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Recognition at last: Veteran James gets a medal for service 50 years ago
A NORTH Essex veteran has been awarded a medal by the Malaysian government – more than 50 years after he served there. James Wright, 70, served with the Royal Army Service Corps as part of a contingent sent to guard Brunei during a rebellion in 1962
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£150K: What super chief executive stands to earn
A SHARED chief executive running Colchester Council and Braintree Council would probably earn in the region of £150,000, it has been claimed. Talks about the new post, which could be in place by 2012, are ongoing between the authorites. At the moment
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Probation says freed lifers not a risk to public
RELEASING some murderers and rapists from prison does not put the public at risk, probation officials have said. Lynne McKay, of Essex Probation, defended the arrangement after a Freedom of Information request revealed 34 people given life sentences
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Clean up mission planned for Colchester's Salary Brook
VOLUNTEERS and country rangers are teaming up to clean up Salary Brook. The big clean up on Tuesday will take place the day before a Day of Action organised by the Safer Colchester Partnership across St Anne's. On Tuesday the team will concentrate
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School crossing patrols axed in Colchester
PARENTS, governors, and politicians have accused council chiefs of putting lives at risk after axing a series of lollipop ladies. Essex County Council has announced it plans to scrap 11 school crossing patrols in Essex, including two in Colchester and
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O'Toole returns as U's lose out to Earthquakes
John-Joe O'Toole played 55 minutes as Colchester United's reserves lost 3-0 to Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes this afternoon. Midfielder O'Toole, who has been out for the last ten months after suffering a serious knee injury
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Great grandmother dies after car overturned on A12
A GREAT grandmother who was injured after a car overturned on the A12 at Marks Tey has died. The 87-year-old, who is from the Colchester area, died at at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge this morning. The woman had been with four
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Council redundancies could cost more than £20m
REDUNDANCY payouts at Essex County Council could top £20m. The council has announced there will be 450 compulsory redundancies in 2011/12 among the 1,200 posts which are going. Many of the posts will stop once fixed contracts end and through natural
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1,500 boozy students, but no arrests
STUDENTS were praised for their behaviour during an organised pub crawl in Colchester. About 1,500 youngsters descended on the town centre for the Carnage UK event. There were no arrests and only one student was banned from the centre for the night
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Two people attend protest outside Colchester MP Bob Russell's office
ONLY two people took part in a protest outside Colchester MP Bob Russell's office. Colchester Against The Cuts organised a peaceful picket outside Mr Russell's constituency office on Wimpole Road this morning. * see Thursday's Gazette for more.
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Colchester dad bids for £100,000 prize to launch design idea
A FATHER-OF-TWO who designed a phone application to help parents find their lost children on holiday is waiting to hear if he has scooped thousands of pounds to get the idea off the ground. Paul Nunn, of Dickenson Road, Colchester, is one of ten finalists
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Students sleep rough to highlight cause
STUDENTS endured a sleepless night sleeping rough on their campus to raise awareness of the struggles faced by asylum seekers. Around 14 Essex University students slept out at the Wivenhoe Park campus on Tuesday night to illustrate the plight
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Braintree stretch their lead to 11 points after big win
BRAINTREE TOWN stretched their lead to 11 points at the top of Blue Square Bet South after thrashing ten-man Basingstoke Town 5-2, at Cressing Road. New signing Stefan Payne hit a hat-trick in the match and Sean Marks and Sam Lechmere were also on target
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Punchy dramas heading to the Headgate Theatre
TWO powerful plays are set to be performed at the Headgate Theatre in Colchester. First up will be Making Waves and their production of the award-winning play Two, by Jim Cartwright. Set in a northern pub, it follows one evening’s events as seen through
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O'Toole set to play for U's against San Jose Earthquakes
John-Joe O'Toole is set to make a long-awaited comeback for Colchester United this lunchtime when their reserves take on Major League Soccer side San Jose Earthquakes in a behind-closed-doors friendly. O'Toole, 22, has been out for the last
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Diabetes UK Children’s Charter spares mum spared the daily ‘jab-run’
PARENTS welcomed a new system that saves them having to visit their diabetic son’s school daily to inject him. David and Catherine Hacker used to drive to Tiptree Heath Primary to give Freddie, ten, one of his four daily jabs. But since a teacher learned
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Heartbreak as raiders plunder show outfits
ADULTS with special needs have been left devastated after the theft of costumes for a show in which they were to star. Bags containing dozens of hand-made black, glittery waistcoats, dresses, feather boas and gloves were taken from the boot of support