Wivenhoe: New book traces history of cricket in riverside community

10:50am Saturday 1st October 2011

TODAY’S cricketer would decline, no doubt most politely, the offer of a waistcoat, a hat or even a wig for turning out for his local team.

Looking Back: Characters from Colchester's past

4:50pm Saturday 3rd September 2011

COUNTY Standard readers seem to have an endless fascination for characters from the town’s past.

Wivenhoe: Photo exhibition brings past to the present

11:30am Saturday 27th August 2011

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition this weekend is a testament to one man’s fondness for his home town.

My dad was a hero of real-life Great Escape

Poignant trip – Colin Kirby Green

7:00am Wednesday 10th November 2010

THE Great Escape conjures up much more than Steve McQueen flying past Nazi guards on a motorbike for Colin Kirby Green.

A bit of a do as hairbrush gets place in history

Bill Wendon uses the brush on customer Eddie Rhymes

11:00pm Wednesday 13th October 2010

A Stanway hairdresser’s antique electric hairbrush, which dates back to the early 1900s, is featuring in an online museum of artefacts and curiosities from across the UK.

Susan has the right ingredients for Guides' shield tale

Girlguiding archivist Susan Leng with the shield, the prize for a cookery competition.

9:00am Thursday 7th October 2010

Girlguiding archivist Susan Leng has loaned her expertise following the publication of a photograph in the County Standard.

Colchester Castle Museum celebrates its 150th birthday as a museum

Birthday celebrations – staff at Colchester Castle mark its 150 years of being a museum

4:00pm Saturday 2nd October 2010

IT is the iconic image of Colchester. Oxford and Cambridge have their universities, York has its minster, and Colchester’s pride and joy is its castle.

Dancing days to treasure at Colchester Officers' Club

A summer barbecue when the officers' club was a popular social venue.

5:43pm Friday 1st October 2010

Memories have been revived of happy days at the Colchester Garrison Officers’ Club.

Freddy the Shrimp Man: a real Colchester character

Freddy the Shrimp Man – Freddy Chapman, who used to sell his shellfish at the top of Scheregate Steps, Colchester. Picture courtesy Patrick Denney’s book Images of England: Colchester.

1:10pm Thursday 19th August 2010

Does anyone remember Freddy the Shrimp Man?

Harry really has seen it all

What a century: Harry Booth, still sprightly and full of memories at 100. (CO33487)

12:00pm Wednesday 18th August 2010

Harry Booth knows a lot about life in north Essex over the past century – and not because he has read about it.

More Looking Back»






Essential Links



Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »

click2find


About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree