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Gallery’s host of show treats for new season
CHAPPEL Galleries has lined-up another series of top-flight exhibitions with some of the nation’s best artists. The new season of shows started this month with a joint exhibition by two married couples, Sargy and Frances Mann, and Graham and Julie Giles
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Anger at 'soft' sentences for knifepoint attackers
TWO cocaine-fuelled thugs who carried out knifepoint attack have been jailed. Craig Higgins, 22, and Richard Guy, 21, were jailed for three years yesterday, after they kidnapped and robbed Clive Sparton and forced him to divulge his bank card pin number
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Dedicated cop on U's game duty
A DEDICATED police officer will be on duty to monitor trouble after Colchester United’s next match. The U’s play Leeds United at home on Saturday, and while officers do not expect trouble, the sheer number of supporters expected could push the police
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North Essex gets funding to tackle root of terrorism
NORTH Essex is the first region in the county to get money to tackle terrorism and radical groups. Colchester and Tendring will benefit from a £31,000 Government grant to strengthen diverse communities. The North East Essex Partnership will use the
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We won't let Tendring Council tear down dream home
A COUPLE who spent £100,000 renovating their dream home have been ordered to pull it down. Zippy Moonflower and his wife, Kerry Meadows, spent tens of thousands fixing up Mayflower Cottage, in Wix, last year. The building had stood derelict since it
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Woman cleared of cheating benefits
A WOMAN accused of cheating the benefits system has been cleared by a jury. It had been alleged that Deborah Cooke was overpaid £12,000 by Colchester Council. The 44-year-old, of Straight Road, Colchester, denied two offences of failing to tell the
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Artists show how a town changes
AN arts group is using its town centre gallery to stage an exhibition about the decay of Colchester. Council chiefs helped Slack Space take over several shops in a bid to brighten up the streets and help stop the town looking run down. Now the organisation
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GCSE glee at results
FOR 16-year-olds, nerves jangled ahead of picking up their GCSE results this morning. But they need not have worried. See tomorrow's Gazette for a three-page special report.
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Police and RSPCA wouldn't take abandoned ponies
AN animal-lover is shocked at police and RSPCA officials who refused to accept two ponies she found roaming by the A12. Cathy Stratton rounded up the ponies after a friend told her they were in a field beside the busy trunk road, near Dedham
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Village shocked by drug raid find
A COUNCILLOR has spoken of his surprise after cannabis was found being grown in a house in Dedham. Police arrested a 43-year-old man after searching a property in Forge Street. The man, from Ilford, was arrested on suspicion of using electricity without
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I won £20,000 on the Cube
A SELF-CONFESSED game show addict has won £20,000 after rising to the challenge of ITV’s latest test of skill and knowledge, the Cube. Dean Chase, from Great Clacton, was a contestant on the very first programme of the ITV show, presented by Philip
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Two pubs closed by police are reopened hours later
PAPERWORK problems saw two Colchester pubs closed by police, only to be opened again hours later. Officers visited the Foundry Arms, in Artillery Street, and the Leather Bottle, in Shrub End Road, yesterday and found both were in breach of licensing
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Welcome for Hilary
Hilary Lister, who is hoping to become the first quadreplegic woman to sail solo around Britain, arrived at Harwich this week. Stour Valley Pipe Band and Harwich, Clacton, and Braintree Lions, which are helping her in the attempt, welcomed her. Hilary
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Police appeal to owners of haul found at house
DETECTIVES are trying to trace the owners of commemorative coins and a silver bracelet recovered in Harwich. Ten peopled have been arrested by officers as part of Operation Obverse, which was designed to tackle burglaries and those handling stolen property
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Sugar helps spice up the holidays for club-goers
FOR one group of youngsters, these school holidays have been as sweet as they could be. Youngsters at Mistley Norman Kids Club spent a day making different types of sweets as part of a food week. Claire Moss, manager of the club, held at Furze Hill
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If you have a spare heirloom, this is your chance to Flog It!
POPULAR antiques show Flog It! will be making its way to Clacton next week. The town’s Princes Theatre will be hosting the event for the first time on Wednesday. Presenter Paul Martin is inviting people to Clacton Town Hall to have their antiques and
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Road safety fears as young skateborders gather at new park
YOUNGSTERS attracted by a new skateboard park are risking their lives by congregating in the middle of a busy road. Up to 40 youngsters have been gathering at night beside the skate bowl, at the junction of Boadicea Way and Layer Road, in Shrub
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Hour delays on trains
COMMUTERS faced delays of up to 60 minutes on National Express East Anglia. A broken down freight train at Marks Tey at 6.40am, delayed all services between Liverpool Street and Ipswich, Liverpool Street and Clacton and Liverpool Street and
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Row over tables and chairs on Frinton's pavements
TRADERS and councillors have fallen out over chairs, tables and signs put out on the pavement outside shops in Frinton. Town councillors in the genteel seaside resort have complained about “clutter” on footpaths in Connaught Avenue. They say putting
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Clubbing in Leala's Memory
THE brother of a woman who lost her fight against cancer is organising a charity club night in her memory. Luke Milleare, whose sister, Leala, died of cervical cancer in June is organising Sunday’s show at the Boardwalk nightclub, on Clacton Pier,
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Share Reg and Val's haven
RELAX, unwind and forget your troubles. That’s what Reg Green and Val Carpenter were thinking when they joined the Quiet Garden movement and created a peaceful oasis behind their home, in Bramston Green, Witham. The couple joined the
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Colchester Cricket Festival best in years
THE best in years. That is how organisers have hailed this year’s Colchester Cricket Festival after an estimated 10,000 people turned out at a sun-blessed Castle Park to watch five days of top quality excitement from Essex. The weather was kind for
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Reid feels like the forgotten man
PAUL Reid says he feels like Colchester United’s forgotten man. The U’s central defender has had another injury setback as he bids to return to action from the broken kneecap that he suffered at Huddersfield at the start of March and doesn’t expect to
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Garvan and Stead may stay
Owen Garvan and Jon Stead could still have futures at Portman Road. Ipswich Town boss Roy Keane revealed on Monday that some of the players who under-performed in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at West Bromwich Albion were ‘highly unlikely’ to play for him again
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Lover of life and music dies in river tragedy
TRIBUTES have been paid to a prize-winning musician who died after he fell in to a Colchester river. Ivan Reshetilov, whose family live in Rowhedge, had been in Colchester enjoying a night out with friends on Thursday . The 23-year-old’s body was discovered
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PC Michael is Stanway's new bobby
STANWAY people will be seeing a new face on the streets – the area’s new neighbourhood specialist officer, PC Michael Lee. PC Lee says he can’t wait to get stuck into his new role. An Essex policeman for the past 30 months, he spent
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Sister paper backs anti-dog muck campaign
CLEAN it up! That’s the message from our Clacton-based weekly paper and the new team in charge of Jaywick’s regeneration. The Clacton Gazette, our sister paper, has joined forces with Jaywick Strategic Leadership Group to keep local beaches clear of
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Movie role for local singer
A CLACTON singer has just finished filming his first movie role. Gary Curtis, known locally as Gary Wilson, is to make his debut in the British movie, Thugs, Mugs and Violence. Gary plays Stardust, a rock singer caught up in the London gangland world
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Magistrates’ court plan is to be decided
A MULTI-MILLION pound court house, likened to a power station by opponents, should be given permission to be built on a Colchester car park, according to planners. A bid for the £30million magistrates’ court on the site of St Botolph’s Car Park, near
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Woman charged after drug raid on flat
A WOMAN has been charged with possession of drugs following a raid on a Colchester flat. Officers swooped on the housing association home in Plowright House, in St Peter’s Street. They unlocked the communal entrance door and front door
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Help needed in card shop
VOLUNTEER some time and make the festive season special for those less fortunate. The Cards for Good Causes charity will be opening its Christmas card shop at Maldon Library again this year and need help to run it. Mary Cronin, area organiser for Cards
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How group helps people to move on
CARERS who used to look after loved ones who suffered from dementia enjoyed a tour of Colchester. The Moving On group, which meets once a fortnight, helps people who spent many years caring for husbands, wives or other relatives to make new
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Tots queue up to meet Peppa Pig
THE town centre may have lacked muddy puddles in which to wallow, but children’s favourite Peppa Pig still proved a hit in Colchester. The popular children’s TV character and her brother, George, a queue worthy of A-list celebrities when they
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Guides parties
TWO parties in the area next month will celebrate 100 years of Girl Guiding. On September 5, Silver End and Witham North Guide districts are both holding events. In 1909, Scouts founder Sir Robert Baden-Powell was asked to set up an organisation for
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Charity casino night
HARWICH and Parkeston football club is looking for sponsors for a charity casino night. The event will held be at the Cliff Hotel, Dovercourt, on October 10, in aid of the military charity, Help for Heroes. Punters will gamble with imitation money
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Charity finds new knitters
MORE than 30 Tendring women are busy knitting to help desperately poor children in Africa. Inspired by a Gazette story about the retirement of the Walton WI knitters, a new set of women has offered to knit clothes and blankets for children in the African
