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Shopkeeper robbed at knifepoint in Colchester
A SHOPKEEPER was injured after being robbed at knifepoint. The 53-year-old man was working at Open All Hours, in Ipswich Road, Colchester, when the incident happened at about 12.25pm on Sunday. The robber, who was armed with a knife, managed to escape
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Judge lets off couple in garden dog mess row
TWO “pillars of the community” who ended up in court in a row over dog mess in their vegetable garden have been told to “get back to gardening”. Janet Kearney and Terrance Marshall both reluctantly admitted disorderly behaviour when they appeared at
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Why I turned my back on fame, by Billy Ocean
IT’S no coincidence his surname is Ocean. This man is as cool as the breeze that comes off it. To say happy-go-lucky would be an understatement of his outlook. Although at one point he was one of the pop world’s biggest stars – landing
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UPDATED: Tiptree pupils home after being stranded in Iceland
ALMOST 40 Tiptree students were stranded in Iceland. About 38 GCSE and A Level Georgraphy pupils from Thurstable School travelled to the country during the Easter holidays for a field trip. The pupils returned home 12 hours late, landing
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Poor decisions cost us - Aidy
Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd said poor defending cost his side at Hartlepool United. The U's were beaten 3-1 at Victoria Park, despite taking the lead through Ian Henderson's early goal. A brace from Roy O'Donovan and another from James
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Teenager beat his terminally-ill mum
A TEENAGER has been jailed for six weeks for assaulting his terminally-ill mother. Matthew Ellis, of Meredith Road, Clacton, was sentenced to 42 days in a young offenders’ institution after he admitted attacking his mother, Katrina, who has terminal
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£1 is all uncle can pay sick Ellie May after stealing £315,000
A BANK manager who stole £315,000 from his meningitis-stricken niece and £65,000 from his 85-year-old gran has been ordered to pay up...£1. Darren Pease, 33, was jailed for four years in November after siphoning off the cash from the trust
