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A12 smash - police continue witness appeal

POLICE are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a crash closed the A12 in both directions on Friday afternoon. A woman was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital with serious injuries following a collision between her Citroen 2CV and a police

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Whitnell books his place among golf's elite for the Open's final two rounds

Tiptree golfer Dale Whitnell booked his place among the world's elite golfers in the final two rounds of the Open Championship with a tremendous under-par second round at Royal Lytham and St Annes. The 23-year-old Five Lakes member followed up

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Millfields Primary School raided for third time in a year

A SCHOOL has been raided for a third time in a year by burglars. Millfields Primary School in Bowes Road, Wivenhoe, was targeted on Wednesday, at 12.30am. Crooks smashed through several doors and stole five laptops. They could not take computers

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Motorist airlifted to hospital following crash involving police vehicle

A MOTORIST has been airlifted to hospital following an A12 crash involving a police Land Rover. Emergency crews were called at 3.40pm on Friday to reports of a crash involving two vehicles on the northbound carriageway between Junctions 25

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Essex Uni professor inducted to prestigious scholarly body

AN ACADEMIC from Essex University has been inducted into the prestigious British Academy. Professor Paul Whiteley from the Department of Government, has been elected to the elite group of scholars who have achieved distinction in the humanities

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A12 reopened following serious accident

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My two years of hell over harassment claim

A NURSERY director has described his two years of hell fighting a conviction for harassing a family friend. Masoud Samarbakhsh, 49, from Layer de la Haye, was convicted of bombarding beauty salon owner Sharareh Rostampour with phone calls and standing

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Anger as kids’ gym classes face the axe

GYMNASTICS classes are facing the axe to finance Colchester Council ’s other leisure facilities. Parents whose children attend the lessons at Colchester’s Leisure World were told this week they could be in jeopardy. The council has told instructors

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Police raid Colchester home

A WOMAN has been given a cannabis warning following a drugs raid in Colchester.   Officers raided the property in Kendall Road at about 6pm on Thursday.   A 45-year-old woman from the town was arrested and given a warning. &

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Kids mark Diamond Jubilee by burying time capsule

PRIMARY school kids planted a time capsule to let future generations know how they celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Pupils from Elmstead Market Primary School planted the memory box on Wednesday in the Holly Road grounds. Kids chose

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Neighbour saw man attacked in garden

A SHOCKED neighbour watched a brutal attack that claimed a man’s life unfold from his bedroom window, a court heard. Francis Wingfield had been woken by a knock at a door on his street in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Mr Wingfield told

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Cycle enthusiasts saddle up for summer season

FREE cycle rides in and around Colchester’s Greenstead estate start this weekend. Colchester Cycle Champions have organised rides starting with a tour of Salary Brook and a visit to the Beehive pub, which leave Greenstead Community Centre tomorrow

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Young Farmers say thanks with cash

A YOUNG farmer who suffered a massive stroke has presented more than £6,000 to the Colchester hospital unit which cared for him. Angus Williams, 26, spent eight months in three hospitals after suffering a brain haemorrhage at his Tolleshunt D’Arcy

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Latest Mile End homes plans revealed

MILE End residents have given short shrift to developers hoping to build 1,600 homes, two schools, a supermarket and a community centre on 250 acres of green fields in the area. Mersea Homes and Countryside Properties have applied to Colchester

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Yorkshire lass scoops Colchester music prize

  A WORLD of opportunities have been opened up for a Yorkshire lass after she won a Colchester music and dance festival. Maxine Taylor moved to Nayland a year ago to work as a nanny, and was delighted when she won Colchester Rotary Musician

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Good Samaritan Tom gives us hope for NHS

A few weeks ago, while getting on to the No 65 bus in Colchester Bus Park, I tripped over the step and fell on to my knees on the platform. As I reached over to grab my bags, I was aware of a click in my knee and, judging by the pain, suspected

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Buy the Code...and read it

Caroline Tilley (My View, July 18) suggestsed anyone who didn’t agree with her method of driving round mini-roundabouts should “buy yourself a copy of the Highway Code”. Section 162 of the Highway Code says take the left lane at a roundabout to go

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What Cameron said about Bob

In a news story in the Gazette (July 18), our local MP, Sir Bob Russell , was reported as having challenged the Prime Minister over the decision to cut the size of the Army to 80,000. It added that Mr Cameron said: “Sir Bob speaks with great power

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We've waited long enough for our car-free High Street

Half of Colchester’s travelling residents, inc- luding students and the elderly, have no access to a private car, yet they are suffering the severe air pollution caused in our town centre streets by the thousands of unnecessary cars every day. We

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Thieves steal lamps from baby's grave for a second time

A BABY’S grave at a Colchester cemetery has been violated by thieves for the second time in four months. Duane Caulton spent months patrolling his daughter Isabelle's grave every day following the first theft. But he had to spend two days away

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DEAL OF THE DAY: 25% off at Roly's Fudge Pantry

Roly's Fudge Pantry in Eld Lane, Colchester is celebrating its first birthday by offering 25 per cent off its gift wrapped bags and boxes. Flavours include vanilla clotted cream, chocolate, butterscotch, maple and walnut, rum and raisin, Baileys

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Brinkley Grove celebrates Ofsted praise

A HEAD teacher says she is proud after her school was given a ‘good’ report by education watchdog Ofsted. Lorraine Mitchell, head at Brinkley Grove Primary School, said the mark is testament to the hard work of staff and children. “Brinkley

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Cat found shot in the head

SICK thugs shot a cat in the head leaving an air gun pellet lodged in her face. Pebbles was found with the gruesome wound as her owners returned home from work on Thursday. Her owner, Amy Cooper, 22, of St Cyrus Road, was left devastated by the

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Crime rates up in Essex

SEX offence, violent crime and assault rates are all up in Essex during the past year.   Crime has risen in ten out of 12 categories in the county with drug offences and criminal damage the only areas which have seen a fall in the rate.

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U's Freddie is ready to face his former employers

Freddie Sears will relish playing against his old club West Ham United tomorrow, according to U’s boss John Ward. Sears is set to take on his former team-mates just days after quitting Upton Park to join Colchester United on a three-year deal

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Essex House to partly re-open after suspected chemical leaks

STAFF will return to a building evacuated twice due to a suspected chemical leak before a cause is found. Parts of Essex House, on Severalls Business Park, will re-open on Monday. The property was evacuated twice after more than 40 people in

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Historic vehicle show cancelled for the first time in nearly 30 years

AN annual historic vehicle show has been cancelled for the first time in nearly 30 years. The West Bergholt Vehicle Show, which was due to take place next weekend, Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29, has been called off because the ground is

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Potter appeals planning decision against studio at a Wivenhoe hall

AN APPEAL has been launched to turn a former community hall in Wivenhoe into a pottery studio and flat. Pru Green wants to turn the old St John’s Ambulance Hall in Chapel Road into a workshop and studio with accommodation above it. Colchester

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Colchester tops north Essex list of TV licensing evaders

MORE than 600 people have been caught watching TV in Colchester without a licence in the first six months of the year. Fresh figures released today show 609 people were caught in the town by inspectors between January and June. It means Colchester

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I’ve won tickets for the 100m Olympic finals

A LUCKY barmaid has landed tickets to the men’s 100m final at the Olympics. Shareen Rozier, of Highwoods , Colchester, was stunned when she found out she had won the two tickets, each worth £420, from the National Lottery. Shareen, 25, had

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In Friday's Gazette: Ambulance crews axed in cuts

AROUND-THE-CLOCK ambulance care is to be dramatically slashed across Essex. The changes come as the ambulance service tries to make £50 million of savings over the next five years. See today's Gazette's special report for the full story.

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Colchester school inspired by Olympic values

PUPILS from a dozen schools have benefited from a series of spectacular sporting events on the eve of the Olympics.   The Thomas Lord Audley School has hosted a series of events for its own pupils and those from Colchester primary schools

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Cars could be banned in High Street trial scheme

A TRIAL car ban to break the deadlock over the future of Colchester’s High Street could be on the cards. Highways officers at Essex County Council are considering stopping most vehicles from using the road for up to six months. It is hoped