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Lightning strike destroys young family's home
A family have been left homeless after a lightning strike set their bungalow on fire. Hailey Key was awake in bed, in Keswick Avenue, Holland-on-Sea, when she heard a massive explosion and saw the house light up. After alerting her husband
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Eight-page Colchester Race for Life picture special in Tuesday's Gazette
Women ran, jogged and walked through Castle Park as they joined together in a bid to beat cancer. The annual Colchester Race for Life took place on Sunday, with 2,500 people, many dressed in pink, completing the 5km course. Organisers hope
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We’re driving the stars in Glasgow
FORGET chugging along in congested Colchester! A group of four lucky bus drivers from the town have been given the opportunity to help transport the world’s top sporting stars to the Commonwealth Games. Darren Lapworth, Richard Coe, Aras Mohammad
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Sir Bob Russell says Colchester Council planners are 'inflexible and rigid' amid claims they are holding back on £6million veterans project
A £6MILLION project in Colchester to help war veterans get back on their feet could have been ruined by Colchester Council, the town’s MP has claimed. Prime Minister David Cameron allocated the cash to fund temporary and permanent housing for veterans
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Colchester soldier jailed for eight years for hiving arsenal of ammunition, guns and chemicals
A SOLDIER has been jailed for eight years after a collection of lethal weapons was discovered in the boot of his car. Sawn-off shotguns, ammunition, grenades and acids and chemicals which could have been used to make bombs were found in Vincent
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Police cuts not to blame for violent crimes in Colchester, says Home Secretary
Financial pressures on Essex Police are not to blame for recent violent crimes in Colchester, the Home Secretary insists. Theresa May was speaking during a visit to the town on Friday night. By 2016, Essex Police will be working with a budget
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Free Colchester United team poster in today's Daily Gazette!
In today's Daily Gazette, don't miss your free full colour poster of Colchester United's 2014-15 squad, sporting their brand new kit. For all of the latest U's news, see the Daily Gazette.
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UPDATED - Lightning storms: Your pictures from across north Essex
SPECTACULAR lightning storms illuminated the night sky across north Essex this weekend. Here are some of your photos of the storms. Send your pictures to zoe.forsey@nqe.com. Jonathan Dadds took this picture at 3am on Saturday, in the
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WERE you sitting on a park bench the night Jim Attfield was stabbed to death?
WERE you sitting on a park bench the night Jim Attfield was stabbed to death? Detectives have made repeated appeals for a couple to come forward without success. They believe the couple may have been sitting close to Jim, 33, of East Bay, Colchester
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Hundreds flock to U's open day
HUNDREDS of families turned out to meet their heroes ahead of the start of the new Colchester United season. The club’s annual open day saw little ones take part in free training sessions with players and they were even invited to join in this
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Ambulance boss' £232,000 annual salary defended as value for money
An ambulance chief is earning £50,000 per year extra for leading services in our region. Anthony Marsh became chief executive of the East of England Ambulance Service in January, combining the role with the same position in the West Midlands.
