Colchester: Delays as car overturns
4:29pm Thursday 7th August 2008
A busy Colchester road was closed this afternoon after a car dramatically overturned.
Comments (3)Harwich: Rail yobs pick on tourists
8:00am Thursday 7th August 2008
A train passenger has spoken of his outrage after witnessing two foreign backpackers being verbally and physically assaulted by a gang of youths.
Colchester: Tears for town hero
8:00am Thursday 7th August 2008
Colchester High Street rang to applause for a fallen hero.
Wivenhoe: Good reponse to sex attack witness plea
7:50am Thursday 7th August 2008
Public response to a serious sexual attack has been better than expected, according to police.
Colchester: Tory candidate quits
7:00am Thursday 7th August 2008
The Conservatives’ candidate for Colchester in the next general election has stood down from her role, citing work and family responsibilites.
Colchester: Man kicks cat to death
5:50am Thursday 7th August 2008
A callous thug who kicked a cat to death before dumping its body in a rubbish bin had been hearing voices in his head,a court heard.
Frinton: Police warn of water fight
4:50am Thursday 7th August 2008
Police will be warning tourists and residents to stay clear when students descend on an Essex town for a mass water fight.
National Entertainment News
Freeman leaves hospital after crash
Updated 8:14pm Thursday 7th August 2008
Actor Morgan Freeman has been discharged from hospital as his lawyer confirmed the star and his wife were set to divorce after 24 years together.
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