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  • VIDEO: Anna’s album rivals star Ed

    A SINGER’S debut album has peaked above global star Ed Sheeran in a music chart. Anna Pancaldi, whose career was almost destroyed before it started due to stage fright, saw Black Tears enter at number six in the iTunes singer-songwriter chart when

  • Car stolen during Colchester burglary

    A CAR was stolen following a burglary in Colchester. A home was broken into on Bergholt Road between 10pm on Monday and 6am Tuesday. A spokesman for Essex Police said: "A set of car keys and a laptop were stolen. "The thieves also stole

  • A huge blast which left a town reeling

    THE blast could be heard across the town. The home of Hela and David Davies was devastated, as was the neighbouring semi-detached house. The couple suffered arm, leg and head injuries and were treated at Chelmsford’s Broomfield Hospital’s specialist

  • Woman threatened with knife

    A WOMAN was threatened with a knife after getting of a bus in Colchester. At about 7.20pm yesterday a 56-year-old woman exited the bus on Boxted Road and was walking towards St Paul's Hospital. A man, walking behind her, ran in front, turned

  • Hansel and Gretel coming to the Mercury

    Next week Engelbert Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera Hansel & Gretel will be staged at the Mercury Theatre. Over the last few months this joint project between the Pimlott Foundation and the Theatre has actively engaged a range of arts and education

  • A120 roundabout plan on the cards

    A MULTIMILLION-POUND roundabout aimed at making an accident blackspot safer is to be built on the A120 near Little Bentley. After a meeting with local councillors, the Highways Agency has announced the roundabout will be built at the Hare Green

  • U's have discussed Ibehre exit

    Colchester United have discussed with Jabo Ibehre the possibility of him severing his ties with the club. But boss Tony Humes has stressed the powerful striker remains a U’s player and remains available for selection. Ibehre has not played for Colchester

  • I’m looking for Mr Right to take me out

    A LETTINGS manager hopes to find love on TV. Sophie Whitaker, a former Miss England finalist, is appearing on the hit Saturday night show Take Me Out. The show, presented by Paddy McGuinness, sees four men trying to win a date with one of 30

  • The French Connection

    THE last two games have been absolute thrillers, and tomorrow’s fixture with Crewe could be the same. We haven’t been playing like a relegation-threatened team, and that is the standard we need to maintain. At the moment it’s looking like we

  • Philip Morant’s new regime is paying off

    THE woman now heading Colchester’s biggest secondary school says her strict new regime is already improving standards and will help it get a better Ofted rating. Philip Morant School’s new principal, Catherine Hutley, has banned mobile phones and

  • Dermatology units left short after its 3 doctors leave

    PATIENTS say they have been left in limbo after the entire dermatology department at a Colchester hospital resigned. Patients with skin complaints trying to rearrange appointments at Essex County Hospital have been told there is no one to see them

  • Tiger Woods beware...this golfing gran’s a winner too

    TURNING 90 hasn’t stopped golfing granny Joyce Callaghan from swinging...and winning. Evergreen Joyce, who lives off Harwich Road, Colchester, only got into the sport after husband Kenneth died. Nearly three decades later she’s still playing

  • Teen urges support for awards day

    AN inspirational teenager is urging people to nominate other dedicated young people for awards. Gilberd School pupil Martin Bennett won Inspirational Young Person at last year’s WellChild awards and even met Prince Harry at the glitzy bash.

  • Chick triumphs in stableford

    CATHERINE Chick returned an impressive 26 points to triumph in Colchester Golf Club’s ladies’ 14-hole stableford competition. A total of 46 ladies battled it out in the competition, where the valley holes were missed out. Reflecting the winter

  • Last are first in scramble

    THE last group out finished first in Playgolf Colchester’s Texas Scramble. Paul Addison, Harry Yearling and Mathew Gladman recorded a winning nett score of 61.9 to claim victory. They made the most of the later conditions, when the main greens

  • Businesses' plan to improve town

    COLCHESTER is looking to become a Business Improvement District. A survey of retailers commissioned by the Colchester Town Team revealed 82 per cent were in favour of creating a large business-led group which could mean the town becoming a “Bid

  • Eastman ready for U's "six-pointer"

    Tom Eastman admits Colchester United’s crunch clash with Crewe Alexandra this weekend is a “six-pointer”. The U’s head into their home showdown at the Weston Homes Community Stadium a point adrift of safety in League One. But Tony Humes’ side know victory

  • Tendring march into semi-finals

    TENDRING Volleyball Club have marched into the National Shield semi-finals. And with lower-division opposition up next, the Frinton side have their sights firmly fixed on silverware success. They face a trip to York in the semi-finals, before