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Humes apologises to U's fans after humiliating defeat
Colchester United manager Tony Humes apologised to the club’s fans after they were thrashed 6-0 by Chesterfield tonight. The shell-shocked U’s were put to the sword by a rampant Spireites side, who were in clinical form at the Proact Stadium. Colchester
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Gazette Hustings: Who do you think won tonight's debate?
TONIGHT we gave you the chance to grill the Colchester candidates who will be vying for your vote in the General Election. They answered a variety of questions on everything from immigration to street lights. But did they do enough? Who
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Sorry U's are thrashed by Chesterfield
Colchester United experienced a night to forget after they were thrashed 6-0 by in-form Chesterfield tonight. Three goals in either half from the rampant Spireites left the U's on the wrong end of a heavy defeat at the Probet Stadium. Colchester made
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Chesterfield v Colchester United - live!
9:38pm FULL-TIME Chesterfield 6 U's 0 - two goals apiece from Roberts and Clucas and further strikes from Gardner & Ryan condemn U's to defeat 9:30pm Chesterfield 6 U's
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WATCH LIVE: Gazette hosts election hustings in Colchester
COLCHESTER'S election candidates will be quizzed by the public at the Gazette’s General Election hustings tonight. Politicians vying for your vote will be answering your questions at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Sir Bob Russell (Liberal
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Park and Ride is running at last
COLCHESTER’S long-awaited park and ride scheme is finally on the road. The first of the five special buses pulled out of the new park and ride centre at at Cuckoo Farm, next the A12 near Colchester United’s football ground, at exactly 7am yesterday
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Disabled man ‘prisoner’ in own home
A HOUSING association has apologised after a faulty lift left a man a prisoner in his own home. Dave Smith, 59, said the lift at his flat block in De Grey Road, Colchester, run by Moat housing, has broken down several times in the last two years
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Cause of fire at 250-year-old Colchester mill and granary is "undetermined"
THE cause of the fire at East Bay Mill, off East Street, Colchester, has been officially classed as undetermined. Crews were called yesterday at 5.15pm and spent 45 minutes battling the fire. The timber-framed mill has been derelict for years
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Moncur confident ahead of U's crucial trip to Chesterfield
George Moncur believes the opportunity to move out of the League One relegation zone will spur Colchester United on tonight. The U’s head to high-flying Chesterfield knowing that a victory at the Proact Stadium might lift them out of the bottom four,
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U's youngsters suffer narrow defeat against Cardiff City
Colchester United's under-21s suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat against Cardiff City, in their penultimate home game of the season. Ben Turner’s looping header early in the second half proved enough to give the Bluebirds victory in the Professional Development
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Flower shop still going strong after 35 years
A FLORIST is reassuring customers he is still open for business despite closing his general store. Ralph Martin, 67, has run the convenience store in Layer Road, Colchester, for 35 years alongside his neighbouring flower business. He closed
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Colchester Academy head leaves school with immediate effect
THE head of Colchester Academy has left the school. Barry Hersom has been principal at the Greenstead school for five years. The move comes as the school becomes a Bright Tribe academy, following a change of sponsor to the organisation from
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Jon Waldron - my views on the U's
He has been an ever-present for Colchester United in the league this season and one of their most outstanding performers. So to say losing Sam Walker at such a crucial time in the campaign would be a blow for the U’s is something of an understatement
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Why were pictures of tragic Bethany deleted from a camera?
GRIEVING parents want to know why a boat crew allegedly deleted photos of the moments before their daughter took part in a fatal dive. Bethany Farrell, 23, from Colchester, was on a trip to Australia when she died on her introductory scuba dive
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A12 crash causes delays for second day in a row
A SINGLE vehicle accident on the A12 caused delays stretching back several miles. A car lost control between Eight Ash Green and Spring Lane on the northbound carriageway at about 8.30am. One lane was blocked. It is the second day in a
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So, why is council going to give us the chop?
A BARBERSHOP is fighting the chop for ruining its surroundings, despite the site in question being a supermarket car park. The Barber’s Den was launched in September by business partners Denise Simpson and Danny Parrott after gaining backing from
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GAZETTE HUSTINGS TONIGHT: Question Colchester candidates live from 6.30pm
COLCHESTER'S election candidates will be quizzed by the public at the Gazette’s General Election hustings tonight. Politicians vying for your vote will be answering your questions at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Sir Bob Russell (Liberal
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Willie Gees’ iconic shop front to stay
WILLIAMS and Griffin’s iconic High Street shop front has been saved, to the delight of campaigners. The department store is undergoing a £30million redevelopment, due for completion later this year. When the plans were first debated by Colchester
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Pressure mounts for crossing to stay put
MORE than 60 school and college staff and students say lives will be put at risk if a pedestrian crossing is scrapped. The move by Essex County Council would see the popular Toucan crossing in Cymbeline Way, Colchester, moved 235 metres on to Colne
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Nick bowls ’em over
NICK Clegg was hoping to “strike” a blow for the Lib Dems when he dropped into Colchester for a spot of ten pin bowling. The deputy Prime Minister had a match with Armed Forces veterans and Colchester Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Sir Bob Russell
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Job vacancy at garden village
THREE councils are set to hire a project manager to oversee “garden village” developments in Colchester, Tendring and Braintree. The £38,000-a-year post, for up to two years, will help to choose sites to build thousands of homes. Developers
