Rhys Healey has made a surprise return to Colchester United on loan. The striker returned to Wales last month after being recalled by his parent club, Cardiff City. However, he has now gone back to the U's for a second loan spell. And Healey is available
The polls are pointing to May’s general election being one of the most unpredictable for decades. Joe Twyman, YouGov’s head of political and social research, has already made his predictions. The former Colchester schoolboy said the signs are
A FRANTIC owner is trying to recapture her dog after it escaped while out for a walk to travel miles across Colchester. Noodle, three, went missing from Severalls Industrial Estate at 7pm on Monday after it was chased by another pooch. He has
THE high winds of last weekend have curtailed any boat fishing. With strong winds buffeting the coast, the boats that managed to get afloat at the beginning of the week reaped the benefits as the codling and thornbacks were feeding well. The
COLCHESTER Amateur Boxing Club enjoyed double success at the Devizes ABC dinner show. Blake Marshall and Molly Yates were presented with trophies by former light heavyweight champion Nicky Piper, following their success at the Wiltshire event.
DELIGHTED Brightlingsea Regent chairman Terry Doherty said a collective effort paid off after the club secured their all-important ground grading. Regent’s North Road ground was given the thumbs up by league inspectors after meeting FA and league
TONY Humes admits any contract talks have been put on hold until Colchester United’s fate is sealed. A number of U’s players will see their existing deals at the Weston Homes Community Stadium expire in the summer. Senior players such as David Fox
Commonwealth Games time-trial champion Alex Dowsett has set a new date for his attempt on the UCI Hour Record. Dowsett’s Movistar Team has announced that he will attempt to break the record at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester on Saturday
THE shocking moment a driver risked disaster by racing under closing level crossing gates, while towing a horsebox, has been captured on camera. The video of the vegicle pulling out from behind cars, which had already stopped at the Eastgates crossing
AYOUNG people’s organisation is being reported to the Charity Commission after a row over funding. The founder of the Young People of the Year campaign, Tony Gearing, believed he had agreed a £5,000 donation with software company Access Group,
A CAMPAIGNING headteacher has called for action to get a safe and secure playing field for his students. Work is underway on a new £8.5million purpose-built school for Market Field School in Elmstead Market. But while the premises will be state-of-the-art
BOAT owners demanded answers about steep price increases to launch from Brightlingsea’s hard at a heated meeting. About 50 people filled the parish hall for the public meeting organised by Brightlingsea Town Council to discuss the controversial
FLATMATES in Colchester are needed for a new television series. Princes TV is looking for people who share homes to look at how materialistic they are and whether they could live without smartphones, furniture, televisions or the internet.
THERE is still time to submit your questions for the Gazette’s General Election hustings. Politicians vying for your vote will be answering your questions at the Weston Homes Community Stadium on April 14. Sir Bob Russell (Liberal Democrats
Colchester United defender Tosin Olufemi says his injury nightmare has made him a stronger person. The 20-year-old has recently returned to action for the U’s under-21 side, after recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon. Olufemi has had a long road
DOZENS of jobs are set to be axed putting the public at risk from offenders, a union has warned. Staff at Essex’s Probation Service say they have been told 100 jobs must go this summer, equal to a third of the workforce. People based at all
THE life of a talented comic poet was celebrated by her family and friends in Colchester. A horse-drawn carriage took Jenny Goswell’s coffin to Colchester Crematorium. Mrs Goswell, from Great Clacton, died aged 68. She had undergone a kidney
STARS from television will be dropping their scripts and picking up footballs for charity. X Factor’s Stevi Ritchie and the Only Way is Essex’s Dan Osborne are giving up their time to take part in a charity football match at the Weston Homes Community
“DESPICABLE” thieves have raided a charity shop which raises money for disadvantaged children. The burglars targeted Colchester Children’s Charity shop, in Old Heath Road. They broke open the till to steal less than £20, before pocketing money
A JURY will decide how a talented rugby player and coach died on a Colchester building site. Dave Holloway, 35, a New Zealander, died on the JR Pickstock site, off Haven Road, just two days after starting work there. He was killed when a cage
