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Popular Earls Colne restaurant to close due to 'challenging circumstances'
A POPULAR restaurant and bar has announced its forthcoming closure next month. The Lion, in High Street, Earls Colne, took to Facebook last Thursday to announce that its last day of trading will be August 4. The business is known for its terrace
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Man who drove Ford Kuga through a red light fined £100 by courts
A DRIVER has been fined £100 for running a red light. Matthew Vialls was driving a Ford Kuga in Harold Wood, Havering, in October last year when he drove through a red light at the A12 junction with Gubbins Lane in Romford. Magistrates in Stratford
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Thief stole £163 of cat food from Colchester pet shop
A THIEF has been sentenced after he stole cat food belonging to Jollyes pet shop. Thomas Wroe took four bags of cat food worth a total of £163 from the pet retailer in Turner Road, Colchester, on Monday, February 26. Last month magistrates
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FAN VIEW: This pre-season campaign isn't pitch perfect but stay positive
Pre-season is always a strange, but interesting time of year for any football fan. This time round as a Colchester fan it has been different for want of a better word. We have not had the chance to see the lads in action except for the game
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Wheelie bins could be rolled out across Colchester as part of bid to save £1m a year
WHEELIE bins could be rolled out across Colchester as part of huge changes to waste collection and recycling across the city to save the council £1million a year. Households across Colchester could all be required to use two separate wheelie bins
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Essex PE teacher raises money in memory of friend lost to cancer in running challenge
A PE teacher at a Clacton school has completed an epic running challenge in memory of his friend who died after battling pancreatic cancer aged 37. Gary Henderson, 45, has been a teacher since 2003 at the Clacton County High School, and rejoined
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Eyesore sites on Essex coast to be demolished as part of £9 million scheme
COUNCIL leaders have approved plans to demolish two eyesore sites in Dovercourt as part of a £9million regeneration scheme. The majore project will see road and public space improvements from Dovercourt railway station to Kingsway, a revamp of
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Innovative exhibition by service users with psychosis underway in Colchester
AN exhibition showcasing artwork from service users from Essex Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) covering Essex is underway in Colchester. The artwork – including poetry, painting, and photography - was developed from service users from the
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Meet Clare Hawkins, the Wivenhoe author, who just scored a five-part book deal
AN author from Wivenhoe says it was a "great surprise" after she secured a five-part book deal after winning a national writing competition. Clare Hawkins, 72, who has lived in Essex for the past 35 years, is the winner of the Sapere Books writing
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BBQ Bliss: How to win the perfect tabletop griddle this summer
What better way to spend a summer's day than hosting a family BBQ? To help you get the best out of your summertime BBQ and Alfresco dining, you need the very best cooking equipment! This year the 23rd Gastro Alfresco campaign is celebrating the
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Animal walkthrough at Colchester Zoo currently closed to public
COLCHESTER Zoo’s lemur walkthrough enclosure is currently closed with the zoo apologising for any inconvenience to visitors. Colchester Zoo’s Lemur Walkthrough enclosure – a path visitors follow with the lemurs to either side - is currently closed
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Colchester man, 35, jailed for over two years for beating woman unconscious
A 35-year-old man has been jailed for 27 months after putting a woman in a headlock and punching her until she collapsed unconscious. Ryan Thirlwell, of Magnolia Drive, Colchester, previously admitted grievous bodily harm without intent in February
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Rising stars in city can showcase skills at new Colchester talent show event
RISING stars will have the opportunity to showcase their talent at a new competition in the city. Colchester Has Talent is looking for singers, dancers, and other talents to show their unique skills to an audience. Anyone aged between ten
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Residents urged to come forward to assist police after man has his ear bitten off
A COUNCILLOR has urged people to come forward after a man had his ear partly bitten off. Essex Police have released CCTV images after an incident that which involved a man being seriously assaulted. Officers were called to High Street, in Colchester
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'Proud' hospice worker raises thousands in charity skydive after weight loss
A HOSPICE worker who was too heavy to take part in a charity parachute jump has finally done and raised thousands in the process after shifting the pounds. Caroline Mann, 44, from Colchester, is a clinical support worker at St Helena Hospice, who
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Future of planned Northern Gateway cinema uncertain as sites to close across UK
THE potential of a new Cineworld opening in Colchester has been plunged into doubt as concerns grow over the future of the business. The cinema site, planned as one of the major businesses at the city's Northern Gateway development, may not happen
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Stanway smelly landfill site 'worsens' as one resident chooses a different school
CONCERNED residents say nasty niffs from a landfill site have continued to get worse with one mum even deciding to send her daughter to a different school. Residents in Stanway have complained to the Environment Agency about smells coming from