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  • Bake off success for students

    CHILDREN put on their aprons to battle it out for the title of the best baker. Pupils from schools across Colchester descended on Gilberd School, in Brinkley Lane, Highwoods, to make Victoria sandwiches, which would make Mary Berry proud.

  • Care Home plan unveiled for Essex County Hospital

    A DEVELOPER has unveiled plans to turn Essex County Hospital into a care village. Services at the Lexden Road hospital, which opened in 1820, are gradually being transferred to sites including Colchester General Hospital and the nearby Primary

  • Blue badge spaces lost in car-sharing trial

    COLCHESTER Council is offering exclusive parking spaces to car -sharing commuters – by cutting the number of Blue Badge spaces. As part of a new scheme, 18 spaces across five Colchester Council town centre car parks have been dedicated to the Loveurcar

  • Two men appear in court charged with attempted murder

    TWO men were stabbed and had boiling water thrown at them during an attack at a house, a court heard. During the attack, one of the men, George Kennedy, was stabbed three times near his heart and once in the stomach. His friend was also injured

  • U's striker Holman joins Shots on loan

    Colchester United striker Dan Holman has signed for Conference Premier side Aldershot Town on a month's loan. Holman, who has recently returned to the U's following an unproductive loan spell at Wrexham, will be looking for game time at the Shots and

  • Police attempt to predict burglaries before they happen

    POLICE officers in Essex are trying to predict crimes before they happen. The number of burglaries generally increase in November so Essex Police is trying to combat this by looking at previous trends to predict future ones. More resources

  • Girl knocked out during nightclub assault

    A GIRL was knocked unconscious and another punched in the face by a man at a university nightclub. Police are appealing for information after the double assault at Essex University’s Sub Zero club on the Wivenhoe Park campus, in Colchester.

  • Pervert exposes himself near schools

    The hunt is on for elderly pervert spotted exposing himself near two Colchester primary schools. Residents reported seeing a man performing a sex act in a car park in New Town yesterday morning. Others said they heard a man screaming, shouting

  • UPDATED 4PM: Man bailed after two boys accosted in Clacton

    A man has been released on bail by police investigating reports of accosting and suspicious behaviour. The 53-year-old from Colchester, was arrested yesterday evening in connections with two incidents in Clacton on Saturday, October 18. He

  • U's open contract talks with key duo

    Colchester United have opened contract talks with leading goalscorer Freddie Sears. And the U’s are also in negotiations with goalkeeper Sam Walker about extending his stay at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Sears, who was Colchester’s top goalscorer

  • Iron star Matt hoping to return at Weymouth

    MATT Paine is hoping to return to Braintree Town first-team action in tomorrow’s FA Cup tie at Weymouth. It has been a frustrating season for the 26-year-old, after picking up an injury to his right knee in the campaign’s opener at Macclesfield

  • Kimble hoping for a bumper turnout for FA Cup tie

    WITHAM TOWN boss Garry Kimble has issued a rallying cry for the public to get behind his team and help them make FA Cup history. The Ryman Premier side are playing in the fourth qualifying round for the first time ever, when they entertain Vanarama