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Colchester: Residents in north of borough are "disenfranchised"

9:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

One of the most controversial developments for Colchester could be decided with only one councillor from the area voting on it.

Colchester: U-turn over car parking prices

9:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

Car parking prices have been slashed in a bid to encourage more people to come into Colchester.

Colchester: Discussions continue over problem teens

9:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

A community is split over how to tackle a problem of youngsters in a quiet Colchester suburb.

Boxted: Changes planned at parish church

Plans: Rev Tim Bull and parochial church clerk Anne Newman. Picture: STEVE BRADING (T3G57)

9:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

A church is striving to raise £70,000 so its parishioners can spend a penny.

Rowhedge: Andrew and friends thrilled with fundraising total

Rallying round: Andrew with mum Val to his right and friend Hannah, front, with other friends. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN (SQGGR-02)

9:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

Over £850 has been raised to support a former soldier left paralysed after an accident.

Colchester: Jordan's parents fight for a change in the law

Pilgrimage: Steve and Michelle Bell at Westminster. Picture: NIGEL BROWN (SNGF6-71)

9:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

A couple devastated by the death of their daughter in a road crash have made a pilgrimage to Westminster to call for a change in the drink-drive laws.

Colchester: MP's pledge to bereaved parents

Pledge: Road safety minister Paul Clark. Picture: NIGEL BROWN (SNGF6-23)

9:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

Road safety minister Paul Clark has praised a Colchester couple for their drive to reduce the legal limit for drink driving.

Tolleshunt D'Arcy: Could blood have come from a rabbit?

9:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

Convicted killer Jeremy Bamber has claimed blood evidence used to jail him may have come from a rabbit.

Wivenhoe: Lucky escape for little girl

Demolished: Undiga Emuekpere with her daughter Emike and neighbour Peter Rose.  Picture: STEVE ARGENT (TGFTK-04)

9:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

Sheer luck left a two-year-old girl unscathed when an elderly driver ploughed into the front of her house.

Dedham: Doctors' surgery finally opens

Victory: The villagers at the surgery. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN (TGH89)

9:00am Friday 3rd July 2009

A victory for people power is just the tonic for the villagers of Dedham.



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