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Restaurant thief stole from Colchester restaurant just a month after conviction
A SERIAL 'dine and dasher' who tried to leave a restaurant without paying for more than £50 of food and drink has been sentenced again. James Lang, 33, was at Colchester's Mimosa restaurant on August 10 when he committed his most recent offence
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Colchester charity which donates bicycles to Africa to send container to new country
A COLCHESTER charity which donates thousands of bicycles to places in Africa is celebrating its new partnership with Africycle in Malawi. Re-Cycle is marking its sixth collaboration with a non-profit organisation across the continent, adding to
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North Essex American-themed restaurant to celebrate 20th anniversary
A CLACTON restaurant will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a huge party, for customers and staff. Charnallies, in Pier Avenue, has been serving the public for two decades and will be celebrating the milestone on November 8. Lisa Brumpton
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Here are the north and mid Essex road closures scheduled in the coming weeks
HERE are the Essex road closures for Colchester, Clacton and more scheduled in the coming weeks for public safety while important works are underway. High Street North, West Mersea will close for three days from November 4 while new connection
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'It could have been the cherry on top of the cake' - residents on Cineworld departure
THE GAZETTE asked people from the Colchester area what they thought about the Cineworld at Northern Gateway not going ahead. Owen Louis, 49, of Shrub End, said: “Whenever I have wanted to go and see a movie I usually go outside of Colchester, to
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Man convicted of drug offence suggests police found cannabis in hotel room by chance
A COLCHESTER man has been fined after police found cannabis in his hotel room. Jamie Brown, 31, had the drug at the Great White Horse Hotel in Ipswich when the premises were searched by police on February 15. Lesla Small, prosecuting, told
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Village road shut by police after large mobile home gets stuck and blocks way
A LARGE mobile home has caused delays for motorists as it blocked off a road in Tiptree. Essex Police attended Kelvedon Road after receiving reports of a mobile home getting stuck in the road when it was being turned around at 12.20pm, today.
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Mum of murdered Essex backpacker scales Mount Everest in honour of daughter
The mum of a backpacker murdered in New Zealand has returned after scaling Everest amid the “worst weather in 12 years.” Gillian Millane, mother of Grace Millane who was killed on a Tinder date in Auckland in December 2018, returned from a gruelling
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In Memoriam: death notices published in the Gazette from September 30 to October 6
The Gazette published 13 death notices between Monday 30 September to October 6. Every week, the Gazette publishes death notices and funeral announcements from the families of loved ones who have passed away. As well as appearing in print,
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Disabled parking passes checked for fraud in 'day of action' in north Essex
Disabled parking passes were checked for fraud and misuse in Colchester in a county-wide "day of action." The North Essex Parking Partnership (NEPP) carried out the initiative on October 1, focusing on Colchester, Clacton. Further action was
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Beloved UK comedian Jason Manford set to return to Colchester
A FAMOUS comedian and TV personality is set to return to Colchester early next year. Jason Manford will headline Charter Hall in Cowdray Avenue, on February 12, 2025. The ‘A Manford All Seasons’ show will feature observational humour and more
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Gazette readers call Cineworld departure from Northern Gateway a 'terrible shame'
COLCHESTER Gazette readers have had their say on Facebook after it was revealed that Cineworld has pulled out of the Northern Gateway project, leaving the site empty. Phil Suarez thinks that the current situation at Northern Gateway will head towards
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Rare chance to own £1.75m home in Essex town’s ‘most sought-after road’
A exceptional three-bedroom home within more than two acres of land in Rochford has hit the market for £1.75million. The property, located on "The Chase", a private road on the outskirts of Ashingdon, also includes a self-contained Annexe and outbuildings
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SWIM SCHOOL SOLD!
14 years. 14 consecutive years. After 14 years of running, owning, and working for LA Academy, Jeremy Burridge has sold the business that he dedicated his life towards. In 2010, when the swim school was first sprouting into the world, there
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Depleted Braintree Town see off neighbours Bishop's Stortford in FA Cup
BRAINTREE Town booked their place in the FA Cup first round for the first time in eight years after beating neighbours Bishop's Stortford 1-0 in the fourth qualifying round, writes DAVID WARD. It was a tightly-fought contest at the Rare Breed Meat
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Council sets aside £4m to help with shortcomings in Northern Gateway project
FOUR million pounds of taxpayers’ money has been set aside to help with any shortcomings in Colchester's Northern Gateway project. The new reserve, entitled Turnstone, was created at the most recent Colchester Council Governance and Audit Committee
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Coffee shop van forced to close after planning inspector rules against owner
A WOMAN who created her own artisan coffee shop claims she has been left unemployed after being forced to close by a planning inspector. Natasha Flynn, 50, set up Tasha’s Artisan Coffee Shop, in Kelvedon Road, Wickham Bishops, a year and a half
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'I didn’t feel ill' - Colchester woman speaks about multiple sclerosis diagnosis
A Colchester woman has spoken about the moment she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her life changed forever. Karen Bellerby, 62, of Marks Tey, was diagnosed with the chronic condition in 2019. At the time, her job involved a lot
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Proposal for amended plans to include even more flats sees widespread objection
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build apartments on the site of an old play centre in Colchester have sparked objections from nearby residents. Colchester Council received proposals earlier this year to build 21 apartments at the former Childsplay Adventureland