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Man taken to hospital after being 'injured in a fall' at Go Bananas Colchester
A MAN was taken to hospital after being injured in a fall at popular Colchester soft play centre, Go Bananas. The ambulance service has confirmed it was called to Mason Road, Colchester, this morning, November 23. A spokesman said paramedics
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Threat of Colchester Council strikes still looms as union 'considers new offer'
STRIKES by Colchester Council staff have been put on hold while workers decide if they will accept a new pay offer. Unison, which represents Colchester Council employees, revealed on Tuesday three-quarters of council staff had voted in favour
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Activists call for Gaza ceasefire with 'passionate but peaceful' Colchester protest
ANTI-WAR activists staged a "passionate but peaceful" demonstration outside Colchester Town Hall as they called for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. Protestors wielding signs and flags took to the city centre at about
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Colchester Zoo exhibit closed to public as animals are taken 'off-show' - here's why
AN enclosure at Colchester Zoo is being closed to allow for maintenance from today. Colchester Zoo, in Maldon Road, Stanway, is closing its habitat for the Asian Short-clawed Otters and Binturongs. This is a temporary measure to allow for
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Inspirational Essex teen Lenny Rush crowned Celebrity of the Year at annual awards
AN inspirational teen has said he is “honoured” to have been crowned celebrity of the year by a national charity. Actor Lenny Rush, 14, from Burnham, has been given the award at the event run by national disability charity Sense. The talented
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Two people rushed to hospital after serious rush-hour crash sees A12 closed
TWO people had to be taken to hospital after a serious rush-hour crash involving three vehicles resulted in the closure of a busy main road. Essex Police and paramedics were called to reports of a crash on the A12's northbound carriageway between
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Pictured: The prolific Colchester shoplifter who has been jailed by police
A PROLIFIC shoplifter banned from every Co-op in Essex has been jailed after he visited seven stores in Colchester and snatched more than £400 of items. Defiant thief Daniel Bannerman brazenly returned to the supermarket’s branches in Old Heath
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Colchester United receive good and bad news on the injury front
COLCHESTER United have received a boost after trio John Akinde, Ellis Iandolo and Mauro Bandeira all returned to training. But the U's are set to be without midfielder Jay Mingi for at least a number of weeks, after he suffered a hamstring injury
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Young Reporter: Chigwell's Physicists Visit Airbus. Kayuki Sen, Chigwell School
On the 16th of November, Chigwell School took a group of A-level physics students to the Airbus Defence and Space site in Stevenage. The purpose of the trip was to expose these keen physicists to real-world engineering jobs in action, allowing them
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Art scheme distributes 25,000 mandala colouring books to help 'reduce stress'
AN art scheme providing free materials to help disadvantaged children, vulnerable adults and people with learning disabilities will soon have distributed 25,000 mandala colouring books across Essex. Get Started Art was founded in Thurrock back
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Colchester school students take poignant trip to learn harsh reality of the Holocaust
HISTORY students took a poignant trip abroad as they learnt about the harsh reality of the Holocaust. St Mary's Senior School for Girls took GCSE students of History and Religious Studies on a three-day visit to Kraków, Poland. The first stop
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New scheme launches to provide up to £5,000 grants to Essex-based tech companies
ESSEX technology businesses could benefit from grants worth thousands of pounds following the launch of a new scheme. Anglia Ruskin University has teamed-up with Essex County Council for the Arise ABOVE programme which aims to help promising businesses
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Exciting Christmas show of hit film series set to bring 'sparkle and shine' to town
A CHRISTMAS show is set to bring “sparkle and shine” with the cast of Nativity in an upcoming play. A cast of more than 45 children and adults from the Brightlingsea Musical Theatre Group will be performing to crowds of people in a new show based
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Former Colchester United youth coach ready to return to where it all began
ROY Massey has enjoyed a hugely impressive coaching career. And this weekend, he returns to the place where it all started – Colchester United. The former U’s youth coach, who helped oversee the progress of the likes of Ian Allinson, Perry
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Matt Jay 'will be involved' for Colchester United despite EFL Trophy omission
MATT Jay will still have a part to play for Colchester United in the coming weeks, according to boss Matty Etherington. The 27-year-old attacker was omitted from the U's matchday 18 for their EFL Trophy clash with Peterborough United on Tuesday
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Driver fined £100 for 'overstaying' at car park... despite leaving just minutes later
A FRUSTRATED driver is facing a large parking fine for overstaying at a Colchester car park… despite leaving to visit her elderly grandmother just minutes after arriving. Leanne Howard briefly parked in the McDonald’s car park in Cowdray Avenue
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Colchester is 'not going broke' despite financial woes facing city, council boss says
SEVERE financial pressures are being shouldered by Colchester Council due to increasing costs and demands for temporary accommodation - but the leader of the authority has assured residents: "We're not going broke". According to the council’s own
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Travelodge reveals it is looking for two new sites for hotels in Colchester
BOSSES of a budget hotel chain have revealed they are looking for a further two sites in Colchester as they prepare to open their inaugural site in the city. Colchester’s first Travelodge hotel is edging ever closer to its completion. Work
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Pictures: Excitement growing as £65m Northern Gateway project continues to take shape
HUGE progress continues to be made on a near-£100 million development project with Colchester’s newest restaurants and leisure complexes nearing completion. Work on the Northern Gateway project, which is located close to the Colchester United football
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Pictured: The jailed Colchester paedophile, 23, who could walk free in four years
A JUDGE described a 23-year-old paedophile's pattern of offending as “predatory, persistent, and calculating” before sentencing him to seven years in jail for a litany of sex offences. Luke Tucker, 23, appeared in Chelmsford Crown Court for sentencing