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Young U's side secure comfortable win at Witham
A young Colchester United side ran out 4-1 winners at Witham Town, in their latest pre-season friendly. Two goals apiece from Ryan Melaugh and Macauley Bonne gave the U's victory at Spa Road. Colchester are next in action tomorrow night when
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Daughter's plea to save activity centre
A CONCERNED daughter has pleaded with Colchester Council not to close an activity centre. The council is considering shutting Abbots Activity Centre in a bid to save a £74,000-a-year subsidy. But Nicky Bailey, whose mother Jo Crawshaw
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Bid to turn chunk of Colchester's old bus station into playing field made
A BID has been made to turn part of Colchester’s former bus station into a school playing field. The planning application has been submitted eight years after much of St Thomas More’s Primary School’s field made way for the Firstsite arts centre
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Anger as traditional stiles deemed "an obstruction"
TRADITIONAL stiles used for generations of walkers to traverse the countryside have been deemed to be to be causing an “unlawful obstruction”. But council officers have now come under fire after they removed three from a field - leaving gaps
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Parents hear plans for new Colchester primary school
DOZENS of parents turned up to a meeting to hear the latest about a new Colchester primary school. School leaders from across the UK want to set up Kennedy Montessori School at the former Severalls Hospital site in Mile End. Around 60 parents attended
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First announces bus timetable changes
A RAFT of bus service changes are to be introduced in north Essex from September. The First Essex changes mainly involve minor tweaks to the operation times, with some buses leaving five minutes earlier or later than currently. Routes affected
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Mystery box finally opened on Colchester High Street
A MYSTERY 10 ft tall box placed on Colchester’s High Street four months ago has finally been unveiled as a travel information pod. Shopkeepers were so bemused by the obelisk shaped box which appeared out of nowhere, they wrote poetry on it to engage
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Man admits towing stolen caravan with stolen car
A MAN has admitted using a stolen car to tow a stolen caravan. Paul Baloch, 47, was stopped by police on the A12 near Marks Tey at 10.20am on Tuesday. Baloch, of Padnall Court, Romford, was driving a Mitsubishi Shogun and towing a £5,000 caravan
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Essex MPs say organisation which proposed their 11% pay hike should be abolished
NORTH Essex MPs have called on the quango which proposed they should get an 11 per cent pay rise to be scrapped. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority today unveiled a proposal to increase the current salary of £66,396 to £74,000 in
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Praise for improving primary school
A PRIMARY school has been praised for improving. Oftsed has rated Queen Boudica Primary School, in Cowper Crescent, Colchester, as good following a visit last month. Its last rating, in 2011, was satisfactory. Inspectors on Thursday said the school
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Colchester: Funding helps kids make a splash
FORTY children from Colchester’s Greenstead estate have been taught how to swim thanks to funding from Barnado’s Children’s Centres. The 12-week ‘Swim With Me’ course was aimed at children aged 3 to 5 years. All the families who attended the
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Nettles lead to stinging criticism of council
A COUNCIL is facing stinging criticism after being accused of putting children in danger and hiding its decision behind complicated language. Overgrown vegetation and nettles have been forcing children into the road on their way to school,
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Colchester: Roxi's fundraisers reach £5k mark
A MILESTONE has been reached in the campaign to allow a little girl to walk for the first time. The Help Roxi Walk appeal was launched six weeks ago and has reached the £5,000 mark - ten per cent of the target total. It was started by
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Suspended sentence for burglar who left fingerprints on tin
A BURGLAR who stole a £700 haul from a house in Lexden Road, Colchester, has avoided jail. Bradley Lewis, 20, took a laptop computer, camcorder and items in the break in in January last year. He was arrested after one of his fingerprints was
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A different view - exhibition by female photographers sets out to challenge ideas about repressed Muslim women
A DIFFERENT look at the Middle East is the subject of the latest exhibition at the Art Exchange gallery at Essex University. Realism in Rawiya is a collection of pictures taken by the first all-female group of photographers to emerge from the Middle
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Colchester hospital review "fair and recognises improvements"
THE results of the investigation into death rates at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundaton Trust are due to be released next week. The Keogh Review inspectors visited Colchester’s hospitals on June 4, 5 and 11. It was one of 14 trusts
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Gurkha veterans to move into Abbeygate House
PLANS to transform former sheltered housing into a home for retired Gurkhas have been unveiled. The Gurkha Homes Project wants to house 26 veterans at Abbeygate House, in Colchester. This week the project submitted plans for the building to Colchester
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Suffolk detective admits harassing colleague
A DETECTIVE sergeant from Ipswich has admitted harassing a former partner and fellow officer. Det Sgt Panicos Monk, 44, left his family for his fellow detective in 2009 but the relationship broke down. Monk then sent 200 abusive text
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Tendring villages celebrate triple competition win
VILLAGERS in Great Bentley were today celebrating after it was crowned Village of the Year 2013. The competition run by the Rural Community Council of Essex aimed to seek out the jewel in the crown of the country's villages. And three north
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U's boss Dunne satisfied with opening friendly display
Joe Dunne said he got exactly what he wanted from Colchester United’s opening pre-season friendly at Heybridge Swifts. The U’s 2-1 win against their Ryman League division one north hosts at Scraley Road was overshadowed by Craig Eastmond’s worrying
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Man gets suspended sentence for handling stolen tools
UNDERCOVER police were offered £5,500 worth of gardening tools in a sting to recover stolen property. The tools, including hedge trimmers and chain saws, were stolen in burglaries in Colchester last year. Chelmsford Crown Court heard the police
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Free chips with today's Gazette!
Albany Gardens fish and chips shop in Haven Road, Colchester, is offering free chips to Astute Gazette readers. See today's paper for details
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Eastmond to undergo X-ray after horror tackle
Craig Eastmond will undergo an X-ray today to assess the extent of the ankle injury he sustained in Colchester United's pre-season friendly win at Heybridge Swifts. Eastmond was stretchered off and left Scraley Road on crutches following Swifts
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In today's Gazette: Seven hurt in car crash
In today's Gazette: Five children were taken to hospital after the car they were in crashed into a garden. Two cars collided at the junction of Colchester Road and Langenhoe Hall Lane in Colchester. * A radio listener was shocked when the airwaves
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Views wanted on Brightlingsea harbour masterplan
IDEAS for the future of Brightlingsea Harbour have been published. Long-term plans to develop the privately-owned Oliver’s Wharf to create a dedicated marine service centre for commercial ships and leisure craft. Smaller proposals include creating
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Lloyd will take on van Gerwen
Colchester’s Colin Lloyd will take on world number two Michael van Gerwen in the opening round of this year’s World Matchplay. Lloyd, who won the event in 2005, will take on the in-form Dutchman in the first round of the tournament, which starts
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Topley has been helping out England
ENGLAND have been using Essex’s rising bowling star Reece Topley as their secret weapon ahead of the start of the yesterday's Ashes. The 19-year-old was called up by England to help them prepare against a tall-left armer for the Ashes this week
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Tributes to fun-loving father, 43
A FAMILY has paid tribute to a loving father who suddenly passed away aged 43. David Bobby, of Colchester, was taken ill late last month and was rushed to hospital. Doctors and nurses worked tirelessly but were unable to diagnose what was wrong with
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Festival to shine light on town’s cultural side
COLCHESTER’S first Lightbulb Festival will take to the streets, bars, and live venues of the town this week, showcasing the area’s cultural side. James Sarek of Colchester Poetry came up with the idea last year of a festival of classical music,
