Crack Colchester golfer Jamie Moul is one of six leading English amateur players who have been invited to play in America early next month. The six, all members of England's elite Walker Cup squad, will be heading for Georgia on Saturday as part of a
Hogan Ephraim thinks the solidarity that exists within the Colchester United squad will help them secure their first win of the year sooner rather than later. The U's have failed to register a victory since the turn of the year, following the 3-2 defeat
A campaign to save a nursery for children with special needs is today celebrating victory. Stepping Stones Play and Learn Group was threatened with closure under plans by Essex County Council to centralise adult learning at the Wilson Marriage Centre
It was like the X Factor. More than 100 hopeful youngsters performed for a part in the smash-hit musical We Will Rock You, which is coming to Clacton. The town's Princes Youth Company has just been granted the rights to stage the West End musical. There
The closure of the North Essex Advocacy Team (NEAT) will result in a "surge of crime and abuse" against the elderly, one of its volunteers has said. Scheduled to shut its doors in March due to lack of funding, the organisation supports vulnerable older
A recycling resident has told of his amazement after waste collectors would not pick up his rubbish - as it was left on the driveway. Committed recycler Bert Harrington, of Back Lane, Great Oakley, put out his green box with recycling rubbish on a Monday
A lorry driver has branded automatic barriers at Manningtree "dangerous" after seeing them crash down on vehicles. Ben Frank spoke out after a leading campaigner to save Frinton's hand-operated rail gates was trapped when the barrier at Manningtree station
Action has been promised to resolve a dangerous flooding problem. Residents and motorists have raised safety concerns about a stretch of Harwich Road, Little Oakley. The road, used by hundreds of vehicles a day, gets filled with water, forcing drivers
A teenager suffered potentially life-threatening cuts when he put his arms through a window. Paramedics feared the 14-year-old had damaged blood vessels and nerves and flew him to hospital. The boy had tried to open a door, which was stuck at his Clacton
Mission accomplished! This was the message from Capt Sean Chapple as he led his conquering Polarquest team into base camp at Patriot Hills. It signalled the end of a 1,400-mile, 71-day trek to the South Pole and back - the longest Antarctic journey in
A courageous member of the public has been rewarded by a judge for helping a policeman attacked by a motorist armed with a brick. A court heard Philip Haynes saw the traffic officer being assaulted and went to his aid and helped to restrain the attacker
The long clear-up job is still continuing - days after storm winds battered Essex. Hundreds of trees were blown over across Tendring during the gusts of up to 60mph. Severe damage was caused to gardens in King George's Avenue, Dovercourt, where three
A guardian angel was definitely looking down on a village rector when a 40ft tree fell on to her car - just minutes after she decided not to go out. The Rev Pat Prestney, rector of Lawford, had been planning a trip into town during the severe gales.
Two children had a lucky escape after a fire alarm went off. Sophie, 13, and Kirsty Norris, eight, were unaware a fire had started in the next room at their home in Grafton Road, Dovercourt. The rest of the family heard a smoke alarm going off and rushed
Drivers are being warned not to become potential killers by getting behind the wheel tired. Road safety campaigners have launched a campaign to cut road accidents caused by tiredness. An estimated 300 people a year in the UK are killed by drivers who
Business and community leaders in three Essex towns are being called on to look at funding staff to monitor CCTV cameras around the clock. Braintree Council operates cameras in Braintree and Witham, but wants to upgrade the systems, improve coverage
The last thing a burglar or vandal wants to discover when entering a business premises is a dog. Yet that is exactly what they could meet if they wander into the Rippers Court industrial estate in Sible Hedingham. Private security firm One Force Security
They've decided to jacket in! Colchester suit shop The Squire's Room - a fixture in St Botolph's Street since the early 1970s - is to close after owners Tony and Barbara Foreman announced their retirement. The pair, of Lexden, are taking a well-earned
Colchester is the antisocial behaviour capital of the county. The town has more people with Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) as a result of criminal convictions than anywhere else in Essex. More than 30 Asbos are in place in the area - almost ten
Investigations are under way to find out why a house exploded. A 78-year-old man was rescued from the house in Butt Road, Colchester, by neighbours and taken to hospital suffering from burns. When firefighters arrived on the scene, there was a strong
Another dealer has been jailed after a police drugs clampdown in Colchester. Mowkam McNish was caught selling heroin and crack cocaine in the town last year. Chelmsford Crown Court heard how 30-year-old McNish sold the drugs to undercover police officers
Drivers are being warned to expect delays this weekend when a busy section of the A12 near Colchester is closed. The road between the A133 Spring Lane interchange (junction 27) and the A120 Crown interchange (junction 29) will be closed to traffic from
A man was flown to hospital after nearly severing his arm while using a saw. The 55-year-old was doing DIY at his home in Birch, south of Colchester, when the accident happened at about 11.30am yesterday. Paramedics were sent to the scene, followed
Police are today hunting a robber who threatened to stab a man before mugging him. The victim was said to have been left "shaken" after the incident in Avon Way, Colchester. Police said the victim was approached by his assailant after he withdrew cash
A politician charged with investigating concerns over the running of ex-council care homes had "no intention of doing a proper job", it has been claimed. Essex County Council's ruling Conservative cabinet were today due to receive a report signed by
Crimefighters have tasted success - after a burger bar scheme proved a hit with youngsters. More than 40 teenagers spilled the beans on what facilities they want to see in Colchester's Harbour ward, after they were enticed into conversation with a free
A teacher was today counting the cost after thieves trashed a classroom and made off with expensive equipment - the second raid of its kind in months. Crooks broke into Thomas, Lord Audley School, in Monkwick, Colchester, and stole two projectors costing
The mother of a boy born with only half a heart has thanked the community for money raised for the hospital he is being treated at. Six-year-old Clayden McHoul, of Colchester, is on the waiting list for a heart transplant. His mother, Suzanne, of The
Plans to axe car park attendants' jobs could put public safety at risk, it has been claimed. Car park giant NCP wants to replace staff with new technology. Drivers who need help will have to call an operations centre, which could then send out a rapid
