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U's draw with Spurs in front of capacity crowd
Colchester United drew 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season friendly in front of a crowd of nearly 10,000 tonight, at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The U's gave an excellent account of themselves against their Premier League opponents
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Ex-Southampton defender Ryan Dickson features for U's
Ryan Dickson will be given the chance to impress for Colchester United on trial in their pre-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspur tonight. The left-back, who has been released by Premier League side Southampton, is a free agent and the U's
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Walker to play against Spurs after re-signing for U's
Sam Walker will play for Colchester United in their pre-season friendly against Spurs tonight after signing for the club on loan from Chelsea until January. The young goalkeeper has returned to the Weston Homes Community Stadium for a second loan
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Secret Vintage Fair location revealed
THE LOCATION of next weekend’s notorious Secret Vintage Fair has been revealed. Traders will take over nightclub Liquid, on Colchester High Street, next Saturday, July 27. Organisers of the event, of which the Gazette is media partner, have admitted
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Alderman Blaxill drama group to perform in competition final
A COLCHESTER school will face off with four others in the final of an annual drama competition. Drama students from Alderman Blaxill, in Paxman Ave, will perform in the final of SoapSense, a competition run by the NHS North Essex Partnership, which
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Youth team scores golden sponsorship deal
A COLCHESTER youth football team is already looking forward to next season after scoring a golden sponsorship deal. Gold plating company Goldgenie has come to the rescue of St Edmunds Youth Football Club, based in Greenstead, after hearing the
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Summer fun at High Woods County Park
HIGH Woods Country Park is offering a range of holiday fun this summer. Youngsters can track animals, make kites and build dens at the activity sessions during the school break. Teenagers, aged between 12-15 years, can spend a week at the park
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Drugs raid by cops on Colchester home
A DRUGS raid has been carried out by police on a Colchester home. Officers searched a property in Crowhurst Road this morning. A dog unit was called in to help with the search, and a 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drug possession
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Samaritans awareness day ahead
SAMARITANS will have a temporary home next week as part of their annual awareness day. A pop-up branch will appear in Colchester town centre on Wednesday to tell people about the Talk to Us campaign. The charity’s van will be parked on the
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Cousins faces unenviable task of stopping Bale
Mark Cousins is bracing himself for one of the toughest tasks in world football - stopping Gareth Bale. And the Colchester United keeper admits saving one of the Welsh wizard’s sensational set-pieces tonight may prove a tough task. Cousins
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Improvement work at Colchester A&E begins
WORK has started to re-shape Accident and Emergency at Colchester General Hospital to help increase capacity. When explaining the problems faced by the department the numbers tell the picture. The department was originally built in the 1980s to
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Cyclists wanted for hospital charity bike ride
PEDAL-PUSHERS are wanted for a charity event. The Essex Castle Bike Ride takes place next weekend on Saturday July 27 to raise cash for the Colchester Hospitals Charity (CoHoC). Cyclists can take on a 25, 50 or 75 mile route starting and ending
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Friendly neighbour wins care award
A BIG-HEARTED volunteer has been given an award for helping her neighbours. Angela Lloyd, a mum-of-two from Highwoods, Colchester, won Primary Care UK’s Big Heart competition. The Clacton-based care company launched an appeal last Christmas
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Pupils raise £1,200 for hospice
COLLEGE students raised more than £1,000 for St Helena Hospice. Youngsters at Shakespeare House, at the Stanway School, in Winstree Road, raised £1,200 for the hospice, which helps to care for people with life limiting illnesses, by holding a non-uniform
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Top tips to reduce hot weather food waste
ESSEX County Council has given out top tips for reducing food waste in the hot weather. As part of its campaign to stop unneccessary rubbish going to landfill the authority is encouraging people to be careful with what they throw away. Tips
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Dunne looking forward to Spurs test
Colchester United manager Joe Dunne says he cannot wait for his side to pit their wits against Tottenham Hotspur tonight. The U’s clash with Andre Villas-Boas’ star-studded side is on the verge of a sell-out, with a crowd of nearly 10,000 expected
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UPDATED: Major train delays after armed man climbs on station roof
PASSENGERS were delayed for more than seven hours when an armed man climbed onto the roof of a train station. Emergency negotiators were called to the Ipswich Station, with all power switched off, after the man got onto the roof at about 8.30am
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Colchester: Carnival countdown time!
WITH a theme of Animals on Parade, this Saturday’s Colchester Carnival promises to be a wild and fanciful feast for the eyes. There are two main parts to the mammoth event, which has been organised by the Colchester Round Table and Colchester
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Race for Life in Colchester
CROWDS of pink runners will descend on Colchester’s Castle Park on Sunday. Thousands of ladies are taking part in this year’s Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The first race will set off at 11am with the second at 2pm. Ladies
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Lord Lexden back home for talk
LEXDEN’S homegrown lord returned home to talk to students at the school he had wanted to go to. Lord Lexden was born in Lexden and went to Holmwood House in nearby Chitts Hill. He had hoped to go on to Colchester Royal Grammar School but instead
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Today's Gazette: Docs could have saved our baby
A coroner has found serious failings in the delivery of a baby who died shortly after birth at Colchester General Hospital. Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said Frank Gamble might have survived if better care had been provided. Tracey and John
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Parking warning for football fans at U's versus Spurs match
FOOTBALL fans have been warned not to risk parking fines when driving to Colchester United’s marquee pre-season friendlies. The U’s welcomed Premier League side West Ham United on Tuesday and 67 fans got parking tickets. They had parked illegally
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Deman sweeps the opposition aside
PHILIPPA Deman swept all aside to win Colchester Golf Club’s long-standing VJ Cup. Deman, playing off a handicap on the day of ten, returned 42 points to win the trophy. She took advantage of the hard fairways and with her game matching the
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I cooked for Kate - but Haywain is my baby
NOT many people can boast to have enjoyed Christmas dinner with the Middletons. But Craig Macdonald can. The owner of the Haywain restaurant, in East Bergholt, cooked Christmas dinner for the family when Kate was still at university and holidaying
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Loran keeps his cool
STEVE Loran kept his cool to win the monthly club championship qualifier, recording an outstanding nett 66 to win by two shots and earn a shot handicap cut. He carded nine pars and a birdie, as part of his winning gross 78. Loran registered
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One freed from car after crash
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut out someone trapped in a car after a crash in the early hours of this morning. Emergency services were called to Cymbeline Way, Colchester, at 2.46am. Two people were left in the care of paramedics.
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Pool firm fined five years after girl drowned
THE company running a swimming pool when a girl aged seven drowned have been ordered to pay £190,000. Michelle Gellard died at Blackwater Leisure Centre in Maldon five years ago. Leisure Connection, the company running the pool for Maldon District
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James is off to the Kids Golf World Championships in the US
A TALENTED young golfer from Lexden will do battle with some of the world’s most talented young golfers when he takes part in the US Kids Golf World Championship. Cai James will represent the under-12 Great Britain and Ireland team at next month
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The U's Andy Bond is in the best shape ever
COLCHESTER United’s Andy Bond says he is in better shape than ever heading into the new season. The 27-year-old has featured regularly for the U’s in their pre-season friendlies and completed 90 minutes in their 2-1 defeat against West Ham United
