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Essex derby ends in stalemate
Leaders Braintree Town battled to a 0-0 draw with Chelmsford City tonight, in a hard-fought derby at Melbourne Park. Defences were on top throughout in a game of few chances for either side, as Rod Stringer's side stretched their lead at the top of Blue
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My poorly son’s being let down by the NHS
THE mother of a teenager who was facing a seven-month wait for a hospital appointment says she feels let down by the NHS. Clare Debeaux is considering paying privately for her son, Sam, to be treated because Colchester General Hospital keeps
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Has revamp of old pub unearthed priceless Defoe find?
A POTENTIALLY priceless find has been uncovered under the floorboards of a historic pub during a £1million refurbishment project. Businessman and future landlord, Robert Morgan, has employed a team of workmen to take on his ambitious project to see
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Happy 50th birthday bus station...but will it be last?
A TONGUE in cheek celebration to mark the 50th birthday of Colchester’s bus station was held by people who fear they will be left in limbo when it is closed. The Colchester Bus Users’ Support Group held the event at the bus station, in Queen
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Staff's health checked at Colchester company
Staff at one of Colchester’s oldest businesses have had their health checked for free. Workers at building materials company, Kent Blaxill in Layer Road were checked over as part of an NHS-funded programme to improve health in the workplace. Tests included
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Police act on drinkers in graveyards
A CAMPAIGN to disperse groups of drinkers from Colchester’s St Botolph’s Circus underpass has led to them using churchyards instead. PC Dave Underwood, of the Colchester central neighbourhood policing team, said a new operation, launched on January 24
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Inspectors to sniff out smoking in council vehicles
A council is to take action against staff caught smoking in its vehicles. Tendring District Council is to carry out inspections to ensure employees are complying with the law which bans smoking in company cars. Those found to be flouting the Health
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Travellers win fight to settle in village
A ROMANY gipsy family has won its appeal to make Crockleford Heath its permanent home. Jo and Will Banks, and their 12-year-old daughter, Esther, have been granted permission for one pitch at the Green Lane site. The decision by planning inspector David
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Poultry company is fined £20k for polluting stream
A POULTRY processing company has been fined £20,000 for polluting a stream. Paul Flatman Ltd was fined after the Environment Agency said it had polluted more than a kilometre of the stream over two years. The company was also ordered
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Vital £25k repair work under way at landmark
ESSENTIAL repairs have begun to one of Colchester’s historic landmarks. The £25,000 work on a wall in the grounds of St Botolph’s Priory was commissioned by Colchester Council and English Heritage, which both manage the site. It was
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Tell your MP now the NHS is not for sale
Recent features and advertisements in the Gazette highlight substantial reorganisation taking place in our NHS, despite the fact there was no electoral mandate for any such change. In fact, this was specifically ruled out in the Coalition Agreement
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Protesters against cuts take to streets
A PROTEST to highlight concerns over tax avoidance and profits made by banks has been held in Colchester. About 20 people joined the protest, organised by the Colchester branch of UK Uncut Action, on Saturday. The protest, advertised on Facebook, saw
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Do students need grants
Monday’s front page Gazette headline was “Student pub crawl fears”. Earlier this month it was reported Oxford and Cambridge students took part in their annual ski trip in the French Alps. It is claimed they paraded around scantily clad, simulated
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Don’t forget Hythe heritage
Any improvement to the Hythe in Colchester is welcome, particularly as the previous regeneration scheme hardly materialised. However, the existing community has been overlooked once more. The Hythe Conservation Area, centred on the 14th century
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Colchester funeral for fallen paratrooper
THE town of Colchester will pause on Wednesday to pay tribute to a paratrooper killed in Afghanistan. The funeral, with full military honours, of Lance Corporal Kyle Marshall, of 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, will take place in St
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Colchester troops teach life-saving skills to Afghans
PARATROOPERS are teaching Afghans how to spot Taleban bombs in a new life-saving education programme. Soldiers from Colchester-based 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, are working with the Afghan National Army and members of the UK’s Counter-IED
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Shops fighting back at last
Through this letters column, I have repeatedly said how hard it is for the disabled to shop in Clacton, Colchester or Walton. Previously they had my business, but not any more. The same is true for thousands more, so the downturn in trade for
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‘Proud of Prettygate’ boast may give rise to confusion
The “Proud of Prettygate” campaign, launched in the Gazette on February 23, has left me confused. Assuming the campaign foundation is as quoted, it should be given up as a lost cause, because many factors determine why an area is perceived a
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Clarke - penalty decision was "very soft"
Colchester United defender Nathan Clarke has described the controversial decision to award a penalty against him at Plymouth Argyle as “very soft”. Clarke was penalised for a foul on Pilgrims forward Joe Mason with 16 minutes to go at Home Park, leading
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Fire crews free trapped motorist
A MOTORIST was left trapped and another person injured following a collision in Colchester. Fire crews from Colchester were called to a two vehicle collision in Ipswich Road at 5.45pm on Sunday. They used two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment to release
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Taxi driver attacked and robbed by passenger in Colchester
A TAXI driver has been left “very shaken up” after he was robbed by a passenger in Colchester. The driver picked up man from outside the Dog and Pheasant sports bar in Nayland Road who asked to be taken to the Greenstead Estate. As the