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Firm favourite Clare back for Dylan Thomas play at Mercury
TO say the Mercury Theatre has been intrinsically linked to the career of Clare Humphrey would be an understatement. She did her first job there straight out of drama school and since 2001 has been a firm fixture within the company, performing in at
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Adams resists Essex attack
JIMMY Adams batted with great determination and concentration on his way to an unbeaten century on the second day of the LV= County Championship Division One dual at Chelmsford. The left-hander opened the Hampshire innings and by stumps had resisted
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Town are brought down to earth at Forest
Ipswich Town's impressive run of form came to an abrupt halt after losing 3-0 at Nottingham Forest. The Blues were still in the game during a goal-less first half and could have been in front, were it not for missed chances by David Norris and Connor
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Boothroyd hails "huge" win for Colchester
Aidy Boothroyd labelled Colchester United's 3-0 win over Swindon Town as a "huge" result, after seeing them end their eight-match unbeaten run. A brace from Anthony Wordsworth and another from Ashley Vincent helped the U's see off the Robins at the Weston
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Wordsworth double helps Colchester United back to winning ways
Colchester United ended a run of eight matches without a win with a crucial 3-0 victory over Swindon Town this afternoon. The U's drew level on points with sixth-placed Huddersfield Town and boosted their Coca-Cola League One play-off hopes, at the Weston
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Family made homeless after fire
A FAMILY was made homeless after fire ripped through the upstairs of their home. The blaze broke out in the bathroom of the property in East Street, Coggeshall, at about 11am today. Firefighters from Coggeshall and Braintree rushed to
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Depot singers reunite for show
A S the Mercury Theatre Company closed the doors of the bus depot in Magdalen Street for its tenth anniversary show, it opened another set for the group of community actors who took part in it. Depot, a site-specific production, ran at the former tram
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Boothroyd hails Wilson's work
Colchester United boss Aidy Boothroyd has praised the work of his Swindon Town counterpart Danny Wilson, ahead of this afternoon's key promotion clash at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Wilson has guided the Robins to second place in
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Drivers struggle as fuel prices hit an all-time high
ESSEX motorists are facing testing times as the price of fuel hit an all time high. Average petrol prices have hit 120p a litre, eclipsing the previous peak of 119.7 in July 2008. The RAC says it comes just days after the 1p a litre fuel duty rise on
