within the next year. Demolition work has begun at the former Royal Mail depot, in St Peter’s Street, and Premier Inn is set to open in winter 2015. The hotel’s plans had stalled because
A MOTHER has paid tribute to her son who lived life to the full. Kieran Ansell, 25, of Elysian Gardens, Tollesbury, died after the Audi A3 he was in left the road and collided with a tree in Woodrolfe Road at about 12.45am on Sunday, October 19
Colchester United are confident that defender Frankie Kent did not suffer any concussion following his head injury in their 2-1 win over Chesterfield. The U's teenager centre-back was stretchered off after being hit in the face with the ball at
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TEAMS of police and trading standards officers have this morning carried out raids in Colchester. Two commercial and three residential premises were raided with counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco seized from an address. The raids took place
A FARMER has failed in his bid to get charges relating to the death of 24,000 chickens thrown out. Paul Flatman, 64, the owner of Colchester’s Jumbo water tower, will stand trial next year after denying 11 charges. The charges include failing
GREENFINGERED Mark Rand has grown what he believes is Britain’s biggest outdoor pumpkin, this year. Mark Rand, 48, has spent months growing the huge vegetable, which he has calculated weighs 700lbs (50st) . It has a circumference of 11.6ft
