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Meet book festival's stars
A mixture of big names and local writers will be in the county for this year’s Essex Book Festival. Throughout March, a whole host of top authors and local writers will be appearing at various venues across the county. Tickets are still available
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How becoming a dad has inspired my stand-up tour
COMEDIAN Ed Byrne became a father in December, a life-changing experience for any man. So how does it feel to be a dad? “Well, I have a lot more sympathy for air hostesses,” he replies. “They obviously know what happens if they don’t wake passengers
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Plans for homes on Severalls Hospital site set for go-ahead
THE first stage of the redevelopment of Severalls Hospital in Colchester looks set to go ahead. Colchester Council’s planning committee will examine the first phase of the transformation of the former mental health hospital next Thursday. Landowners
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Women are banned for fast food brawl
A FAST-FOOD manager has described how he was attacked by two women over a row about payment. Carley Fletcher, 30, of Queen Elizabeth Way, Colchester, admitted biting Abdul Razak at the Big Man’s Fish ’n’ Grill, in High Street, Colchester.
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Knowledge of the area helps us save lives, says coastguard operator
l GOVERNMENT proposals to change the coastguard service are causing a storm of controversy. It wants to centralise the service’s call centres, which would see the often unsung heroes in local control rooms lose their roles in the heart of the communities
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Campaign of hate against PCSO blocked
FACEBOOK has shut down a hate campaign against a police community support officer. The page on the social networking site was in response to fines Halstead PCSO Eddy Edwards had dished out. Derogatory comments had been posted on the
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Bank of Colchester plan to help housing
A BANK of Colchester could still be set up if Tories win power at the May elections...even though the Bank of Essex failed. Kevin Bentley, leader of the Conservatives at Colchester Council, said the Colchester version would offer mortgage and housing
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Campaigners hold 50th birthday event for closing bus station
A TONGUE in cheek celebration of Colchester bus station’s 50th birthday was organised by campaigners who say bus users will be left in limbo once it is closed. Members of the Colchester Bus Users Support Group organised the event at 2pm on Saturday
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604 NHS jobs will be axed in north Essex
COLCHESTER is to be hit harder by NHS job losses than anywhere else in Essex, according to the latest figures. More than 600 jobs, including dozens of nursing posts, are being shed from health services in Colchester and Tendring. An estimated 510 jobs
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Woman freed from car after crash
A WOMAN had to be freed from her car by firefighters after her vehicle left the road and collided with a tree. The collision took place around 3.10pm on Saturday in Clacton Road, Mistley. Two fire crews from Manningtree attended the