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Olly Murs expecting first child with wife of five months, Amelia Tank
ESSEX singer Olly Murs has announced his wife, Amelia Tank, is pregnant. Yesterday, the 39-year-old singer shared a picture of Amelia with her baby bump visible under a white crop top, with Olly pointing at her stomach in glee. The picture
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Review: Lakeside Theatre's I Know My Taste in Fictional Men is Bad is brave and witty
Pre-judging a comedy show is a futile pursuit, but when I arrived inside the University of Essex’s Lakeside Theatre and asked to write down my ‘bad’ fictional crushes to give to a comedian, I was a bit daunted. Throughout the night Delaney Jordan
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Heartbreak for Colchester parents who may not see sick baby son 60 miles away
A FAMILY fears they won’t be able to spend time with their son who has been in hospital for eight weeks after being born weighing five times less than an average newborn. Jake and Chloe Banyard welcomed their son Vinnie at 24 weeks in October weighing
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Named: The north Essex man fined thousands over £140k unpaid tax bill
A WALTON man has been named and shamed by the government after failing to pay a six-figure tax bill. HMRC has published new details about people and businesses given financial penalties for failing to comply with tax obligations or deliberately
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East of England Co-op donates £50k to north and mid Essex foodbanks
A FIVE-FIGURE donation is being made to foodbanks across north and mid Essex to help cope with their “highest ever level of demand”. The East of England Co-op is donating £50,000 this winter and calling on customers to help boost its funding pot
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Swan left stranded for more than 12 hours near Colchester rescued by dog walker
A DOG walker helped rescue a swan with her mum.. after it was stranded for more than 12 hours near Colchester. The woman became concerned after finding the adult swan in a field, at Stoke-by-Nayland, which made no attempt to fly away from her and
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Greenstead man accused of threatening family with knife to stand trial... in a year
A TRIAL of a man who is charged with threatening a family with a makeshift weapon in Greenstead has been delayed... for nearly a year. Bradley Wood, 30, appeared in Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday to stand trial on three charges of threatening
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Colchester and Tendring care homes strive to combat loneliness this Christmas
TWO Colchester care homes have opened their doors to combat loneliness in the community this festive season. Studies have shown that almost 1.5 million older people feel lonelier at Christmas than any other time of year. To help tackle this
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Historic church could be flattened to build new homes 150 years after it was built
A HISTORIC church which has become an “eyesore” could be demolished to make way for new homes after standing for more than 150 years. Old Heath Congregational Church, in Fingringhoe Road, Colchester, was built in 1868 but has remained unused for
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In pictures: Silver Band conductor is awarded with Sherrif's Medal
A SILVER band conductor has been awarded in recognition of their services to the community. Victoria Steinitz is the conductor of the Boxted Methodist Silver Band which celebrated its 125th anniversary this year. Victoria was presented with
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Essex kebab shop which 'paid illegal worker in cigarettes' fined £15k by government
A KEBAB shop which substituted wages for an illegal worker with cigarettes has been fined thousands of pounds by the government. New figures published by the Home Office have revealed a convenience store and a kebab shop in the Maldon district
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Colchester care home staff simulate living with dementia
CARERS and relatives participated in an immersive experience designed to give them a greater insight into what it is like to live with dementia. Workers at New Copford Place, in Colchester, were keen to better understand what daily life for their
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Three arrested after stolen cars found by specialist officers across Essex
TWELVE vehicles were seized by police officers across Essex in three days after motorists were caught driving with no insurance and without a licence. Essex Police's road crime team also made three arrests after recovering three stolen vehicles
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Colchester Britpop legends Blur hint at hiatus after frontman admits 'it's too much'
COLCHESTER favourites Blur could be going on a hiatus after the frontman admitted “it’s too much for me”. The four-piece Britpop band was formed after three of its members – Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Dave Rowntree - met as youngsters growing
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Here's how you can help support this Colchester charity by volunteering and donating
A HARWICH based charity, helping struggling families and individuals in the north east Essex community, is asking for more volunteers to help this Christmas. North Essex Support Team, NEST, is looking for both volunteers and donations to help them
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Colchester girls' school puts on pantomime for parents and pupils
A COLCHESTER school showcased their production of a famous children's book in the form of a pantomime. Students at St Mary's School for Girls, in Lexden Road, worked together to produce an adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson's novel
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Generous rugby players swap muddy kits for cosy jumpers to donate Christmas gifts
KIND-HEARTED rugby players have rallied around to support vulnerable LGBTQ+ people ahead of Christmas. The Colchester Kings rugby club, based at Colchester Sports Park, is supporting The Outhouse, a charity which supports the LGBTQ+ community across
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Woman who failed to assist Met Police in investigation fined and given penalty points
A DRIVER who failed to co-operate with the Metropolitan Police when the force had been trying to investigate a road traffic offence has been fined more than £1,000 by the courts. Vanessa Longstaff, of Axial Drive, Colchester, had been required
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Local ecology ‘at the forefront’ of network upgrades
National Grid is developing proposals for a new overhead electricity line between Norwich in Norfolk and Tilbury in Essex. Part of The Great Grid Upgrade, a wider upgrade to the existing electricity transmission network across the UK, the work
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'It's been tough': Matt Jay opens up on lack of Colchester United game time
MATT Jay admits it has been ‘mentally challenging’ finding himself out of favour at Colchester United. But the 27-year-old attacker insists he still sees his future at the U’s and is determined to repay the club’s supporters and chairman, Robbie
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Colchester man forced to leave flat weeks after moving in as leaks fry electrics
A COLCHESTER resident says he has been forced to vacate his flat just weeks after moving in after leaks fried his electrics which left him in darkness. Adam Byrne, 25, moved into a Notting Hill Genesis housing association property in The Avenue
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Plug pulled on long-running Colchester paras race as organisers 'look into options'
A LONG-RUNNING Colchester charity race held in support of our heroic soldiers has been cancelled yet again - although organisers are "looking into options". The annual PARAS’10 run is a gruelling 10-mile endurance race based on the testing route
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Pictured: Crook moved to Colchester for better life... only to deal crack and heroine
A DRUG dealer moved from Reading to Colchester in an attempt to rebuild his life... only to start peddling heroine and crack cocaine in Greenstead and Wivenhoe. David Connor, of Berefield Way, Colchester, appeared in Ipswich Crown Court on Wednesday
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Colchester farm launches potato pre-order service amid vegetable shortage concerns
A COLCHESTER farm is set to implement their first ever pre-order service following concerns about a vegetable shortage which some fear could result in spudless Christmas dinners. Fairfields Farm, in Fordham Road, Wormingford, is setting up a pre-order
