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Sutton United 1 Colchester United 1 - reaction from Danny Cowley after draw
DANNY Cowley was disappointed his Colchester United side were unable to go on and beat Sutton United following today's 1-1 draw at Gander Green Lane. The U's had led through Cameron McGeehan's seventh-minute goal but Charlie Lakin equalised for
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Colchester power cut leaves neighbourhood in darkness
A FAULT with an underground cable has plunged at least 20 homes into darkness amid a power cut lasting “several hours”. UK Power Networks engineers have been working to repair a fault at Mile End Road since around 8am this morning. At 5.30pm
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Police urge public to help find missing Colchester man
AN URGENT appeal has been launched to help find a 54-year-old man who is missing from Colchester. Police are asking the public to help them locate Ali Akbar Shah, who was last seen in the area of Colchester General Hospital. Ali is described
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Tributes paid to brave mum, 30, who was 'always strong' despite battling rare cancer
TRIBUTES have been paid to a brave mum who has died aged 30 after a battle with cancer. Katie Suley, from Harwich, was diagnosed with aggressive signet ring cell cancer back in 2021. During a nine and a half hour operation, doctors removed
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Review: Colchester's new Vietnamese café Ella’s Ca Phe House is a true hidden gem
On my first visit to Ella’s Ca Phe House, before the official opening, the full food menu had not yet been confirmed. Now, just a few weeks on, a large menu is displayed inside. There is a huge range to choose from, including vegetarian options
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New dessert chain which promises to leave customers wanting more opens in Colchester
A DELICIOUS dessert chain has opened in the centre of Colchester, offering freshly made sweet treats to take away. Minoffles, which has branches across the country in Northampton, Slough and Hounslow, has just launched a dessert shop in Culver
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All we know about the new overnight bus service from Colchester to Stansted Airport
A NEW bus service transporting passengers from Colchester to Stansted Airport will be up and running from Sunday. First Essex's Airlink X20 service already runs from Colchester to Stansted Airport via Coggeshall, Braintree and Dunmow. However
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Named: The Colchester employers which failed to pay minimum wage to workers
A CAR wash in Colchester has been named and shamed for failing to pay the minimum wage. Turner Road HCW Ltd, which previously ran a car wash in the city before the company was dissolved last year, was found to have arrears for six workers totalling
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Sutton United 1 Colchester United 1 - match report as U's claim battling point
OWEN Goodman was the hero as Colchester United played out a 1-1 draw at bottom club Sutton United this afternoon. U's goalkeeper Goodman made a brilliant save from Harry Smith's 80th-minute spot-kick to ensure the U's claimed a point from a fiercely-contested
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Sutton United 1 Colchester United 1 - as it happened
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Man rushed to hospital following Essex daytime assault
A DAYTIME assault in an Essex village has left a man in hospital as police appeal for witnesses. Officers shut Leamington Road in Hockley after a man was assaulted yesterday afternoon. The man was taken to hospital shortly after 3.10pm, where
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The Colchester apprentice turned firefighter being deployed on global rescue missions
FROM responding to fires across Essex to helping to assist with search and rescue operations across the globe, Tom Jewell has seen it all. The temporary crew manager for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR)
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'Shock tactics won't work' in ending war on knife crime in Essex, says educator
KNIFE crime is not a particularly new problem, and nor is it unique to Essex. In the mid-2000s, for example, the city which the World Health Organisation dubbed “the murder capital of Europe” was Glasgow, owing to the exponentially high number
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Meet the incredible volunteer first responder team helping to save lives in Essex
IT can be like any other day when William McGough gets a phone call which means he is urgently needed to help save a life. The 21-year-old police officer deals with many emergency situations in his working day. But while many of switch off
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Colchester Hospital boss says 'patients paying the price' of junior doctor strikes
"IT is the patients who pay the price, the patients that are suffering." No one can deny that Nick Hulme has an unenviable job. The CEO of East Suffolk and North Essex Trust, which runs Colchester Hospital, has had a lot on his plate in the
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Missing 18-year-old from Colchester found following police appeal
AN 18-year-old woman who was missing from Colchester has been found, following an Essex Police appeal. This morning, police urged the public to help them find the teenager. She was located by midday. A spokesman for Essex Police said: "Thank
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Young Reporter: A Trip to India - Kayuki Sen, Chigwell School
During the half term several members of the Chigwell School community; students, staff, and parents, went to the Saccidananda Ashram (Shantivanam) in Tamil Nadu, South India, supported by the Bede Griffiths Charitable Trust. The unique experience of
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Sutton v Colchester United: predicted line-ups, odds, all you need to know
COLCHESTER United visit Sutton United in League Two, this afternoon (kick-off 3pm). The U's are aiming to claim victory against the division's bottom club and move further clear of the League Two danger zone. From likely line-ups to key men
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In pictures: A look back at what Colchester's Lion Walk Shopping Centre once was
WHEN looking back at the history of a street in the centre of Colchester, it’s hard to believe what it once looked like. Lion Walk contains a rich history, being in the former Roman capital of Britain, it contains some key historical memories,
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Angry residents say Colchester's new controversial cycle lane is 'asking for trouble'
SHOPPERS and residents have raised concerns as the installation of a new cycle lane in Colchester's city centre edges ever closer to completion. A two-way cycle lane is set to open in Head Street, opposite Odeon, in a bid to increase the number
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Plans to split Colchester property into two separate units thrown out - here's why
PLANS to add rear extensions to a Colchester house and split it into two units have been thrown out by council bosses. Applicants submitted documents to Colchester Council in July 2023 asking to divide 95 Nayland Road into two separate properties
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Widowed north Essex granddad loses £17k to scammers pretending to be his bank
A WIDOWED Clacton grandfather revealed his mental health was left in tatters by scammers who conned him out of £17,000. In the middle of a move from Clacton to North Yorkshire, John Fillingham, 80, was contacted by someone claiming to be from his
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In pictures: Land with approved plans for art-deco style home on market for £375,000
LAND with planning permission to build a stunning art deco home could be yours for £375,000. The 0.25-acre plot of land in Shrub End Road, Colchester, is up for sale after securing plans for a 4500-square-foot home. The site is accessible from
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Tiptree business with 70 year history sees expansion plans given the green light
A MANUFACTURING business is set to expand its site in Tiptree following the approval of a planning application. Mumford and Wood, a timber windows and doors manufacturer based in Tower Business Park in Tiptree has had a planning application approved