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Pictures: Colchester welcomes purr-fect first cat café to city centre
A PURR-FECT new venue has opened in Colchester as a nearby business has expanded to the city centre. The new adoptable cat café, Meow Cat Café, can be found in Eld Lane, inviting visitors to come and spend some time with its adorable four-legged
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Colchester's rich heritage celebrated in new mural from students and local artist
A GROUP of creative Colchester students teamed up with a local artist to brighten up a city community centre with a stunning new mural. The Gilberd has joined forces with mural artist Adrian Leroy to decorate the site in Highwoods. Coordinated
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Plans for 'detrimental' new business park near Colchester have been put on hold
PLANS for a controversial business park have been put on hold after numerous objections and claims a village could lose its “heritage”. Colchester Council's planning committee met on Thursday (July 25) to discuss proposals for a new business park
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Leisure World flumes to close for whole of summer for 'urgent repair work'
A POPULAR venue in Colchester has announced one of its attractions will be shut for repairs throughout the summer holidays. Leisure World in Cowdray Avenue will be shutting its flumes for “urgent repairs” over the summer. The news comes after
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Pictured: The Essex man who hid camera behind poster to spy on victim
A PAEDOPHILE has been convicted for setting up a secret camera so he could spy on a teenage girl. Dennis Carroll's "pre-planned operation" involved him drilling into a wall so he could place a hidden camera behind a poster and record his victim
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Campaigners trying to save Colchester church from demolition get good news
Campaigners trying to save a church from demolition have received more time to work on their goal. The Church of St Peter and St Paul, better known as Birch Church, was built about 170 years ago. It has been empty since 1990 and there have
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Annual event in aid of homeless charity set to rock Queen Street Brewhouse
QUEEN Street Brewhouse are hosting all day event in aid of raising money for the Musicians Supporting The Homeless CIC. Litter of Kings and Friends have announced their third annual event which supports the homeless charity on Saturday September
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Council launches legal action against broadband operator after 'breach of contract'
COUNTY hall bosses have launched legal action against a network operator which has reportedly left more than 400 addresses without access to ultrafast broadband. Essex County Council says it has commenced legal action against the broadband network
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'Classy and cool' Essex restaurant named among top 100 best restaurants in UK
A “CLASSY and cool” Leigh restaurant is celebrating after being named as one of the top 100 in the whole UK. Food Leigh-on-Sea, in Leigh Road, has picked up the accolade after impressing “undercover inspectors” who visited restaurants across the
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The transfer window trait Dmitri Halajko feels can be 'real advantage' for U's
DMITRI Halajko insists Danny Cowley has the biggest say in new signings - and believes bringing in players who have already worked under him can be a real advantage for Colchester United. The U’s have so far brought in nine new players this summer
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Braintree clairvoyant repeats history as second book reaches no.1 overnight
A BRAINTREE spiritualist medium and clairvoyant has had huge success with his second book as it has reached number one best seller on Amazon overnight. Ronnie Buckingham, 70, has had an extensive 30-year-long career, giving spiritual readings and
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Huge signs directing people to car park at Northern Gateway put up after fines saga
A HUGE sign directing people to parking at Colchester's Northern Gateway has been put up after dozens of drivers were hit with fines for leaving their cars in the wrong place. A week after the new Hollywood Bowl site opened up at Northern Gateway
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'Invaluable' and 'beautiful' new green space opens at Colchester Hospital
A NEW green space designed by a Gardeners World star and dubbed an "invaluable" resource has been opened at Colchester Hospital. The wellbeing garden was officially opened yesterday at 11.30am outside the front of Turner Road site. This space
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Pylons scheme is just one of four 'obscene' schemes set to affect small villages
A PUBLIC consultation on National Grid's plans to build 185km of electricity pylons ends tonight. The pylons will stretch from Norwich through Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex to Tilbury if they are given the green light. The consultation ends today
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Police probe as man 'assaulted' while protesting Middlewick grass cutting
A POLICE probe has been launched after a protester claims they were assaulted while trying to stop "the destruction of skylark nests." Save the Wick fear nests were destroyed when cutting was carried out this month at Middlewick Ranges, despite
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Colchester Castle is now displaying a huge 3D artwork depicting the Earth's surface
A HUGE 3D artwork installation depicting the Earth's surface has made its way to an iconic Colchester attraction. Colchester Castle has unveiled Gaia, a captivating six-metre diameter touring artwork, set inside the museum. Crafted by the