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  • Family of Thomas and Catherine Austin

    My name is Margaret Austin D'Amore. I am the granddaughter of Thomas and Catherine Austin who are buried at St. Nicholas Churchyard in Laindon. My father (now deceased) is James A. Austin of London (born March 2). He served in the British Royal Navy

  • BRITISH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

    Excel London Sat July 22, 29 Sun July 23 Fri July 28 Adults £32 Child (under 15) £30 After an absence of 30 years the Motor Show returns to London and offers a family day out with a difference. Visit interactive areas and the spectacular Motor Theatre

  • GUYS AND DOLLS

    Piccadilly Theatre STARRING PATRICK SWAYZE for a limited period. Shopping + Matinee Show Wed Sept 16 £56 Special price for MATINEE IDOLS 2-course lunch + Guys and Dolls matinee Wed August 16 £46 If you have free

  • MARY POPPINS

    Prince Edward Evening Show Special Price £50 Mon October 2,Tues October 17, Thurs November 9. Evening Show School Holidays Mon August 21 £59 All shows include top price seat and coaching from convenient local collections points.

  • LION KING

    Lyceum Theatre Evening shows Thurs Sept 28 £46 Evening show Tues August 22 £50 All shows include top price seats and coaching from convenient local collection points.

  • Soccer: U's season tickets are in demand

    Season tickets for Colchester United's historic first season in the Coca-Cola Championship are already in great demand. And although U's chief executive Marie Partner reported that prices have inevitably gone up, she insisted: "Demand for our games next

  • Soccer: Lightning can strike twice for U's

    Colchester United folklore hero Steve Foley today told U's fans to start preparing for another promotion party. The 53-year-old former Layer Road striker/midfielder, youth-team coach and five-time caretaker manager told the Evening Gazette: "Who says

  • Colchester: Burnt offering for Lyn

    A cookery teacher's vintage car was burnt to a crisp in the heat of rush-hour traffic. Lyn Pendle's classic MG went from rare to well done as she drove home from work yesterday. But, just before her beloved gold-coloured GT went up in smoke, she managed

  • Clacton: Brutal attack

    A man was kicked unconscious in an "unprovoked, callous and violent attack". The 34-year-old was in Pier Avenue, Clacton, when he and a woman he was with were attacked by another man and woman. The pair were knocked to the ground and the man was repeatedly

  • Clacton: Worthy charity sought for tiny des res

    Janet Shuttleworth's prized dolls' house is too big for the new bungalow she is moving into. So she is offering the £2,000, fully-furnished house for charity. "I will be very sad to lose it, but we are having to downsize and I just cannot take it with

  • Clacton: Women warned of gangs of thieves

    Gangs of pickpockets are preying on shoppers in Clacton. The women, described as eastern European in appearance, work in teams to search out easy pickings in the town centre. They target elderly women and mums with pushchairs, often snatching their

  • Colchester: Fears over lecturers’ exam marking boycott

    Up to 40 per cent of lecturers at Essex University could refuse to mark exam papers in a protest over pay. Degree awards will be placed in jeopardy if the threat to down red pens is carried out. But vice-chancellor Professor Sir Ivor Crewe told the

  • Great Totham: Robber’s attack on victim

    Police are hunting a robber who made violent threats to a man before making off with cash. The 34-year-old victim was approached by the robber at 6pm on Sunday in Broad Street Green Road, Great Totham, and handed over £10 after being threatened with

  • Colchester: Fresh blow to walk-in centre

    Health chiefs have revealed a shock new plan to scrap Colchester's medical walk-in centre altogether after just two years. Colchester Primary Care Trust has spent two months canvassing opinion on whether the nurse-run centre, which offers routine tests

  • Essex: First-class performance by post service

    Posties have again smashed delivery targets in Essex. Statistics show 94.4 per cent of first class mail arrived the next day in the CO postcode area, while 93.8 per cent arrived on time in the CM area. The minimum target set by industry regulator Postcomm

  • Colchester: Knifeman’s threats

    A father barricaded himself in his living room as his neighbour tried to force his way in with a knife, a court heard. Philip Kohut threatened to kill his neighbour as he banged on his front door following a row over noise. The court heard the pair