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Ward pleased with U's showing against Hammers
Colchester United manager John Ward said he was pleased with his side's showing after they fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United this afternoon. A crowd of nearly 8,000 were at the Weston Homes Community Stadium to watch the
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U's narrowly beaten by Hammers in pre-season friendly
Colchester United fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of Premier League new boys West Ham United in a pre-season friendly this afternoon. Nicky Maynard gave the Hammers the lead and Mark Noble doubled their advantage soon after, to give the
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Dale maintains his Open Championship push despite an over par third round
Dale Whitnell maintained his place towards the front end of the Open Championship leaderboard despite a two-over par third day at Royal Lytham and St Annes. The 23-year-old golfer from Tiptree fired a round of 72 on Saturday to sit in a tie for
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£150,000 plan for new park on Mersea
AMBITIOUS plans have been unveiled for a new £150,000 country park on Mersea . West Mersea Town Council hopes to merge four existing fields and a wood to create the 12-acre West Mersea Park. A wildflower meadow, a fitness trail, a skatepark
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My MBE? It felt odd being singled out
MODERN life is hectic. Between working, keeping a roof over your head and feeding a family, most find little time to support the huge number of local charities and voluntary groups. Then there is Wivenhoe’s Bonnie Hill, who has just been awarded
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James’s miracle 21st birthday
JAMES Johnson has celebrated the birthday his loved ones thought he would never reach. The carer spent two weeks in a coma after a machete was lodged in his skull in a brutal attack. He made a miraculous recovery, and just ten weeks after the attack
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A12 smash driver still fighting for life in hospital
A DRIVER is fighting for her life in hospital after a horror smash in the A12 near Colchester yesterday afternoon. The woman, who is in her 60s and from south-east London, suffered what were described as potentially life-threatening injuries in
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Man invited fugitive gunman in for a cup of tea
A gunman on the run after killing off-duty policeman PC Ian Dibell told a bemused stranger: “I’ve had a terrible, terrible day. I could do with a pint.” Retired lorry driver Ivor Starling, 74, came face to face with Peter Reeve, right, two hours
