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• Lawford: Green giants!

  Green-thinking residents have been praised for their efforts to combat global warming. read more

• Walton: Renewed witness appeal to catch violent attackers

  Police today renewed an appeal for witnesses after a brutal attack on three men in Walton. read more

• St Osyth: 16-home plan for empty school site

  A housing charity has applied to develop a former school site, which could signal the end of a long-running saga. read more

• Harwich: Matt writes his way to new fame

  A sports writer who sold his house to research a book has been shortlisted for a prestigious prize. read more

• Great Bentley: Stirring up wartime memories

  A village school created its own version of the Imperial War Museum. read more

• Harwich: Shopkeeper fights off till robbers

  A brave shopkeeper today told how he fought robbers before they ransacked his till. read more

• Walton: Workmen uncover Napoleonic great escape

  Workmen have uncovered what is thought to be an escape tunnel from an historic Martello Tower. read more

• Clacton: 'Most tragic case I've ever heard'

  A case in which a driver caused his best friend's death was described by a judge as the most tragic he has heard. read more

• Parkeston: Scouts ready to deliver

  They're off! The Scouts' Christmas postal service is up and running. read more

• Colchester: Patriotic stamps mark the saints

  A company is putting its stamp on the nation after being asked to design a series of patriotic postage stamps. read more

• Colchester: Police keeping tabs on taggers

  Police are on the trail of vandals who have sprayed these unsightly slogans across Colchester town centre. read more

• Colchester: Pupils’ designs go underground

  Pupils are helping to improve their community by designing a mural for an underpass. read more

• Wivenhoe: Group campaigns for youth centre

  A crime watch group is campaigning to reopen a youth centre in an Essex town. read more

• Witham, Maldon: Beckhams give school a boost

  Superstar couple David and Victoria Beckham have stepped in to help a mid-Essex special needs school. read more

• Colchester: Staff 'swear over the air'

  Pub staff and bouncers have been using a radio network designed to help combat trouble, to indulge in profane banter and arrange VIP treatment for mates. read more

• Colchester: Town louts face losing their booze

  Police have called time on nuisance drinkers on the streets of Colchester. read more

• Essex: Police horses set for return

  Officers could soon be trotting the beat as Essex Police considers plans to bring horses back to the force. read more

• Colchester: Grape idea from young Megan

  Six-year-old Megan Wade may be young but she's already enjoying the fruits of success. read more

• Stansted: Joy at airport growth refusal

  Rapturous applause broke out at a meeting when plans to expand Stansted Airport flights were unanimously refused. read more

• Essex: Olympic effort warning

  Essex will only see benefit from the 2012 Olympics if it is prepared to work for it. read more

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