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Shoot-out success for triumphant Blues
Ipswich Town held their nerve to win a nerve-jangling penalty shoot-out in their Carling Cup first-round encounter at Shrewsbury. Jon Walters, Connor Wickham, Alan Quinn and Ed Upson were the men on target as the shoot-out ended 4-2. Jake Robinson saw
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Craftsman has carved out a niche business
ALL Phil Amos wanted to do was be his own boss and enjoy the finer things in life. Little did he suspect his business making wooden garden furniture would surge in popularity and keep him busier than ever. But Mr Amos, 37, would not change it for the
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Club photos go on show
PERFECT pictures snapped during the year by keen amateur photographers are creating a bold and colourful statement at Clacton Library. Clacton Camera Club is celebrating its 70th anniversary with a stunning show of images of faraway places, family get-togethers
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Dog that offers a helping paw for MS sufferer Jay
ASK Drummer to sit and he will. Ask him to pick up the post, take a can off a shop shelf or clothes out of a washing machine and he’ll do that as well. And that’s because Drummer is an assistance dog, who since last November has been helping Jay Denton
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Pipe work infuriates traders in Dovercourt
TRADERS hit by sewage pipe works are furious work scheduled to last five days may go on for a further 15 weeks. They say the work in Main Road, Dovercourt, is affecting trade. Martyn Donn, of Leam’s Laces in High Street, said: “It’s a joke. It’s affecting
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Cheetah is being used to hunt rabbits near Maldon
AN ESSEX farmer is allowing wildlife park bosses to set a cheetah loose on his land – in the hope it will see off rampaging rabbits. The fleet-footed big cat, whose 70mph top speed makes it the fastest animal on the planet, has had a hunting session
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Rail talks failed because ‘Acas staff don’t work at weekends’
THE blame game has started between a rail company and unions over why talks to avert another two days of strikes did not take place over the weekend. Talks resumed yesterday aimed at averting another 48-hour strike planned for Thursday and Friday, which
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Hadley's ices get star billing
ESPRESSO coffee ice cream and fresh lemon sorbet created by a local firm have both won top marks in a nationwide taste test. Nearly 5,000 different products were entered in the Great Taste Awards from which judges picked just 83 for a three-star rating
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Paedophile caught lurking by school playground
A SERIAL sex offender spotted loitering next to a school playground has been jailed for six months. Richard Ling, 56, was spotted by two council staff working in Pickers Ditch nature reserve, Clacton, Chelmsford Crown Court heard. Ling
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Teaching turned Tom into a comic
AS far as showbiz CVs go, Tom O’Connor’s is pretty impressive. With no less than eight successful TV game shows to his name and a further six of his own programmes, he was one of the best-known comedians of the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties. If you
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We had Abba-solutely Mamma Mia! wedding
THERE’S nothing like soaring temperatures, crystal clear waters and an exotic location to get romance to flourish And just like the film, Mamma Mia!, one Colchester couple took the plunge in Greece after being inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster.
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200,000 visit U’s stadium in its first year
COLCHESTER’S community stadium has attracted 200,000 visits in its first year. The Weston Homes Community Stadium, which celebrated its first anniversary last week, is used for weddings, comedy nights and conferences, as well as for staging Colchester
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£50m proposed revamp of schools gathers pace
PLANNING applications have been lodged for two new £25million school buildings. Witham’s two academies will undergo total changes with work due to start early in the new year if planning consent is granted. The £50million investment will include at
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Pony rides, Hitler and My Life
NOT many people can say they have met Adolf Hitler. As you’d expect, Ariel Crittall does not regard it as a highlight in her 94-year life. But it is one of the more remarkable tales she reveals in a book which encompasses her life on the continent
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Police computer worker accessed intelligence data
A POLICE computer technician used an intelligence database more than 800 times to check up on friends and people living near him. Christopher Payne, who was working for Essex Police, repeatedly accessed confidential information, mainly entries on suspected
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Lisbie - U's can match rivals
Kevin Lisbie feels Colchester United’s emphatic win at Norwich proves they can match any team this season. And he has challenged his U’s team-mates to maintain their winning form against Leyton Orient tonight, in the first round of the Carling Cup.
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Baldwin - U's are hungry for success
Defender Pat Baldwin has revealed that Colchester United’s players are hungrier than ever for success this season. U’s boss Paul Lambert has made a number of changes to his squad this season, as he bids to lift the club back into the second tier of English
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Can we do something to sort out illegal camps?
CALLS have been made for council leaders to hammer out a solution to illegal camps after travellers moved on to land next to a school. Nine caravans have set up camp near Colbayns High School, in Pathfields Road, Clacton. Tendring Council began investigating
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Mountain bike centre plan for north Essex
NORTH Essex mountain-bikers may soon get their own special off-road park. A meeting tonight is due to discuss moves to set up a mountain-biking centre on a site to the south of Colchester. Cyclist Stuart Print, who is pushing for the scheme to go ahead
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Bikes stolen after ride in Leala's memory
A CHARITY ride in memory of cancer victim Leala Milleare was marred by thieves who stole three of the fundraisers’ bikes. About 60 of her relatives and friends set off from Walton pier on Saturday to raise cash for St Helena Hospice, where 29-year-old
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Police alert after cash machine skimmer find
SHOPPERS have been warned to be vigilant using cash machines after a skimming device was found on one. Fraudsters are believed to have obtained the details of a woman’s debit card after she used a cash machine at Barclays Bank in Newland Street, Witham
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Top beauty prize for Laura
A BEAUTY therapist from Thorpe has beaten hundreds of rivals to a top award. Laura Wiggins, who works at the Studio, at Thorpe Hall, was named UK Beauty Therapist of the Year at the Pevonia UK Awards. Her prize was £250 and a bottle of champagne.
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Fit folk boost charity funds
A CANCER charity is £905 better off, thanks to members of a Dovercourt gym. Fitness fans at Lifestyles Fitness Suite, at Dovercourt Swimming Pool, each clocked up 100km on a rowing machine, bike or treadmill over a month in aid of Breakthrough Breast
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Palace visit reward for Jenny's service
A TRIP to Buckingham Palace was a reward for Braintree Council’s longest-serving employee. Jenny Sorrell has worked for the council for 48 years, having first joined the former Braintree and Bocking Urban District Council in 1961, when she left school
