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Essex Uni crowd research shown on national TV
CROWD research by Essex University academics has featured on national TV. Work by the Mathematical Sciences department into how crowdes behave during an emergency formed part of comedian Dara O Brian’s Science Club on BBC Two. An experiment
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Furniture salesman helps carry sofa to mountain top
A SOFA salesman has scaled England’s highest peak carrying a two-seater chair. Michael Warren, who works at Colchester’s DFS store, climbed Scafell Pike on Tuesday along with co-workers from across the country. Michael, 28, swapped the soft
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Kind donation boosts appeal
AN appeal to raise money for a play area for children with severe learning difficulties has received a major boost. The 100,000 Smiles appeal aims to raise £100,000 to recreate a play haven for children at Lexden Springs special school.
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Solicitor to take on three peaks
A COLCHESTER solicitor is hoping to climb the highest mountains in Great Britain, all within 24 hours. Iain Thom is taking on the National Three Peaks Challenge this weekend in order to raise money for the Woolverstone Wish Appeal, which is fundraising
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Heating bill cash boost for rural residents
A HOUSING association was won more than £150,000 to help reduce residents’ heating bills. Colne hopes to fit air-source heat pumps at rural homes not connected to the gas supply and reliant on storage heaters or oil. It was awarded £157,000
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Rowhedge community centre plans shelved
PLANS for a riverside centre in Rowhedge have been shelved in an attempt to unite the village. The Rowhedge Heritage Trust had hoped to build on land by the River Colne given to the parish council by developers. Colchester Council’s planning
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Appeal to bus company amid roadworks problems
ELDERLY bus passengers are having to walk up to a mile to get a bus to Colchester town centre because of essential roadworks. Work on Berechurch Road started in May and when each phase is completed, repair teams move further along the road, closer
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Council services to move to library
PLANS to move Colchester Council front-of-house services into the town centre library have been submitted. The council will be sharing facilities with Essex County Council, which runs the library, in Trinity Street. It will take over part of the first
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A crown fit for a king
A HISTORIAN who helped find the remains of King Richard III is having a crown created for the monarch. Medieval expert Dr John Ashdown-Hill was instrumental in finding the maverick king, buried beneath a car park in Leicester. It was
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Info day to take place in town centre
AN information day will be held in Colchester town centre tomorrow. Residents will be able to access information about a range of services, including sports, entertainment and welfare at the event, which runs between 10am and 3pm in Culver Street
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Red Cap's family sues Government
THE FAMILY of Royal Military Police officer killed by a crowd of Iraqis ten years ago is suing the Ministry of Defence. Corporal Russell Aston, 30, was killed with five other Red Caps when a 400-strong mob attacked a police station. The six RMP officers
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Colchester to feature on TV tonight
COLCHESTER will feature in a prime-time TV slot on Wednesday night. Genealogy program Who Do You Think You Are, on the BBC, will show Nigel Havers's story. The Coronation Street star visited the town earlier this year to find out more about his past
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Sensory stories at Colchester Library
SENSORY story times will run at north Essex libraries this summer. Youngsters can experience stories at the free sessions run as part of Essex Libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge programme. Led by volunteers trained in special educational needs
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Colchester dealership gets seal of approval from US firm
A COLCHESTER dealership is to be the only one in Essex to sell a new electric motorcycle. Parkinson Motorcycles, in Cowdray Avenue, has been chosen by US firm Zero Motorcycles to stock its 2013 electrical bike. The bikes can be fully charged
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Man robbed in Colchester
POLICE are want to speak to two men following a Colchester robbery. A man in his 20s was robbed in Whalley Road between 3am and 3.25am on Saturday, July 27. A wallet, bank cards, an Apple iPhone and £17 of cash were stolen. Essex Police said three
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'Busjacker' jailed
A MAN spent weeks posing as a bus driver before stealing a bus and driving it for two miles. Joshua Cooper, 20, of Mersea Road, in Colchester, was jailed for six months after disguising himself as a First Bus driver and taking a Bluebird bus from
