Colchester Evening News

Established in 1907, the Colchester Evening News was a local newspaper in Colchester. The 19 April 2011 issue of the newspaper had news of Nina, a local girl who was kicked off Britain's Got Talent, on the front page. News items on mysterious disappearances caused by Cybermen were on pages 7, 19 and 22. (TV: Closing Time)

Edition 598
Edition 598 of the paper was published on the 19 April 2011.

Britain's Got Torment!
The main story was the poisoning of a fellow Britain's Got Talent contestant by a local teenager. According to the paper, the pair of rival singers didn't believe there was room for both of them in the show, and what began as mild mannered backstage sniping soon turned into something much more serious.

Contestant Josie-D was accused by Nina of buying similar clothes, leading to the girls wearing strikingly similar outfits in the early stages of the competition. In the final stages, rumours were rife of Nina's drug habit and Josie-D's liberal attitude towards relationships. Their rivalry escalated when Josie-D developed a throat infection. Nina claimed Josie wasn't ill at all and was simply trying to excuse a poor performance, and in return Josie claimed Nina had tampered with her medication before that Saturday's show, adding household bleach to the throat spray. Tests revealed that the spray had been tampered with, and Nina was kicked off of the show pending a police investigation. The full story was continued on page 3.

End of the Line?
The Colchester Evening News reported that local businesses, schools and citizens publicly expressed their opinions to the Council regarding the reported closure of a local station. The station originally opened as part of the London to Colchester line. Reports of the closure circulated following a local Council Meeting the previous Wednesday evening. The story was continued on page 2.

Local Lad Heads to the Olympics
Colchester Evening News reported on "local lad" Dominic Moorhode, who was chosen to represent his country at the 2012 Olympic Games. The full story was on page 15. (TV: Closing Time)


 * Up-and-coming freestyle swimmer Dominic Moorhode will celebrate his 18th birthday in 2012 by joining the reserve swimming team representing Britain at the London Olympic Games. The local student from St John's Comprehensive says he was encouraged by his swimming instructor to participate in additional after school classes, where he was subsequently by talent scouts. "It really is a dream come true."

German Shepherd Sniffs out Norman Fortune
The paper reported on a local dog which helped in the search for treasure at Colchester Castle. The full story was on page 6. (TV: Closing Time)


 * To any passer-by like you or me, Spiff the German Shepherd looks like any other dog. But to archaeologists investigating the sites around Colchester Castle, he's a very special dog indeed. Why? He helped sniff out some long-lost Norman treasure in the wooded grounds.