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Colchester: firemen cut off woman's ring after hand swells up
A WEDDING ring had to be cut from an elderly woman after her hand swelled up. The woman’s companions called the Park Road fire office at about 3.40pm yesterday to ask for advice, as they didn’t want to disturb the fire service. The office immediately
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Colchester: eco-family could pay reduced rent
COMPUTER experts are to arm a council house with cutting-edge devices to find out if hi-tech innovations can help ordinary families go green. A Colchester family who have volunteered as guinea pigs for the Essex University experiment could win a rent
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Colchester: Michael is made new town serjeant 'to uphold and preserve town customs'
A NEW town serjeant has been appointed for Colchester. Michael Kirby has taken over the historic role following the death of former town serjeant Richard Buckle earlier this year. Mr Kirby has been deputising in the role and will start his appointment
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Brightlingsea: New Zealand boy in court over Liberty's death
THE teenager accused of murdering a former Brightlingsea schoolgirl will appear in court again in April. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of raping and murdering Liberty Templeman in Kerikeri, New Zealand, at the beginning
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North Essex: hundreds join village's lantern parade
VILLAGERS lit up a High Street with a lantern procession. Hundreds of Earls Colne residents of all ages paraded through the village. They were led by the Salvation Army Band as they made their way to St Andrew’s Church for a carol service. Excited
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Colchester: now it's the U's turn to cheer up young hospital patients
IT WAS smiles all round as players from Colchester United took over from Santa for an afternoon. They visited Colchester General Hospital’s children’s ward to hand out presents and sign autographs for the youngsters. Quaid Combstock, 12, from Colchester
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Essex: second man from county arrested after football chants
A SECOND man from Essex has been arrested in connection with alleged racist and homophobic chanting at a football match. Police questioned and bailed the 18-year-old man yesterday after reports that abuse was shouted at Portsmouth FC player Sol Campbell
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Colchester: Yob put on curfew after pushing ex through takeaway's doors
A FATHER-of-three who assaulted his former girlfriend in Colchester town centre has been given a three-month curfew. Colchester Magistrates’ Court heard that Jonathan Yarham, 28, of Buxton Road, Colchester, had met Martina Mathers for a drink on the
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Essex: court bind-over for 'vigilantes' who marched alleged thief to police
A GROUP of “vigilantes” who took the law into their own hands and paraded an alleged thief through a town centre with his hands tied behind his back have been bound over to keep the peace. Mark Gilbert was marched along Newland Street in Witham
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All anyone wants to talk about is the Dave Clark Five
JIM Spencer left the Dave Clark Five just before they hit the big time. Unlike Pete Best who was ousted from the Beatles, Jim has no regrets. It was his decision, he said, settling into the interview, and it was the right decision. Jim is now 76 and
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Clacton: a fond farewell to market man
THE caretaker of Clacton’s covered market has died. Henry Reeve, of St Mary’s Road, Clacton, had worked in the market for 15 years, right up to his death on December 5. He was 74. His wife Beryl described him as a well-known Clacton figure, who would
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Colchester: Man arrested - for looking like an octopus
IT was supposed to be a quiet day for marketing manager Stephen Ferrari. He had a brunch meeting at Colchester Town Hall where he expected to be networking with clients. Instead he found himself being “arrested” by police on a charge of causing public
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Colchester: Man jailed for attack with bottle
A MAN has been jailed for an attack on another man at his home. A court heard how Peter Taylor was attacked with a bottle after he was accused of carrying out an assault on another man. Sean Knocker told a teenager to assault Mr Taylor before he attacked
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Colchester: Pub wins award for seaside mural in town
OH they do like to be beside the seaside at the Hospital Arms in Colchester. And even though they are more than 15 miles away from the sea, that hasn’t stopped them transforming their pub into a little bit of a classic resort. To be precise Southwold
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Clacton County High School girl bids for television stardom
TEENAGER Lauren Hartley has an anxious three-month wait to find out if her voice will get her on to primetime television. Lauren has auditioned for television’s biggest talent competition, Britain’s Got Talent, which goes on air on Saturday nights in
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North Essex: Gas main renewal means disruption to town centre
PARTS of Dovercourt town centre could grind to a halt in the new year, when a 13-week gas project starts. Gas pipeline company National Grid is going to start work on January 5 to upgrade more than half-a-kilometre of gas mains in High Street, Waddesdon
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North Essex: Health workers insist smoking ban has helped people quit
HEALTH workers in north Essex have disputed a national survey which suggests the ban on smoking in public has not affected the number of quitters. The survey – which questioned 7,000 smokers, was carried out by the NHS for ministers and it showed while
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Jim walks out of press conference
Jim Magilton stormed out of a press conference this morning after being angered by a question about a much-publicised meeting with some of his Ipswich Town players. The Blues boss had been annoyed by reports he held a meeting with eight of his first-team
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North Essex: University research gets elite recognition
ESSEX University has confirmed its position as one of the UK’s elite research universities with more than 90 per cent of its research recognised internationally for its quality. The results of the UK-wide research assessment exercise, which were published
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Colchester: driver's fixed penalty protest leads to bomb scare
A BOMB disposal team from Colchester was called in to a suspect parcel. A heavy package, which had cost £7 to post, was delivered to a council office in Ipswich. Staff thought it might be a bomb, and raised the alarm. Police called in the Colchester
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Rivals are set to do battle
Mersea Island and Braintree are set to do battle in a London League division three north-east derby at Mersea Youth Camp (kick-off 2.15pm). Despite having a five-match losing streak, the Islanders have enjoyed an amazing 2008, with promotion as champions
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Hectic weekend for Colchester
It will be a busy day at Colchester Rugby Club, with a vital first-team game and three other matches taking place. And the president of the RFU, Brian Williams, will be there to witness all the action at Mill Road. Colchester are now into a vital six
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Derbyshire are first up for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club begin their new season on April 15 with an LV County Championship division two home clash against Derbyshire. The revealing of the 2009 fixtures has shown Mark Pettini’s side will then face Northamptonshire in the Friends Provident
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Last is hoping for some festive cheer
Witham Town chairman Tony Last is hoping Santa Claus is going to bring Witham Town a winning Christmas festive programme. The much changed Spa Road club have been showing encouraging signs of improvement since new manager Danny Greaves moved into the
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Nethercott: the play-offs are out of reach
Maldon Town boss Stuart Nethercott has admitted the play-offs are likely to be out of reach for his side. Town sit in 15th place in Ryman League division one north – 13 points from the top six. But Nethercott told the Standard he won’t be giving up
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Iron are in no rush to appoint new boss
BRAINTREE Town are in no rush to appoint their next boss. And one of the main reasons is that they already have a ‘serious contender for the job’ – Brad Quinton – filling in as caretaker boss at Cressing Road. Quinton (pictured) has helped the Iron
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Shrimpers upset by reserve-team mauling
Harwich and Parkeston are upset with Braintree Town after a farcical reserve team match saw the Blue Square South side run out 10-1 winners, with the majority of their team made up of first-team players. Harwich were understrength themselves, according
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Ward praises his resilient Dragons
Wivenhoe Town manager Wayne Ward has praised the resilience of his young players as they look to break a six-game losing streak. The Dragons face Needham Market in the Ridgeons League premier division at Broad Lane tomorrow and are expecting former West
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This weekend's football fixtures
BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE: Blackburn v Stoke, Bolton v Portsmouth, Fulham v Middlesbrough, Hull v Sunderland, West Ham v Aston Villa (Sunday) Arsenal v Liverpool, Newcastle v Tottenham, West Brom v Man City. THE COCA-COLA CHAMPIONSHIP: Barnsley v Plymouth
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Bond: this is a must-win clash
Three points are a must for Heybridge Swifts boss Wayne Bond in tomorrow’s clash with high-flying Ashford Town at Short Lane. The Swifts chief is still smouldering after his bottom of the pile team “threw away” two valuable points when only mustering
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Mildenhall are next up for Rovers
Stanway Rovers face Mildenhall Town at The Hawthorns tomorrow. Stanway will have to tighten up at the back, having shipped nine goals in their last two premier division fixtures – both of which ended in defeat.
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Injury situation gets worse for Jam-makers
Just when Tiptree United's injury crisis couldn’t get any worse, it has. Boss Colin Wallington feels he has endured a nightmare run of unavailability which has hampered the Jam-makers’ progress this season. “Everyone moans about injuries and everything
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Town have had to dwell
Halstead Town cannot wait for tomorrow’s Ridgeons League division one trip to Diss. Jody Brown’s men have spent the whole week dwelling on last Saturday’s shock 3-2 defeat at bottom-of-the-table Swaffham. It brought them crashing back to earth after
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Haynes is hungry to win back his place
Danny Haynes is sick of being the forgotten man at Portman Road. The Ipswich Town winger has been forced to bide his time and be patient this season, only starting three matches and often failing to make a spot on the bench. His last start was way back
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Ali hoping for first ranking title
Ali Carter will be hoping to move one step closer to his first ranking title today. The Colchester-born snooker star begins his Maplin UK Championship semi-final clash with Marcu Fu at the Telford International Centre. Carter, who grew up in Tiptree
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Patience is the key for U's midfielder Perkins
Colchester United may have to play the patience game to gain some home comforts this season. The U’s welcome Scunthorpe United tomorrow and are looking to improve their record of just two home wins since the start of the season. A victory against the
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May: it’ll be great to visit another ground
The Weston Homes Community Stadium was still only a pipe dream when Ben May was strutting his stuff on loan for Colchester United. However, the former Millwall target man is hoping to spearhead the attack for his current club Scunthorpe United, who are
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Clacton: Gangs of women thieves on the prowl
Gangs of professional thieves are targeting Clacton. Police in the town are dealing with a spate of purse thefts and bag snatches. Officers are liaising closely with their counterparts in Colchester, Ipswich, Chelmsford and Southend after a number of
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Colchester: Dad's warning to drivers after the death of his only child
A heartbroken dad wept outside court after a speeding driver admitted causing the death of his only child. Teenager Jordan Bell died after being hit by Mark Batten’s VW Golf GTI in Layer Road, Colchester, on March 21. The 14-year-old
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North Essex: rail bosses review £90 million project for Clacton line
RAIL bosses have admitted a major scheme to upgrade the Colchester to Clacton railway line could overrun. Network Rail has told the Gazette it is reviewing the £90 million project. Railway bosses announced in 2006 that passengers will benefit from more
