STANWAY ROVERS suffered a dramatic League Cup exit at the hands of Godmanchester Rovers tonight. The sides did battle in a rearranged quarter-final tie at the Hawthorns and it was the visitors who made the best start, racing into a 3-0 lead.
Colchester United manager Tony Humes says he is unlikely to make any more permanent signings before the transfer window closes, next Monday. However, the U's boss is likely to raid the loan market again to bolster his squad for the all-important run-in
COLCHESTER United is throwing its support behind a children's hospice this year. The U's have announced Little Havens Hospice as one of its charities for 2015. Two families who use the hospice were at the launch at the recent home match against
SENIOR councillors have promised Essex taxpayers the lowest council tax in the region. Cabinet members at County Hall backed plans to freeze council tax and invest £1billion in services during the next five years. The budget will be voted on
FINE art student Imy Hare has carved out a name for herself in the chilly world of ice sculpting, winning a top prize in an international competition in China. Imy, from Great Bentley was part of a four-strong Nottingham Trent University team invited
VILLAGERS are celebrating after a bid to build a new solar farm, the size of 50 football pitches, was refused. The site, which is on land south of Holmwood Farm, in Fingringhoe, would have been covered in 64,000 solar panels and surrounded by a
STANWAY ROVERS are riding on the crest of a wave - but joint-assistant boss Alex Drennan says his players need no reminding of the size of the task facing them in tonight’s League Cup quarter-final against Godmanchester Rovers. Rovers are on a
It has proved both a help and a hindrance for managers, over the years. But like it or not, the January transfer window is now a pivotal part of the football calendar. Last-minute panic buys and excitable television presenters have now become common
Colchester United have allowed two of their academy youngsters to leave the club. Billy Roast and Nnamdi Nwachuku have both had their contracts cancelled by mutual consent by the U’s. The duo have been regulars for Colchester’s under-21 side, over the
A HIGH Court judge could put a halt to a new primary school being built. Campaigning resident Chris Law has permission from the court for a judge to consider a judicial review into a decision to build the school in Braiswick, Colchester. Work
HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition calling for a rethink on a controversial Tesco. Some 729 have added their names to the petition against a Tesco opening, in Cotman Road, Prettygate, Colchester. Residents have already cried foul because
COLCHESTER has a higher crime rate for the most serious violent or sex crimes than inner-city Birmingham or Liverpool, new figures have revealed. Statistics released found more than seven violent or sex crimes are committed in Colchester every
A FORMER Colchester policeman has raised thousands of pounds for charity by driving 8,000 miles around Europe ... on a tractor. Peter Matheson spent almost six months behind the wheel of his vintage Massey Ferguson – nicknamed Annie – driving at
PUBLIC toilets in Mersea Island will remain open after a campaign backed by thousands of residents. West Mersea Town Council has reached an agreement with Colchester Council, which runs the toilets, to save the island’s four toilet blocks.
A HAVE-A-GO hero has described the terrifying moment he came face-to-face with two burglars in his home. Stephen Ellis, 47, returned to his home in Ardleigh to find the gates open and a downstairs window smashed. His daughters, aged 15 and
A CAMPAIGN to get a legendary seafarer a posthumous honour has been backed by a Trinity House stalwart. Last week, the Standard launched a campaign, alongside Harwich Town Council, to get Captain Charles Fryatt recognition from the British Government
