STANWAY ROVERS have bolstered their fire-power by signing Ben Newson from Ryman League neighbours BRIGHTLINGSEA REGENT. Boss Angelo Harrop has confirmed that the wide midfielder and last season’s club skipper, Pip Boyland, have penned contracts
A 16-year-old boy from Colchester has appeared in court charged with the murders of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates Court this morning. Detectives
NORTH Essex’s and cider-lovers are raisingaglass the week in celebration of Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival’s 30th anniversary. The event has already attracted hundreds of ale fans to Colchester Art Centre to enjoy the more than 120 tipples
PRIMARK has revealed it will open a store in Colchester. The budget retailer will be taking over what is currently BHS, in Lion Walk. However, eager shoppers will have to wait until Christmas 2016 for the shop, with BHS not closing until January
COLCHESTER Golf Club’s Coronation Cup is both a test of golf and endurance. Played over 36 holes this all-day competition is one which always throws up a surprise or two, but it was no surprise to see Jeff Johnston come out on top. His two-round
THE KNIGHTS of Royal England invaded Hedingham Castle for a spectacular Bank Holiday jousting tournament. Thousands of spectators watched the champions ride into battle at the second jousting event in Castle Hedingham this year. Children got
Colchester’s avantgarde experimental music group, the Dead Rat Orchestra are back, this time exploring the histories of London’s infamous execution ground, Tyburn Gallows. Since forming more than ten years ago, the Dead Rats have carved out a successful
STUDENTS got to see their creations on the catwalk at their end of year fashion show. Colchester Institute students from the BA fashion and textiles degree course exhibited their designs at Firstsite. First year students’ designs were inspired
Have you ever wondered what a blind person can actually see? “I can tell you it’s definitely not black,” says Terri Sawkins, who has been blind for 35 years. Or how about communicating with someone with an impairment, whether it is sight, sound
WHAT could be more quintessentially English than a country house? Essex is blessed with a wealth of historic venues that all make a fantastic day out for all the family. Audley End, near Saffron Walden, is one of England’s most magnificent stately
HISTORIANS are celebrating 900 years since a Colchester monument was finished. St John’s Abbey Gate was founded in 1095 by William the Conqueror’s high steward, Eudo Dapier, and completed 20 years later. Now all that remains of the building
POLICE have cordoned off houses and put up a black tent in a residential street. Officers are understood to have been at the scene, in Thorpe Walk, Colchester, since Wednesday, with police also there yesterday and today. Their focus is around
LONG-standing councillor Theresa Higgins has become the new mayor of Colchester. The Lib Dem, who has represented New Town for 16 years, took up the post yesterday, during a formal ceremony replacing outgoing mayor, Conservative John Elliott.
FOR years, there have been repeated calls for a new cinema on the outskirts of Colchester. However, Colchester Council has consistently rejected bids to site leisure pursuits of this nature out of town, arguing it must protect the town cnetre.
A DELEGATION of Chinese officials visited Colchester General Hospital yesterday, to sign a training agreement. The six-strong group met representatives from the Iceni Centre, the hospital’s surgical training and resource venture which is a joint
FREE wifi will be available on a fleet of new buses set to be rolled out across Essex. A total of 16 new vehicles, at a cost of £2.4million, are being rolled out by First Essex Buses. The fleet, manufactured in Northern Ireland by Wrightbus
WHEN Adam Dean was a small boy, reading was a chance to escape into a different world – especially if the story was funny. Now, after years of failed attempts to get books and even the odd sitcom script completed, the 30-year-old is finally on
A good-sized field turned out competing for the Mullis Trophy qualifier and a chance to represent Playgolf Colchester. The pairs event sees teams of two playing off three-quarters of their handicap allowance in a better ball format. The winners
The first time drummer Woody Woodmanseymet David Bowie he wasn’t quite sure whether it was going to work out. “I was given this address in London,” he begins, “and I went along and rang the doorbell. “There was I in this denim shirt, denim
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of the murders of James Attfield and Nahid Almanea. A 16-year-old boy from Colchester was arrested on the Salary Brook Trail in Colchester at just after 11am on Tuesday, May 26, on suspicion of possession
BATTLE lines have been drawn during Colchester Council’s first meeting since the election. The Conservative group gained four seats from the Lib Dems in the election, bringing their total to 27. It means the Tories are the single largest party
COLCHESTER Council wants a multi-million pound leisure park to be built to the north of the town. The council is marketing land to the south and east of the Weston Homes Community Stadium in a bid to attract developers. It could mean a cinema
COLCHESTER Rugby Club coach Nic Lloyd believes they can expect a “baptism of fire” in their opening weeks as a national league club. The Mill Road side are preparing for life in National League Three London and South East, following their promotion
