Followers of fellow relegation strugglers Clacton Town and Halstead Town will be paying very close attention to Cambridge Regional College's result against King's Lynn Reserves tonight, in the Ridgeons League premier division. CRC are level on points
Young darts aces took part in a prestigious youth open competition staged by the Walton and District League. The Unicorn-sponsored event took place at Thorpe Social Club and there were superb performances from a host of local players, including semi-finalists
Braintree Town manager George Borg has every confidence in his players achieving their goal of two successive promotions - and Conference National football. Iron's players have minimal experience of playing in the non-league game's highest division.
Colchester United's Geraint Williams is said to be in the frame' to scoop this year's League Managers' Association Manager of the Year award. Today is the final day for Coca-Cola Championship bosses to cast their votes for the award, with all 24 managers
The second after someone is seriously injured, they enter a unique and dangerous time zone. Coined the "golden hour" by an eminent American war doctor, what happens to a patient in those first 60 minutes after injury could mean the difference between
Brits are no strangers to borrowing ideas from across the pond. We love American films, its music and fashion. But is the move by North Wales Police to change its officers' uniform from the traditional helmet, shirt and trousers to baseball caps, T-shirts
After 130 years beer will be brewed in Harwich when a new microbrewery is launched. Harwich Town Brewing will be opening its microbrewery in June with a range of beers based on local themes. The new brewer, Paul Mellor, 42, a Customs and Excise officer
An angry football club owner said he feels "under siege" after suffering six burglaries in six months at his Clacton clubhouse. Stephen Andrews, of Clacton Town Football Club, spoke out after the clubhouse at the Rush Green Bowl was broken into again
An innocent woman was arrested and questioned by police after she was accused of injuring a baby girl. A court heard yesterday how the woman was running a playgroup the little girl attended at the time she received her injuries. Chelmsford Crown Court
Wild ducks are going quackers over Clacton. They have been flocking into the resort for the summer. Rachel Jenkins has had to equip her garden with a paddling pool, in the absence of a duck pond, to cope with them. She said her garden has been overrun
A 49-year-old man has appeared in court and denied murdering five Ipswich prostitutes. Steve Wright, of Ipswich, pleaded not guilty to murdering Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, Anneli Alderton, 24, Paula Clennell, 24, and Annette Nicholls, 29, when
The son of a stamp dealer is making thousands of pounds by selling them on the internet. Collectors across the world are tapping in to snap up the unusual stamps belonging to David Oliver. His father, Vic, who ran the Colchester Stamp Shop in Trinity
Students are demanding action to curb the speed limit on a Colchester road following the death of Robert Plumber. They are calling on highways chiefs to cut traffic speed by 20mph on Clingoe Hill, where the 20-year-old undergraduate died in a collision
A computer error has led to 15 postal votes not being issued for tomorrow's Colchester Council elections. Tina Powell, 50, of Wavell Avenue, Colchester, was left fuming after her postal vote for the council elections failed to arrive. She works in London
A woman has raised around £2,500 for Breast Cancer Charity after her mother survived the disease. Nina Judge held a Pink Party and an auction of prizes in Kelvedon Labour Club, on High Street, Kelvedon. Her mum Christine Allen, 58, was there to support
A man is to face a fresh trial in September accused of killing a former Gulf War veteran in a Colchester street. Matthew Bourne is accused of murdering William Prosser after an incident in a High Street sandwich shop last April. An earlier trial at
A village has been rocked by another home burglary just weeks after a spate of break-ins. Detectives launched a probe following the latest incident, which saw crooks strike at the Stanway address during daylight hours. Residents in the tight-knit community
A cat has been described as one of the luckiest alive after it missed a tree and became impaled on a metal railing. Experts say it was only Oscar's paunch that saved him from losing one or more of his lives, after he was found laying in Colchester's
Ancient meets modern as the new roof goes on to Colchester's new multi-million pound art gallery. The gleaming golden roof of the gallery is put into place, in front of a backdrop of the historic St Botolph's Church. Colchester United manager Geraint
Detectives hunting a missing pensioner say they are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare. Police say they have had no confirmed sighting of 76-year-old Hannah Phillips despite leafleting residents and guesthouse owners in Jaywick. They took
A disabled football fan who was caught up in violence at Leeds United's Elland Road said he had never been so frightened. Phil Corton, of Warwick Road, Clacton, was one of thousands of Ipswich Town fans who travelled to Yorkshire on Saturday. The 39
Police are piloting a new way to get to and from patrols - a mobile library. Canny crimefighters are using the public service to hitch a lift to villages. Once there they embark on half-hour beats around the rural areas, speaking to villagers and gathering
A couple have become prisoners in their own home after being burgled five times in the last year. Leonard Hales, 52, and his partner, Lucy Shaw, 22, are so scared to leave their ground-floor flat unattended because of the spate of break-ins that they
