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Colchester: Fostering no illusions as children's champions
As the wet sand squelched between his toes, the young boy's face lit up with sheer joy. It was yet another "first" he had experienced while living with foster carers, and he was loving every minute of it. "He had never been to the beach before and his
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Faithful U's are praised
League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan has praised Colchester United for keeping faith in boss Geraint Williams. The U's have bucked football's national trend by sticking by the Welshman, despite the club's relegation from the Coca-Cola
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Lockwood linked with the U's
Colchester United have been linked with a move for Matt Lockwood. The U's are reported to have bid £100,000 for the Nottingham Forest defender. Lockwood, 31, has spent much of his career at Leyton Orient. The Rochford-born player spent more than a
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Frinton: In Bloom calls for spare cash
COUNCILLORS are calling for money saved by council departments to be spent on In Bloom organisations across Tendring. Over the past few years, cash from the council's small schemes budget has been spent on In Bloom groups across the district, but this
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Clacton: £1 Million project to stop the leaks
A £1 MILLION project to replace main sewer pipes to a water treatment works in Clacton is under way. Anglian Water said it has had problems with pipes bursting between the underground pumping station at West Road and the Jaywick treatment works, off
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Walton: Mum saves son from fire
A ELDERLY woman has been praised after her quick thinking helped to save her son from a raging fire which destroyed the kitchen of her home in Walton. Val Oakley, 86, rushed to a neighbour's home to call the fire service after her 64-year-old son, Sean
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In your Gazette today...
... 25 readers will win a family holiday at Pontins ... there's voucher two in our Fred Olsen cruise holiday contest ...find out about the smiles and tears of fostering a child ...and discover which player in the U's new target. We also have Gazette Extra
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Colchester: Close shave for Peter
A MUCH needed summer haircut for a Colchester plant-grower is doubling up as a charity money-spinner. Peter Frid let slip to colleagues at Perrywoods Nurseries in Kelvedon that he was thinking about getting his shoulder-length hair cut, as the weather
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Dovercourt: Man escapes shed fire
A MAN suffered burns to his forehead and neck when a fire broke out in his shed. Ambulance and fire crews were called to the property in Larksfield Cresent, Dovercourt. Two fire crews from Manningtree and one from Dovercourt attended the shed fire,
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Harwich: Outrage over new bid for housing
A community is in uproar over proposals to build 30 homes. Scores of residents turned up at a public meeting in the Methodist Church Hall, in Garland Road, Parkeston, to discuss the controversial plans. An application for 30 houses on land behind Edward
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Ramsey: Service in memory of tragic accident
SCHOOLCHILDREN from past and present gathered for a moving memorial service marking 30 years since seven people lost their lives in a tragic bus accident. Tributes were paid to the six children and their teacher who came from Ramsey County Primary School
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Walton: Man, 48, is badly hurt in attack
A man was fighting for his life after he was assaulted on leaving a pub. The 48-year-old, thought to be from Walton, was in intensive care with serious head injuries. The attack took place in Saville Street, Walton, outside the entrance to the Royal
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North Essex: Boost for soldiers fund
A FUND for soldiers killed or seriously injured in Afghanistan will receive a boost from a reception at the House of Lords organised by Essex County Council. Lord Hanningfield, leader of Essex County Council, is inviting representatives from businesses
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Kicking-off against the media
Colchester United's staff XI showed their media counterparts exactly how it's done, in a special one-off contest at Layer Road. A U's team featuring the likes of manager Geraint Williams and assistant manager Kit Symons, along with fellow former favourites
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Colchester: Pubs targeted by burglar
A serial burglar could be targeting public houses in the Colchester area. Police are investigating three burglaries which happened in living quarters above pubs on the same night. The first took place at The Coopers Arms, in Ford Street, Aldham. The
