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Walton: Son rescues mother from blaze
A man rescued his elderly mother from a blaze at their home in Walton. Firefighters were called to the fire at the semi-detached house in South View Drive at 7.45pm on Sunday. On arrival at the scene fire crews from Frinton and Clacton discovered the
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Ipswich: Families in for a treat at show
This year's Suffolk Show looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Details of what visitors can expect at the event were released by organisers last week - and with more attractions than ever before families are in for a treat. This year there are
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Colchester: Pubs planning to raise the stakes
Colchester pub landlords in search of a full house are putting their money on poker. Once most associated with the Wild West and moustache-twirling riverboat gamblers, the cowboy's favourite card game has become a global craze. Millions watch high-rollers
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Colchester: Business accolade for Gillian
Years of hard work paid off for Gillian Dovey, when she was named businesswoman of the year at the Gazette's Essex Countywide Business Awards 2008. The Colchester mum, who founded swimming club First Strokes, picked up the accolade at the glittering
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Colchester: Thrift shop to shut
An Army shop is closing after more than half a century of trading. Lomax Thrift Shop at Colchester Garrison will close on July 10. The Menin Road shop, which sells second-hand clothes, shoes, toys and bric-a-brac, has seen profits fall. It is also
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Frinton: That show - now ‘share TV cash’
Frinton's MP is calling for the BBC licence fee to be shared between media firms following a controversial documentary which angered hundreds of residents. Mark Issacs' documentary The Curious World of Frinton-on-Sea, part of BBC2's Wonderland series
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Harwich: Saving lives at sea starts with training ...on a truck
You could call the lorry parked up at Harwich lifeboat station a boat on wheels as this is no ordinary HGV. Inside, it is equipped with everything you would expect to see on a lifeboat including computers, which are radar simulators, and graphs to pinpoint
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Colchester: Get on board the walking bus plea
Two walking bus schemes at a school have become so successful that a third could soon be launched. Youngsters at Old Heath Community Primary School, in Old Heath Road, Colchester, arrive for school bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as a result of their morning
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Colchester: Drunk man punched girlfriend
A drunk came back from a night out and punched his girlfriend because he didn't think she loved him any more. David Czapla, 28, started hitting a wardrobe, but then turned on victim Kirsty Humphries, a court heard. Philip Pearson, prosecuting, said
