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I had tumour the size of a football and didn’t know
WHEN Val Best went to her doctor to seek help losing weight she did not expect to end up on the operating table. Val, 69, was admitted to Colchester General Hospital for a precautionary scan. Imagine her shock when doctors told her a football-sized
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Help us to find out who shot Pebbles in the face
SICK thugs shot a cat in the head leaving an air gun pellet lodged in her face. Pebbles was found with the gruesome wound when her owners returned home to St Cyrus Road, in Colchester, from work. Amy Cooper, 22, who has had Pebbles since she
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Runner’s compensation bid over Brook Street road collapse
A KEEN runner is pursuing a compensation claim after he badly injured his knee when a road crumbled under him. Mick Dempsey, 69, was taking two of his children to school when part of the road in Brook Street, Colchester, collapsed. The retired
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Dogs search out soldiers
POLICE dogs showed off their skills by hunting down 12 soldiers hidden around Colchester’s Merville Barracks. A dozen German shepherd dogs from Essex Police ’s dog unit, trained to help find missing people or criminals, were sent to detain soldiers
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My Olympic job – at last
DELIGHTED Neil Haggan will fulfil his ambition of working at the Olympics after belatedly getting his security clearance. He underwent training as a security guard six months ago, but only got the go-ahead on Wednesday. Under-fire Security
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Six out of ten full-time Essex ambulance crews cut
SIX out of ten full-time ambulance crews in north Essex will be cut, it has been revealed. The East of England Ambulance Service has to make £50million savings and is reducing the number of ambulance crews on the road for 24 hours. There will
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Parking fees ‘spark High Woods Country Park visitor slump’
THE introduction of parking fees at High Woods Country Park in Colchester has contributed to a slump in visitors. Figures show visitor numbers fell by 7,280 in the three months from April, compared to the same period in 2011 Spending at the visitor
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Tots put on gowns and caps in a mock graduation ceremony
TOTS put on gowns and caps in a mock graduation ceremony. More than 30 children took part in the mini graduation from the nursery at Essex University . They were given a tour of the campus before being given certificates. Elaine Dixon,
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Police hunt man for prison recall
POLICE are hunting a man who has failed to returned to prison. Andrew Whitten, 24, is wanted on recall to prison, having been out on parole. He has previous convictions for aggravated burglary. He was last known to be living in the Colchester
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Fundraising day to be held to raise funds for hospital ventilator
A FUNDRAISING day is being held at a Colchester pub to raise money for the town’s neonatal unit. The event, at the Friar, in St Christopher Road, is being organised by pub regulars Clare Long and Teri Martin to help the hospital buy a £28,000 state-of-the-art
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Postal van crashes in ditch
A POST Office van crashed into a ditch in Wormingford. The vehicle left Main Road at 10.15am on Monday after colliding with a telegraph pole. Firefighters called to the scene requested police officers after the driver, who was unharmed, was
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Poll: Olympic travel - have your say
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Staff return to office after chemical incidents
A BUILDING evacuated twice in 11 days after staff took ill following suspected chemical leaks will reopen today, but no cause has been found. Essex House in Severalls Business Park, Colchester has been closed since the second incident of staff
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A12 reopened after collision
THE northbound A12 was closed after a one vehicle collision. The incident occurred at 12.20pm between junction 25, at Kelvedon North, and junction 25 at Marks Tey when a red Ford Focus careered into a crash barrier. An ambulance crew was called
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Quad bike smash man dies
A MAN has died after his quad bike smashed into a brick wall. The 29-year-old, from the Colchester area, suffered massive head injuries in the crash near Boxted Mill on Saturday. He was taken to Colchester General Hospital but died during the early
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Freddie: it was surreal playing Hammers
Freddie Sears admitted playing for Colchester United against his former club West Ham United was a “bit surreal”. Sears played for new club Colchester in their 2-1 pre-season friendly defeat against the Hammers, for whom he made more than 50 senior
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In Monday's Gazette: Full extent of ambulance cuts revealed
A QUAD biker was left fighting for his life in hospital after smashing into a brick wall. The man, 29, suffered massive head injuries near Boxted Mill. His family were last night at his bedside at Colchester General Hospital. Also in Monday's
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Girl's miracle escape after plunging 15ft off sea wall
A MUM has described the moment her young daughter plummeted 15ft off a sea wall onto solid concrete – and lived to tell the tale. Seven-year-old Ellie Donaldson, from Colchester, could have died when she slipped off the wall on Frinton seafront
