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Countdown to the annual oyster festival
THE countdown has begun to the Colchester Oyster Festival. The start of the oyster season will be marked with the annual event at Colchester’s Castle Park, on September 1. Each year on that date native Colchester oysters go on sale, and this
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RSCPA prosecution leads to pet ban for cruel dog owner
A MAN has been banned from owning pets after his dog was found badly malnourished and covered in fleas. Scott Paterson, 33, of Lilac Tree Court, Colchester, neglected his German shepherd, Rocky, for three months. When RSPCA inspectors found
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U's given injury boost
Colchester United have been boosted by the news that Andrew Bond's knee injury is not as bad as first feared. The midfielder limped out of the U's 2-1 friendly win at non-league Brentwood Town, last Saturday. However, Bond has been assessed
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Fatima's Colchester care link
A MAN who grew up in foster homes is set to discuss his experiences in a tv documentary. Liam Phillips, 24, will appear on screen alongside athletics legend, Fatima Whitbread MBE, in Channel 5 show, Growing Up in Care. The former Gilberd pupil moved
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Council tax benefit cuts on cards for 7,500
PENSIONERS in Colchester are to be spared from £2 million cuts in council tax benefits introduced next year. The national Council Tax Benefit scheme, for residents with low incomes, will be scrapped next April and replaced with a local council tax
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U's snap up young duo
Colchester United have signed trialists Jackson Ramm and Merrick James-Lewis after they impressed while on trial this summer. Former Blackburn Rovers defender Ramm, 19, has penned a one-year deal with the U's, while ex-Southend United midfielder
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Roman road found beneath the Stockwell Arms
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a Roman road beneath a former Colchester pub. A dig at the site of the Stockwell Arms, in West Stockwell Street, has revealed an unexpected glimpse into our history. The discovery could mean historians have to
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Woman pushes burglar out of door
A SHOCKED woman discovered a burglar in her home. She had returned to her house in Halstead Road, Lexden Heath, Colchester to find a man upstairs. She was able to push him out the door after he came downstairs. The woman had only left the house for
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Missing schoolboy found
A MISSING schoolboy has been found. Wandile Mirazi, 16, went missing from social services care in Colchester on May 18 for almost two months. He has been found safe and well.
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Vineyard Street car park lift finally fixed
AN upgrade of a notoriously faulty Colchester town centre lift has been completed. The Vineyard Street car park lift, which helps shoppers reach Lion Yard shopping centre and the main town centre shopping areas, has a reputation for rarely working
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Colchester United says training ground afternoon ban is a threat to the club
COLCHESTER United ’s owner says jobs and potential footballers could be lost if their application to extend the training ground hours is turned down. Robbie Cowling has hit back at the “handful” of Tiptree residents who are objecting to his attempts
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Official opening of Olympic-named streets
A NEW housing estate where streets have Olympic-themed names was opened on the day London 2012 kicked off. Eric Pickles, secretary of state for communities and local government, cut the ribbon at Rosewood in Mill Road, Colchester on Friday. Work has
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Four hour police search for naked women
NAKED women spotted in Old Heath Road, Colchester prompted a four-hour police search. Passers-by saw the drunken women and called Essex Police. Officers detained one of them, aged 17, a short time later. She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act
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Pervert cyclist scares teenage girls in flashing attack
A PERVERTED cyclist terrified teenage girls when he exposed himself to them twice in Colchester. The 19-year-old girls were walking home along The Willows when a male cyclist rode by and flashed his bottom. He then turned
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Two injured in Tiptree crash
A DRIVER and motorcyclist were injured following a crash in Tiptree. Police were called to Colchester Road near Layer Wood at 7.40am today. A grey Isuzu Trooper collided with a blue Honda motorbike. The injuries
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Graffiti vandals damage Colchester streets and buildings
GRAFFITI vandals are defacing properties across Colchester. Police are appealing for information after tags appeared on at least 16 buildings, tunnels, fences and pathways in the town. Industrial areas and railway stations have suffered
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Injury scare for Colchester midfielder Bond
Colchester United suffered an injury scare ahead of the new season after Andrew Bond limped out of their pre-season friendly win at Brentwood Town. The midfielder hurt his knee in the seventh minute of the U’s 2-1 victory over their Ryman League
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Police clamp down on illegal number plates
POLICE forces have combined their resources to target those using illegal number plates. Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Police are working together on Operation Dragon for three weeks until August 5.
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Home ransacked as wave of burglaries in Colchester continues
A COUPLE who returned home from holiday to find their home ransacked are the latest victims of Colchester’s burglary epidemic. Police launched an appeal for information following the holiday break-in after jewellery and electrical items were
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In Monday's Gazette: How north Essex residents helped to make history at Olympic ceremony
WITH the eyes of the world focused on Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony, dozens of volunteers from across north Essex played their part in making it a spectacular and historic night. From Colchester's town crier Robert Needham to schoolchildren
