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Duo return from injury as U's draw their friendly with Dover
Sanchez Watt and Jabo Ibehre both returned from injury as Colchester United played out a 2-2 draw with Conference Premier side Dover Athletic in their latest pre-season friendly. The U's fell behind in the fourth minute when Craig Stone scored
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Campaign calls for better rail services
COMMUTERS and businesses have been urged to join a campaign calling on the Government to spend more on ther railways. The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, MPs, businesses and rail leaders have set up a taskforce calling for a more reliable
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Dunne wants to test psychology of U's squad
Colchester United will take the unusual step of staying overnight for a friendly match when they play Dover Athletic this evening. The U’s continue their pre-season preparations with a trip to Kent to play their Conference Premier opponents, at
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Travellers pitch up opposite Sainsbury's Tollgate store
TRAVELLERS arrived on land opposite the Sainsbury's store in Tollgate, Colchester. About ten caravans pitched up on the site on Thursday but had already left by Friday lunchtime. A Colchester Council spokesman said: “The land in question,
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Video: Nahid Al-Manea's family urges killer 'hand yourself in'
NAHID Al-Manea's family urged her killer or killers to hand themselves in during their first statement since she was stabbed to death. Nahid's 31, of Woodrow Way, Colchester, was murdered on the Salary Brook Trail, Greenstead, shortly before 11am
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Colchester solicitors and auctioneers bat again in memory of First World War
AUCTIONEERS and solicitors have recreated the moment 100 years ago when their predecessors played a game of cricket, days before the First World War broke out. On July 24, 1914, two teams gathered in Colchester’s Castle Park for a match. Four
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Work to turn Red Lion Yard into boutique shop alley unveiled
COLCHESTER’S Red Lion Yard has been relaunched after a £600,000 revamp as a Covent Garden-style boutique shopping alley. A new restaurant and several stores are due to open along the route, which links the High Street and Lion Walk shopping centre
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Big weekend in store for Colchester and East Essex
Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club are gearing up for one of the most important weekends of their season. Ben Stephens’ side will be looking to reinforce their lead at the top of Shepherd Neame Essex League division one when they travel to
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Colchester bus services set for changes
BUS services in Colchester are set for a change. First Bus says the changes to six services will take effect from Sunday, August 31. The changes will see: • A full service of the 62 and 62A, with a bus every ten minutes, will be reinstated
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Motorcyclist rushed to hospital
A MOTORCYCLIST was rushed to hospital after colliding with a car in Colchester. The accident took place at about 7.30am on North Station Road, between Westway and Colne Bank Avenue. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital by ambulance with a
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Cops fight back against armed drug dealers
DRUGS worth more than £25,000 have been seized from dealers in the first three months of a police operation in Colchester and Clacton. Essex Police is cracking down on dealers travelling to the towns from London. As well as drugs, they have
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Ambrose open to U's deal
Darren Ambrose says he would consider a move to Colchester United if an offer came his way. And the 30-year-old former Ipswich Town favourite says he is already suitably impressed by what he has seen of the U’s. Ambrose made a surprise appearance
