Twelve jobs due to be axed with the closure of Colchester's port have been saved. The opening of a new terminal at Ipswich means the Col Dock workers will have jobs to go to when the port closes next year. But Colchester Council chiefs on Friday refused
Detectives investigating the death of a sex-change man found wrapped in chains want to trace the driver of a caravanette seen near the beach where he was found. The vehicle was seen parked near Kessingland beach, Suffolk, a couple of days before Bryan
Lovejoy author Jonathan Gash announced film crews will be back making a new series in Coggeshall when he unveiled a village millennium sign. Mr Gash, of West Bergholt, has just completed the 22nd in his series of books about the antiques dealer played
A comedy team based in Leigh could be headed for stardom following initial negotiations with a TV company. Despite only having been together a few weeks, the Exquisite Light Bringers recently met with Chrysalis Television and further negotiations are
Matt Holland admitted a video nasty of the derby defeat against Norwich gave Ipswich Town's players a kick where it hurts most. The Town skipper was inspirational in their 2-0 win at Tranmere Rovers on Wednesday night. He scored one and made the other
A brave nine-year-old girl was taken to hospital after raising the alarm when she discovered a fire in her home. Sandy Young was in her bedroom with sister Samantha, 11, when she smelled burning. As she came out of her room at Barbel Road, Roach Vale,
A defiant home-owner fears new voting boundaries will cost her money as her plush Longridge house becomes part of the Greenstead estate. Under proposed changes for Colchester's electoral divisions, hundreds of homes in the Longridge area would become
Angry students waved placards outside Basildon College in protest against cuts. The demonstration is the latest in a series of flare-ups over the axing of up to 45 staff jobs. Earlier this month students marched through the town in a revolt against college
Masked robbers burst into a late-night store and forced staff to hand over cash. The raiders went into Weavers Fresh Foods, Sible Hedingham, at 9.55pm on Thursday night and demanded money after telling the two staff to get on the floor. The men, wearing
