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They deserve the sack after High Street U-turn
IF Colchester’s High Street car ban had been run by a business its bosses would have been sacked, it has been claimed. Essex Chambers of Commerce has expressed its dismay at the county council’s decision to scrap the car ban just 36 days into an
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'Inspirational' Laura makes trip to CERN collider
LAURA Harvey was working in a job she didn’t enjoy and didn’t know what to do next. Now 18 months into a three-year apprenticeship with BT, Miss Harvey, 22, has been named as one of the UK’s most inspirational people in science, technology, engineering
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Politicians to face pensioners' questions
PENSIONERS will put politicians on the spot as they vye for the grey vote. The Colchester Pensioners' Action Group is holding a hustings meeting at the Cardinal Bourne Hall, Priory Street, Colchester, tomorrow in advance of the Essex County Council
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Bid to Win with your great value Gazette!
GAZETTE readers have the chance to win big prizes thanks to our new promotion. Bid to Win will see readers taking part in a secret auction - and it won’t cost a penny. Special Gazette money vouchers will be printed in the paper each day and will
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Patience please as road works start
PARTS of a major road will be closed as a £2 million improvement project gets underway. Residents and councillors have called for improvements to Berechurch Road in Colchester for more than eight years. Work is now due to be started by the end
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Petition launched after Colchester United Community Sport Trust folds
PARENTS have launched a petition requesting Colchester Council picks up the pieces after Colchester United Community Sports Trust closed. The petition asks the authority to take on coaching sessions after the charity shut on Monday. A statement
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Marathon paras at full stretch for charity
A FORMER paratrooper colonel will haul a military stretcher around the London Marathon with five comrades to highlight the plight of wounded heroes. Lt Col Stuart Tootal left the army in 2007 because he was appalled with the way soliders were treated
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Taxi boss threatened over his safety plan
A TAXI firm boss and his family have been left fearing for their safety after he was sent a threatening letter. Christie Wettassinghe, who runs Hawaii Five-0, was posted the note at his offices in Port Lane, Colchester. The threat, which warns
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Care home staff accused of mistreatment rebailed
THREE members of staff accused of mistreating patients at a care home have been rebailed. The women, aged 48, 42, and 26, all from Colchester, worked at Amber Lodge in St Andrew’s Avenue, Colchester. They were arrested on suspicion of ill treatment
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Gazette wedding prize for former U's keeper
FORMER Colchester United goalkeeper Carl Pentney had to put his wedding plans on hold when he left the club. Pentney, 23, left in January after failing to make a first team apperance during two-and-a-half years with the U’s. But his luck has
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Comic turn for former bus waiting room
THE waiting rooms at Colchester’s former bus station will start a new life tonight as a venue for the first Colchester Comedy Festival. Funnymen will appear on stage in the first heat of the Colchester New Comedian of the Year competition.
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All invited to weapon awareness march
THOUSANDS of people are planning to march through Colchester during a weapon awareness demonstration. Colchester High Street will be closed, between 11.30am and 12.30pm on Saturday, May 4, to allow anti-knife campaigners to walk down the street
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Williams & Griffin £30m revamp to start in January
WORK is set to begin on transforming Colchester department store Williams & Griffin in January - and bosses have warned it won’t be a quick job. The firm is spending £30million to make the store 50 per cent bigger. Work will begin in January
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Paramedics save lorry driver
PARAMEDICS have been praised after bringing an articulated lorry driver back to life with seven defibrilator shocks. The driver, aged in his 50s and from Tiptree, was travelling along in his Sainsbury’s lorry when he fell ill at the wheel.
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Dog walker stops robbery in playing field
A MYSTERY dog walker stopped a woman from being robbed in daylight on a Clacton playing field. The victim, in her 20s, was walking across the Knox Field off Knox Road at 12.10pm on Tuesday. A man grabbed her by the arm and told her to
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Albums are daunting... but I love the adventure
WHEN it comes to projects, musician Duke Special may just have the monopoly on eclecticism. In recent years they have included writing the theme tune for Sesame Tree, the Northern Ireland edition of Sesame Street, where he also got to sing with
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Suspicious man approaches teenage girl
POLICE are searching for a man who approached a teenage girl. The 16-year-old was walking her dog near the duck pond in Rosemary Crescent, Tiptree, when she was approached. The Asian man, aged between 25 and 28, spoke briefly to the girl before
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Sears delighted to be back after injury lay-off
Freddie Sears says his recent injury lay-off has made him even hungrier to help fire Colchester United to safety. The former West Ham United striker started his first game in six weeks, in the U’s 2-0 defeat against MK Dons. Sears, who was
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TODAY'S GAZETTE: Thank you Maggie
Proud parents Ingrid and Terrence Doolin say they are grateful Margaret Thatcher sent their sons to fight in the Falklands War. On the day of her funeral, Mr and Mrs Doolin, of Boadicea Way, Colchester, described her as the best Prime Minister
