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Halstead: Survey big boost for bypass hope
A market town hopes a new traffic survey will prove its need for a bypass. Although Halstead councillors have been told the earliest possibility of a bypass for the town is not until 2015, they hope "remedial measures" to help reduce congestion and wear
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North Essex: street dentists to target sweets
THERE have been street pastors and street magicians, now - sweet-toothed children beware - street dentists are on their way to Essex. They will be out and about in Colchester and Clacton, targeting adults with children aged between two and 11-years-old
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North Essex: Penelope's collecting fun
WHEN Penelope Tuck hits the boot sales, she has all her collector's heads on. The retired lecturer has three groups of items to search for: Blue Peter annuals, glass milk bottles with printed adverts, and darning mushrooms. Penelope said: "A darning
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Tendring: Frinton sand strikes gold
GOLDEN sand from a resort in Tendring has helped to win a prestigious gold award at the Chelsea Flower Show. About 15 bags of sand from Frinton beach were taken earlier this month to be used as part of a garden display at this year's Royal Horticultural
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North Essex: pair look to Everest
INTREPID friends who have seen the world through their fundraising exploits have set off on their toughest challenge. Kim Smith and Zoe Tipple, both 46, will trek for 14 days to reach the base camp of Mount Everest. The friends work for North East Essex
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Clacton: Thousands raised at auction in memory of Tia
AN auction in memory of schoolgirl Tia Goode has raised money for the hospitals that treated her. The five-year-old died of a brain haemorrhage earlier this year and her family have continued their fund-raising campaign. They organised an auction and
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Colchester: man hit driver in bus-rage assault
A THUG left a bus driver with blood pouring from his nose after he wouldn't let him off before his stop. Drunken passenger Craig Swift, 36, launched the bus rage attack on Miles Duplock when he refused to drop him off early. Swift swore at his victim
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Clacton: Future plans for town go on show
AN ambitious vision for the future of Clacton has been given the thumbs-up by residents and shoppers. Plans focusing on seven key areas in the resort have been compiled by the Building Design Partnership and Regeneris Consulting on behalf of Tendring
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Colchester: school gifts for soldier dads
A SCHOOL where half the youngsters have fathers serving in Afghanistan has sent 150 boxes of treats for Fathers' Day. Parents, pupils and staff at Montgomery Infant School and Nursery, in Baronswood Way, Colchester, collected enough items in a week to
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Harwich: Hospital repair work set to start
LONG-RUNNING problems at a troubled hospital are set to be resolved - but some maternity and in-patient services will close while work takes place. About one sixth of the flooring at the multi-million pound Fryatt Hospital and the Mayflower Medical Centre
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Colchester: Attacker faces jail sentence
A MAN has been told he is facing a "lengthy" jail sentence for trying to rape a woman. A court heard yesterday how the woman was asleep in a flat in Colchester when she woke up to find Robert Musonza on a bed next to her. He denied trying anything sexual
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North Essex: New way to show soldiers we care
AN award will be made to a soldier every year in a bid to show community support for Essex troops. Lord Hanningfield, leader of Essex County Council, announced plans for the £2,500 annual prize at a House of Lords reception last night. He told an invited
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Colchester: dance welcome for terracotta figures
AN ancient Chinese dance has been brought to life for a special exhibition taking place in Colchester later this year. In July, 43 miniature terracotta figures from the Xuzhou Museum in China will be arriving in the town for an exhibition at Colchester
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North Essex: village to deal with drink teens
TOUGHER ways of dealing with drunken teenagers could be introduced in a trouble-hit village. Alresford has been plagued with antisocial problems like vandalism and underage drinking. The parish council is considering new rules which would tighten up
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Lockwood deal reported to be finalised for U's
Colchester United are set to secure the signing of Matt Lockwood on a two-year deal according to reports. The U's confirmed at the end of last week that they had had a £100,000 bid accepted by Nottingham Forest for the the 31-year-old full-back and were
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Soldiers left behind have an important role to play
Over the next two days, Gazette reporter GARETH PALMER looks at the soldiers left behind - the rear party - at Colchester Garrison following the deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province last month of more than 2,500 men and women of 16 Air Assault
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North Essex: beach pair save woman cyclist
TWO passers-by rescued a woman cyclist who fell head-first into the sea. Cyril Wyatt was fishing on the lower promenade, Holland-on-Sea, when the 54-year-old fell into the water at high tide. Mr Wyatt, of Amerells Road, Clacton, tried to reach the woman
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Marie gets ready for move
Colchester United chief executive Marie Partner has admitted that the club's forthcoming move to the Community Stadium will be a big transition'. The U's will begin their departure from Layer Road in the coming weeks, in readiness for their switch to
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Nel surprised by Essex maturity
Andre Nel believes Essex have all the right ingredients to cook up a successful season. The South African seamer left the county on Saturday to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mumbai Indians, for whom he will make his debut in tomorrow's clash with
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One hundred not out for Scrivener
Eight members of Great Bentley Running Club competed in a record field of over 700 runners at the Halstead Marathon on a tough, undulating course with temperatures in the high 70s. For one Bentley runner it was an extra special occasion as Keith Scrivener
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Patterson is a star in the making
Colchester and Tendring Athletic Club hosted an East Anglian League event at the Garrison and had an excellent day - winning their under-15 and under-13 boys' sections and finishing third overall. There were some superb individual performances. Making
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Allan shines for England
Colchester Harriers' Allan Smalls made his England debut in a 100km road race in Cardiff, which incorporated the Anglo Celtic Plate. Held over 25 laps of Bute Park, it is a tough race both mentally and physically. Smalls kept clear of the initial fast
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Debut schools event
The Eastern region's first-ever schools rugby league tournament is being held at Colchester Rugby Club tomorrow. The Collier and Catchpole sponsored-tournament is for year nine students has been organised by Ipswich Rhinos captain and assistant coach
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Romans sink the Admirals' hopes
COLCHESTER ROMANS 40 GREENWICH ADMIRALS 32 Rugby League Conference East Division Greenwich failed to get to grips with the fast breaks, which led to six of the Romans' seven tries, while excellent defending saw the London side made to work hard for
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Colchester: school tie pact
A COLCHESTER shop will supply special school ties after parents' concerens. Mums and dads whose children go to Sir Charles Lucas school feared their children could be punished for wearing the wrong clothes. Sir Charles Lucas uniform previously came
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Colchester: schools safe, if they keep improving
PLANS to shut two secondary schools look set to be shelved - provided teachers keep driving up standards. Education secretary Ed Balls revealed that Essex County Council, which wanted to close Alderman Blaxill and Thomas, Lord Audley School in Colchester
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Frinton make a fine start
The Goody's Colchester and District Tennis League has got underway and in the Ladies Premier Division Frinton A have made an excellent start. Following on from beating their B team 8-l twice, they played last season's champions, The Essex A, away and
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Juniors are crowned champions of Essex
Braintree's junior table tennis team have been crowned champions of Essex - and the men's team have finished runners-up. Beaten by the narrowest of margins by Colchester last season, Braintree gained revenge on their rivals after a closely fought match
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Preparations going according to plan
Mersea sailor Saskia Clark has been continuing her preparations for the Beijing Olympics by utilising some China-like conditions which are a bit closer to home than the waters of the Yellow Sea. The 28-year-old West Mersea Yacht Club member was delighted
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Jaws is pleased to prove doubters wrong
Phil The Power' Taylor claimed the PartyPoker.net PDC US Open title for a second successive year with a 3-0 defeat of Colin Jaws' Lloyd at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut on Sunday evening. Taylor retained the title with an imperious display against
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Podium at Monza adds to success
Gigawave MotorSport's fantastic start to the FIA GT Championship continued at Monza, with third place - for the second time in two races. The result gives the drivers from the Earls Colne-based team a total of 12 Championship points. Gigawave are the
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Scrap three-lane sections, A12 inquiry told
FEWER accidents would happen on the A12 if it was two lanes wide for its duration, an inquiry heard. Michael Selfe, former county surveyor of Essex and currently representing the RAC Foundation, said yesterday that he would prefer to see the road reduced
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