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Joe, this is how much we all loved you...
TRIBUTES have been paid to an “inspirational” young man who lost his nine-year battle with a rare illness. Joe Guglielmi, of Church Street, Colchester, was 27 when he lost his fight with neurofibromatosis type 2, which causes multiple tumours on
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Colchester Youth Awards winner Joseph Musa graduates from Essex University
JOSEPH Musa has a wide, beautiful smile. He is the sort of person who lights up a room, who exudes warmth and happiness. As he took his awkward, but determined steps to receive his degree from Essex University there was a justified sense of achievement
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Tiptree residents angry at Colchester United Florence Park training ground's all-day use
RESIDENTS believe Colchester United is trying to move the goalposts over its new training ground. The club has asked Colchester Council for all-day use of pitches at the Florence Park site in Tiptree . One of 34 conditions attached to planning
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Thousands invested in new breast screening units
NEW DIGITAL mobile breast screening units are being used in Colchester. More than £800,000 has been invested into buying the three units for the NHS Breast Screening Programme and the first went into service at Colchester General Hospital on Thursday
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Bridge closure victory
VILLAGERS have forced Essex County Council into a U-turn over closing a main road to the A12 for a month. Highways bosses had planned to close Hinds Bridge, which connects Tiptree to the A12, in order to repair it. But the planned diversion
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Mersea co-op plan scrapped due to "apathy"
PLANS for residents to club together to buy Mersea businesses have been shelved after a lack of interest. A 20-acre site in East Mersea, consisting of a shop, restaurant, post office and allotment, is up for sale for £495,000 by Romford Management.
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Milk price cut will make me go bust
A DAIRY farmer says he is facing financial ruin because of plans to cut the price farmers are paid for milk. Michael Coe, of Bridge Farm, in Station Road, Tolleshunt D’Arcy, said the new low price he would be paid meant his small, family-run dairy
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Heatwave sparks Essex rail farce on eve of Olympics
SOARING temperatures forced rail bosses to stop passengers getting off their trains outside the Olympic Stadium. While Colchester basked in 32 degree celsius temperatures, rail services were ordered not to stop at stations, including the Olympic
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Drivers pay penalty for parking on Colchester bridge
FOOTBALL fans who resorted to parking on the A12 bridge ahead of the U’s friendly against West Ham have been handed fines. Some 64 drivers arriving for Saturday’s friendly were caught out as three wardens patrolled the area during the game, which
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£2m parking fees profit for Colchester Council
PARKING fees made Colchester Council a £2million profit in a year, it has been revealed. The North Essex Parking Partnership, which runs parking in the borough, brought in £2million more than it spent on providing car parks and parking permits
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Vandals damage convertible in public car park
VANDALS smashed brake lights and scratched their way around a convertible in a Colchester car park. Police are appealing for information following the criminal damage in the St John’s Street car park. A silver Audi A4 convertible
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Hot prospect Wright eager for more first-team action with U's
Highly-rated youngster Drey Wright is hungry for more first-team action with Colchester United . The pacy 18-year-old has featured heavily for the U’s so far in pre-season. Wright - the son of former Ipswich Town and Southampton midfielder
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Colchester's Portas Pilot bid misses out on funding
A bid to help revamp Colchester's St Botolph's Quarter by becoming a Portas Pilot has been unsuccessful. A group of 15 organisations applied for £50,000 for a project which would be launched by encouraging people to come forward with their memories
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DEAL OF THE DAY: Free pint with today's Gazette
Enjoy a free pint at the Fat Cat pub in Butt Road, Colchester every Wednesday during the Olympics. Valid today, August 1 and August 8. Get your voucher in today's Gazette.
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Mobile phone misery for Colchester clubbers
CLUBBERS are counting the cost of nights out in Colchester with hundreds returning home minus a mobile phone. Gangs of thieves have been operating in pubs and clubs in the town centre all year. Between January and July
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Phone line fault’s cost us thousands...but BT offers only 90p a day compensation
BUSINESSES left thousands of pounds out of pocket after a phone line fault lasting five weeks have been told they will get neglible compensation – or nothing at all. An underground cable fault on June 19 meant firms in London Road, Marks Tey, could
