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WIN A BREAK AT POTTERS LEISURE RESORT
WIN A WEEKEND BREAK ATPOTTERS LEISURE RESORT, ONLY WITH TODAY'S GAZETTE
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New call for speed cut at A120 accident blackspot
A VETERAN councillor believes a campaign to introduce a 30mph speed limit on the A120 as it passes through a north Essex village should be revived. For the past decade, residents in Marks Tey have called for the speed limit on the key road to be
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Stanway residents to be consulted on area plans
RESIDENTS are being given the chance to have their say on the future of a major part of Stanway. Plans for the area, drawn up by Colchester Council and businesses, will go on show on Thursday. New residential and commercial developments will
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Explorers wanted to raise Air Ambulance cash
WOULD-BE explorers are wanted to trek across a desert to raise cash for a lifesaving charity. The Essex Air Ambulance needs volunteers to hike for seven days next November across the red sands of Jordan. The eight day trip starts by acclimatising
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Residents brave wet weather to support community fun day
RESIDENTS on a Colchester estate braved the wet weather to support an annual fun day. Organised by the Greenstead Community Centre the event held on Saturday raised money for the centre. Kids rides, stalls, dance displays and a barbecue were
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Bride and groom welcome BBC show to Braintree wedding
A BRIDE and groom were not just the star of their own big day when they got married in front of television cameras. Bibiana Bajoma’s marriage to Sam Bajoma was recorded for BBC2 show Wedding Planners. Bibiana, 26, a dentist in Colchester, had
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Colchester schoolchildren’s blogs are becoming an internet hit
ONLINE blogs by children at Old Heath Community Primary School in Colchester are proving a hit. The school launched two websites to show off children’s work and to keep parents updated on their successes. They were amazed to discover they have
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Officials inspect fish in middle of Brightlingsea’s regatta
THE Royal Navy has boarded a fisherman’s stall – while he was on dry land. Terry Stimpson was selling his catch on The Hard, Brightlingsea, during the town regatta when officers from HMS Tyne inspected his fish. An officer first asked to look
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Funnel cloud threatened to become tornado over Peldon
A TORNADO threatened to descend on south Colchester. Photographer Tom Harris was volunteering at Abberton Reservoir nature reserve when he spotted a funnel cloud over Peldon Church. It stayed in the sky for five minutes before disappearing.
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Tea party to raise cash for doggy support
A TEA party is being held to raise cash for support dogs. The event at Green Island Gardens, Park Road, Ardleigh, is generating funds for Canine Partners, a charity which trains dogs to help disabled people in their everyday lives. &
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£2.5m plan unveiled for creative business base
A £2.5MILLION plan has been unveiled to turn Colchester’s former police station into a base for fledgling creative businesses. Architects firm Ash Sakula is drawing up plans to turn the upper floors of the St Botolph’s Street building into a Creative
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Union slams ambulance heart response rate
A UNION has slammed the ambulance service for falling below the national average for cardiac care. The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) successfully resuscitated 17.3 per cent of patients whose heart had stopped beating before they
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Colchester Free Festival organisers appeal for volunteers
A CALL has gone out for volunteers to help make this year’s Colchester Free Festival the best so far. People are being asked to help out before, during and after the music and arts festival, which is due to take place in Castle Park on Saturday,
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Colchester's Castle Park gets Green Flag again
COLCHESTER’S Castle Park has received a Green Flag Award for the 11th year in a row. It is one of eight beauty spots in north and mid Essex to have retained the award from Keep Britain Tidy. The judges hand out the awards to parks and
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Thieves return stolen trailer
A GUILTY conscience appears to have got the better of thieves who stole a Second World War trailer. The trailer, which had been in the Bunting family for more than 60 years, was snatched from its home at Carter’s Vineyards in Boxted.
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Ward delighted with Morrison capture
Colchester United manager John Ward expressed his delight after finally capturing the signing of Clinton Morrison. And the U’s boss thinks the experienced striker will be a big hit with the rest of his squad. Morrison’s arrival at the Weston
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Bus crash joyrider faces jail
A DRUNKEN joyrider has been told he faces jail after going on a rampage in a stolen bus. Jordan Mann, 18, of Holborough Close, Colchester, took the Scania bus from the station in Queen Street, Colchester, after a night out. He didn’t get far, crashing
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IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: I'M TO BLAME FOR WIFE'S DEATH
IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A HUSBAND has admitted causing the death of his wife by careless driving. Simon Aylott, 34, of Bromley Road, Frating, was driving home from a family holiday when he crashed his Toyota Rav 4 into a lorry on the A12. He admitted
