A Colchester man has been spared jail due to his efforts to turn his life around after facing a number of driving offences.

Lorry driver Patrick Clement bought plant pots and then pretended to return them so he could make extra money, Colchester Magistrates' Court heard.

The woman, 64, was driving a Ford Focus in St John’s Road, Colchester, in August last year when she was stopped by police ...

Julia Blowes, 56, was charged with causing unnecessary suffering to an animal in 2023 after her Welsh pony Libby was found to be underweight.

Sentenced – Saman Abdulqader leaves Chelmsford Crown Court with a suspended sentence (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest) Charges: Aiding or abetting possession of goods with a false trademark x 4 ...

From passengers travelling without a train ticket to speeding offences, these south Essex residents and visitors have been sentenced at magistrates' courts in recent weeks. A MAN caught with two ...

He also pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour towards a woman on the same date. At Colchester Magistrates' Court on February 4, he was conditionally discharged for 12 months for both ...

At Colchester Magistrates' Court this week both men admitted to a charge of daytime trespass in pursuit of game. As well as the ban, both were fined. On Tuesday, magistrates heard the two men had ...

One defendant, who cannot be named because of his age, was found with sweetcorn skewers in Colchester High Street last summer ...