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Care home residents celebrate St George's Day
CARE home residents from across north Essex celebrated St George’s Day with a traditional party. Red and white was in abundance as staff and 74 residents from six homes run by Southend Care celebrated the saint’s day. The event, held at the
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Union members share Thatcher memories
COLCHESTER trades union members’ memories of Margaret Thatchers’ Government have focused on teachers’ strikes, support for miners and an increase in the price of house rent. Each of the memories will be recorded on Colchester Trades Council’s website
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New Montessori primary school for Colchester?
PLANS are underway to open a new Montessori primary school in Colchester in 2015. A group of teachers are putting together a bid for the state-funded free school at Severalls. The Kennedy Montessori School Colchester would be only the third
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Top actor filming in Colchester
A FILM crew caused a stir when a top actor was spotted in Colchester town centre. Nigel Havers, made famous for his part in 1981 film Chariots of Fire, was in the town filming for a TV series. Production company Shed Media were unable to confirm
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Highwoods Approach to be closed for three weeks
A MAIN Colchester road will be closed for three weeks while essential sewerage work is carried out. Highwoods Approach will be closed from 9.30am on Monday, April 29, while Anglian Water repairs a collapsed sewer. It means there will be no
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Town's old bus station - just add passengers
WHEN is a bus station not a bus station? Colchester’s temporary bus station was closed last November and replaced with a £2 million facility at Osborne Street. The venue is supposed to make way for a school playing field and the latest phase
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New figures reveal 320 patients may have died needlessly at Colchester hospitals
MORE than 300 patients may have died needlessly at Colchester’s hospitals in one year, according to new figures. The trust running Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital has been classed a “repeat outlier” for consistently scoring
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Mersea charity's £15,000 boost will help Namibian school hostel
A MERSEA charity working to improve the lives of youngsters in Namibia, has received a big boost. The Catherine Bullen Founation was well on the way to raising the £70,000 needed for a third dormitory at the Eiseb Primary School Hostel in the
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Colchester's Colossal Cake Sale for Heroes' charity
COOKIE crunchers and gateaux gourmands are being urged to make a diary date for next month. Colchester hosts its fifth annual Colossal Cake Sale on Saturday May 4 in aid of Help for Heroes, one of the charities behind the Chavasse VC Recovery Centre
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Petition calls for action to save sport sessions
A PETITION calling for sports facilities to be reinstated has already attracted hundreds of signatures. The petition was launched after the Colchester United Community Sports Trust collapsed. Colchester councillors Dave Harris and Julie
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Macmillan make fresh call for Colchester volunteers
COLCHESTER’s Macmillan Cancer Support Centre has made a call for volunteers. The group, based on Lexden Road, Colchester, is asking for people to help with its services at Essex County Hospital, Colchester General Hospital and Clacton Hospital.
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Top feathered songsters at Fingringhoe Wick
AND a nightingale sang in Fingringhoe Wick! Bird spotters don’t have to go as far as London Berkeley Square to hear one of Britain’s top songsters. In late April and early May, dozens of nightingales arrive to sing their hearts out
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Injuries force Colchester Rugby Club to pull out of Suffolk Cup final
Colchester Rugby Club have been forced to pull out of this weekend's Suffolk Cup final against Bury St Edmunds on safety grounds. The final had been due to be played at Mill Road on Saturday, but it has now been cancelled because inhuries have
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Colchester: Students' laptops stolen
LAPTOPS belonging to two students have been stolen. The break-in happened when thieves entered a house in Hickory Avenue, Greenstead, Colchester, through a set of patio doors. A black laptop with a German keyboard and another laptop with a
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426 customers lose power in Colchester
MORE than 420 Colchester homes and businesses lost power this morning. UK Power Networks worked to reconnect 426 customers in North Hill and Middleborough after a fault occurred at 11.11am. Power was restored in stages, with all but two customers
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AnnMarie's leap of faith for James
A DAREDEVIL fundraiser threw caution to the wind to raise money in memory of a little boy who died from a brain tumour. James Michael Glencross had been a happy, active child until it was discovered he had the tumour. He died 34 days
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Bosses brunch raises £600 for Colchester Mayor's charities
BOSSES at Colchester Council raised more than £600 by serving a tasty brunch to their staff. Chief executive Adrian Pritchard and his senior managers fired up the barbecue at headquarters Rowan House and handed out bacon rolls, sausage rolls and
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Jon Waldron: My views on the U's
So it has all come down to the final day of the season. Colchester United and their supporters will make the 715-mile round trip to Carlisle United this weekend, knowing the outcome will define their immediate future. It’s not as though the
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New guide for Colchester's elderly launched
A GUIDE helping Colchester’s elderly residents has been published. Colchester Borough Homes has launched its ‘Guide to Services, Organisations and Activities’. It includes information and advice including housing options, meeting people and
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Cowling is an inspiration for U's
Robbie Cowling’s actions can inspire Colchester United’s players ahead of their make-or-break showdown with Carlisle United. That’s the view of U’s boss Joe Dunne, who believes his side should look no further than their chairman’s heroics in their
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Colchester: Police chase latest: man charged
A MAN is due to appear in court after having been charged with dangerous driving following a police pursuit in north east Essex. Road policing officers had followed a vehicle through Colchester at 3:30am on Tuesday, April 23 after its occupants
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Free game of Quasar with today's Gazette!
Get a free game of Quasar with today's Gazette. See today's great value paper for details.
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In today's Gazette: Pair held in high-speed chase
In today's Gazette: A high-speed chase ended when police burst a stolen car's tyres on the a12. Suspects in a Vauxhall Meriva hit speeds of up to 100mph on the 35 miles pursuit from Queen Street in Colchester to Hatfield Peverel. * Colchester's
