IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: POLICE have stepped up their war on drugs with two raids in 24 hours.

In the past five weeks, there have been eight drug busts in Colchester - and police said there are more to come.

* A heavily pregnant woman has appeared in court in connection with the death of a man in Clacton.

No charges were put to Elisha Francois, 21, who is expecting a baby next month. She has been accused of the murder of Oli Smith-Daye.

* Colchester United legend Bobby Hunt is to stand in the Colchester Council elections - in protest to the moves to close his sheltered housing complex.

* A shopkeeper has launched an appeal to help a family left homeless after their house was destroyed in a gas explosion.

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