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Mourners crowd service to bid final farewell to a delightful friend
MOURNERS paid tribute to “delightful” Graham Reeve, who was found stabbed and strangled in a flat on the Greenstead estate. About 60 people filled Colchester Crematorium yesterday to pay their respects. The 55-year-old was found in a
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Colchester Carnival: What did you think?
COLCHESTER'S revived carnival set off around the town at 6pm today, Saturday. The procession started in Goojerat Barracks next to Abbey Field before proceeding along Goojerat Road, turn left into Circular Road West, and then right, into Butt
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CLASSICAL: Serious and fun music night
By Janet Banks FRESH from a tour of Germany, Colne Valley Youth Orchestra presents a gala concert at St Botolph’s Church tomorrow night, under its conductor and founder Nigel Hildreth. The tour, based around Colchester’s twin town of Wetzlar, included
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So, does this art float your boat?
LIFE will move at a slower pace for those taking part in a performance art piece in Brightlingsea this weekend. Drift is an ongoing project by London-based artist Amy Sharrocks in which she takes people on an inflatable boat to float around a swimming
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CLUBS: Week of top names gets uni to work
COLCHESTER can’t wait for the new term to start at Essex University, with some of the biggest DJ names in the business turning up for freshers’ week. As with most of the events held at the university’s Sub Zero nightclub venue, all of the club nights
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Funnyman Ed just striving to find his class and fit in it
IT’S been a good 12 months in the West End for stand-up fans. Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard and Rob Brydon have been and gone, Frank Skinner’s Monday night residency at the Lyric resumes on October 12, and Dylan Moran and Ross Noble are on their way soon
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YOUR CARNIVAL NEEDS YOU
THERE’S a call going out to each person in Colchester this weekend to make sure the return of the town’s carnival is a success. Organisers know the survival of the newly-revived event depends on the support of the community and they are hoping
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Ousted Colchester Carnival queen speaks out
COLCHESTER'S deposed carnival queen says she has been punished for trying to help her home town. She was ousted a few days before the big parade tomorrow (Saturday). Speaking out for the first time since she was removed from her role, Sharnie-May
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Colchester's newest school throws open its doors
PUPILS in purple uniforms have celebrated the first day of a new school. Colchester’s Queen Boudica School welcomed its first 80 pupils yesterday. Despite its 21st century look, headteacher Craig Duncan said the school would uphold traditions and have
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Elito pens new U's deal
Forgotten man Medy Elito has signed a new two-year deal with Colchester United. The 19-year-old midfielder, who fell out of favour under previous U's manager Paul Lambert, has committed his future to the club following the appointment of new boss Aidy
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Park keepers deserving of our praise
I would like to pass on my thanks to the staff of Colchester Castle Park. Mr Ballam and his staff in the parks department do a good job. Each year the British Korean Veterans have a small memorial service at their memorial stone. They receive
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Shoppers were so generous
The Catherine Bullen Foundation would like to thank the customers of the Abbots Road Co-op, Colchester, for their generous donations to our collection. The effort at the store on Bank Holiday Saturday saw £163.13 raised. There were no expenses
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Sea change for Jaywick awaits
I read with interest Lord Hanningfield’s ideas for rehousing residents of Jaywick and some of the residents’ response. The information that was missing from the plan, however, was that Jaywick is likely to be flooded as sea levels rise, as a
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Hypcrisy over use of 4x4s by new A12 team
Essex County Council tells us we should do all we can to recycle, place out cans, glass, paper, plastic. It tells us to use a bus or train or walk to save using the car, to save our environment. It also complains about parents taking their children
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Thank you for help in sea search
We assisted until late afternoon the following day. With much regret, Stella’s body was discovered during one of the searches. We at the marine unit would wish to publicly offer our sincerest condolences to Stella’s family. We are called to
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We need to find chairty runners
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Catherine Bullen Foundation has two places available for the Robin Hood Half Marathon, in Nottingham, on Sunday, September 13. If you would like to take part and are able to gain sponsorship to support the
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Saddened by death of Ivan
I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Ivan Reshetilov, whom I met earlier this year in London. Ivan was so eager to meet people, and to create new kinds of music. At a singing workshop for Contemporary Music for Amateurs, I sang in a
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People will never love this costly arts fiasco
I am flabbergasted by the claims of Essex county councillor Jeremy Lucas that the people of Colchester will “finally love Firstsite” – if, of course, it is ever finished. The vast majority of us despise the Firstsite project and what it stands
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U's appoint assistant manager
Colchester United have named John Ward as their new assistant manager. Aidy Boothroyd has brought in the experienced former Cheltenham Town manager as his number two at the U's. Ward, 58, had been working as assistant manager to boss Gary Ablett at
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Historic train that saved Jewish children returns
CROWDS lined the platforms at a seaside railway station as a historical re-enactment left on the last leg of its journey. The Winton Train, re-enacting eight train journeys in 1939 that saved 669 Jewish children from Nazi persecution, left Harwich International
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MY VIEW: Our buses are expensive and inconvenient. Why use them?
I HATE my car. Not that it’s a bad make, or doesn’t do what I ask of it. No, it’s very practical and fairly cost efficient as cars go. But that’s the problem. Cars, as a rule, generally cost a shed load of money to run. If it’s not the exorbitant price
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Green affordable homes plan for old bus station site
ECO-FRIENDLY affordable homes now look likely to be built in Colchester’s “Cultural Quarter” off Queen Street Plans for an upmarket block of flats were originally proposed for the old bus station ticket office site, but have been shelved as being too
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Have a say on homes plan
RESIDENTS are being asked to have their say on plans to build thousands of new homes in north Essex. The East of England Regional Assembly has set out four scenarios which would see between 26,060 and 33,650 new houses built in the county between 2021
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A party to round off a fun summer
A BEACH party marked the end of a summer of fun on a Colchester estate. Children dug out their loudest Hawaiian shirts and garlands for an afternoon of fun at Greenstead Community Centre. During the holidays, the children have been to the beach at Walton
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Survey shows fear of drugs and violence
HALSTEAD residents are more worried about drugs and antisocial behaviour than anyone else in the district, according to a survey. The results have led to Braintree Council’s leader saying: “The people of Halstead are not living in the most lawless town
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£561k black hole in council budget
FINANCE bosses claim there is a “black hole” in the Tendring Council’s finances. Peter Halliday, Tendring Council's cabinet member for finance, gave a bleak assessment of the council’s bank balance – but promised there will be no cuts in services or
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Dad David all set for mammoth bike ride from John O'Groats to Land's End
A FATHER-OF-TWO is taking part in a ten-day bike ride to fundraise for a cancer charity. David Besley, 35, of Keeble Way, Braintree, is setting off on Saturday, September 12, on his Land’s End to John O’Groats adventure in aid of Cancer Research UK.
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Councillors block GP’s clinic plan on open land in Holland-on-Sea
PLANS to build a GP’s surgery on open land have been blocked, even though most residents support the proposal. Tendring Council’s cabinet does not want to sell the land in Brighton Road, Holland-on-Sea, so NHS North East Essex can build a surgery.
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First oysters of the new season on sale
WHO better to serve up the first fruits of the sea than Colchester fishmongers Kevin and Natasha Hughes. They marked the beginning of the new oyster season with a special tasting session for customers. Held at the Lemon Tree in Colchester
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Eric’s war diaires to go online for world to see
THE wartime diaries of a former Colchester Castle curator are being published online exactly 70 years after he wrote them. The late Eric Rushdale had no idea his journal would end up being read by worldwide audience when he died in 1951. However
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Trapped Mia has a lucky escape after getting leg trapped
A SCHOOLGIRL had a lucky escape when her leg was trapped in a swimming pool grate. Mia Ostler had to be cut free by firefighters after the accident, during a swimming lesson at Sir Charles Lucas Centre for Sport and Art, in Hawthorn Avenue,
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Fears mount for missing Simon, 26
POLICE admit they are puzzled by disappearance of a Colchester man who has now been missing for a month. Simon Shotton was reported missing by neighbours shortly after 8pm on Monday August 3, though his parents had not heard from him since
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Grant for 14 new homes
A CONTROVERSIAL affordable housing scheme could be jump-started with taxpayers’ cash. Maldon District Council agreed a £126,000 grant towards 14 affordable homes in Friars Lane, Maldon. There was a £826,000 deficit in Chelmer Housing Partnership’s £2million
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Wags follow their Para partners in plane leap
A GROUP of women followed in their partners’ footsteps and jumped out of a plane. Wives and girlfriends of 14 soldiers in Colchester-based 2nd and 3rd Battalions, Parachute Regiment, took part in a skydive. The intrepid women jumped at Langar airfield
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Anger growing after new tax hike on fuel
PETROL station managers, cabbies and motoring groups have united in criticising the timing of a tax hike on fuel. A 2.3p-a-litre increase in fuel tax came into effect on Tuesday, despite pressure on the Government to delay the rise in the current economic
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Plinth fame for local women
PLUCKY Caitlin Hopes might be scared of heights, but that wasn’t going to stop her talking her place on artist Antony Gormley’s fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. Caitlin, 21, perched on top of the empty monument for an hour as a way
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Musical group shows age doesn’t matter
WITH a combined age of 486, there’s no doubt this new band have experience on their side. A group of Clacton musicians with an average age of 69 came together to form the group, Sentimental Journey, and play in a range of styles from classical to swing
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Mum in labour in hospital dash
FIRST aid volunteers at an air show helped to rush a woman to hospital after she went into labour. The St John Ambulance team were about to leave Clacton Air Show after a fairly quiet two days when they were approached by the woman, who had gone into
