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Dunne - a big three points for U's
Joe Dunne heralded a big victory for his Colchester United side after they eased their relegation fears with a 2-1 win over Leyton Orient. The U's are now six points clear of the League One relegation zone with four games to play, after goals from
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Uni research - Iraq war a failure
RESEARCH by the University of Essex has found most Britons feel the war in Iraq was a failure. A survey commissioned by academics at the university with Georgia State University in the US in found 51 per cent of British adults believed the action
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Cyclist dies after crash with car
A CYCLIST has died after a crash with a car in Bromley Road, Colchester today at 12.50pm. Paramedics treated the man in his sixties at the scene, but he was pronounced dead later. The road was closed for four hours. A police spokesman said
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Disabled lobby's Colchester car ban petition closes in on 1,500 landmark
A petition asking for a fresh consultation on the Colchester High Street car ban is closing in on 1,500 signatures. Fair Access to Colchester wants Essex County Council and Colchester Council to put the car ban, which started on March 17, on hold
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Walker is penalty hero as U's secure vital win
Colchester United secured a vital 2-1 win over Leyton Orient this afternoon, at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Goals from Gavin Massey and Drey Wright put the U's in command, before Kevin Lisbie pulled a goal back for the O's just before the
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Bedroom tax 'farce' for disabled mum stuck in home
A DISABLED woman claims she will be left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after becoming a victim of the new “bedroom tax”. Rules which came into force on Monday, April 1, mean Rose Ketley, 58, is being charged for bedrooms she doesn’t use - even
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"Better Town Centre" poster causes upset after being displayed in empty Jacks
A POSTER promising a “better town centre” has caused uproar after appearing in the empty shell of failed shop, Jacks. The Colchester Council flyer, which promotes the car ban, promises the town will be “a better place to shop and enjoy”. But
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Jam maker joins celeb search for rhubarb
WELL-KNOWN actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson stopped off in Tiptree as part of his Ade in Britain series - in which he aims to discover more about his home country. Edmondson, of Young Ones and Bottom fame, was in the village to find fresh rhubarb
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UKIP to contest every ward as Essex County Council election candidates unveiled
UKIP will contest every Essex County Council seat for the first time. The anti-EU party will go head-to-head with the Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems, UKIP and the Green party in every ward in Colchester and Tendring. Stuart Agnew, UKIP MEP
