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North Essex: What a gift! Big cut in power bill for soccer club
A GESTURE of goodwill has seen a football club’s energy bill cut by more than £3,000. Lawford Lads and Lawford Juniors, who have been fundraising for a £300,000 clubhouse, were hit with a £5,495 bill from energy provider Eon. The FA Cup sponsor was
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Colchester: Schoolchildren learn how to build a community
YOUNGSTERS at a north Colchester school spent a day learning about how to build a community. The children from North School, in John Harper Street, Colchester, had a visit from Roseanne Bullen, of Linden Homes, to tell them about a housing
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North Essex: nurse claims her hospital colleagues 'nearing exhaustion'
STAFF shortages on wards at Colchester General Hospital have left workers “frustrated and exhausted,” it has been claimed. An angry nurse today hit back after hospital chiefs told the Gazette earlier this week that they were coping well in
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Wivenhoe: Boxing Day morris dancing
Looking for something a little different to do on Boxing Day? Then why not get yourself along to the Black Buoy pub in Wivenhoe, where the Colchester Morris Men will be performing their traditional charity display. The men have danced at the pub for
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North Essex: 'Walter Mitty' woman, 21, dodges prison
A WOMAN described as a “Walter Mitty character,” who armed herself with a knife and a starting pistol, has escaped a jail sentence. Sarah Bruce gave police a false report of a break-in and a false description of herself when telling officers what the
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Colchester: Santa pops in to see nursery children
It was a moment to remember for Holly Lofting, Jessica and Hannah Venables and Ella Richardson when they met Santa at a grotto set up at Springlands Nursery, Shrub End Road, Colchester. Nursery boss Catherine House said: “The staff loved it
