IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A CALL has been made for a trial car ban to be held in Colchester High Street in a bid to break the deadlock.

Highways officers at Essex County Council are considering stopping most vehicles from using the road for up to six months.

* Lucky barmaid Shareen Rozier has won tickets to the men's 100m finals from the National Lottery.

* A murder trial has heard how a man hugged his best friend before his lost consciousness from a savage attack.

Oli Smith-Daye, 29, was allegedly punched, stamped on and assaulted with a golf club after trouble flared in a Clacton street. He died in the early hours of New Year's Day.  Three defendants are standing trial accused of his murder.

* A widow has begged burglars to return a collection of jewellery given to her by her late husband.

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