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School land sell-off could fund building
THE grounds of a Colchester secondary school could be sold to pay for improvements to other schools, a meeting heard. Alderman Blaxill School, in Shrub End is set to close in 2014 under the latest proposals set out by Essex County Council to transform
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Colchester Night Shelter's donations plea
DONATIONS of warm clothing are desperately needed for Colchester’s homeless. Colchester Emergency Night Shelter needs old coats, hats and thick jumpers for people who are on the streets in the freezing conditions. It is also seeking
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I will fight you to prove that I’m no goth
HE might dress in black, listen to heavy metal and practise the occult. But don’t call Andrew O’Neill a goth. The stand-up is perhaps the only occult comedian on the UK comedy circuit and he brings his routine to Colchester on Friday. He says: “I’
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Philip Morant's new headteacher
A MAN once made the youngest headteacher in England is to take over Colchester’s largest secondary school. Steven Clark, who was made headteacher of Tabor Science College in Braintree six years ago aged 31, has been appointed headteacher of
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£600,000 play areas cash in the bank
Tendring Council has more than £600,000 earmarked for play areas sitting unspent in its coffers. The authority could be forced to hand the money back to developers if it is not spent. Pierre Oxley, opposition councillor and formerly
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St Anne's Christmas fair
HANDMADE cards, teddies, rugs, blankets, table top decorations, jewellery and books will be sold at a Christmas fair, at St Anne’s Church, Compton Road, Colchester, today (Saturday Dec 4) from noon until 3pm.
