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  • Colchester: U’s players remember a special fan

    A campaign has been launched by Colchester United players in memory of a very special fan. Emily Begg, 14, died last week after a battle with leukaemia. The football-mad teenager, whose bedroom walls were covered in football photos, never missed a home

  • Tendring: It’s £5m bill to spend pennies

    Spending a penny in comfort is set to cost Tendring Council nearly £5 million. A council report has revealed the cost of upgrading the public toilets in the district will cost more than £4.8 million. It comes just days after a block of toilets on Clacton

  • Dovercourt: Having a ball at school

    Colchester United boss Geraint Williams has officially opened a sports facility that will benefit a whole community. The high-flying U's manager cut the ribbon for the new all-weather pitch at Chase Lane Primary School, Dovercourt. The project has cost

  • Tendring: Park refusal 'will hit jobs' claim

    Businesses behind a blueprint for an industrial park and 80-bedroom hotel warn Tendring could lose more than 370 jobs if it is rejected. Seven firms in the Harwich area formed the Horsley Cross Partnership, in a bid to find a location for a business

  • Clacton, Holland-on-Sea: Bombs revenge for raids?

    Police investigating the firebombings of two detectives' homes suspected it might have been in revenge for a drugs raid, a court heard. Det Insp Michael Ornellas and Det Sgt Martin Brough were involved in Operation Dawn shortly before the attacks in

  • Colchester: Hats craze is taking off

    Snow may not yet be falling, but Christmas is definitely on the way. Members of the Rotary Club of Colchester are already getting in the festive spirit by supporting the Flash Your Hats for Headway campaign, run by the brain injuries charity and the

  • Stansted: Airport appeals decision

    Stansted Airport has announced it will appeal immediately against Uttlesford Council's decision to turn down its Generation One application. Terry Morgan, Stansted's managing director, said BAA was "very confident" of the case the airport had made for

  • Fordham: Storm fells ancient oak

    A 200-year-old oak tree was ripped apart when it was struck by lightning. The tree, in Fiddlers Hill, Fordham, had to be cut down after its branches were blown 50 yards away. Mick Green, 59, of AM and MG Green tree contractors, Wivenhoe, said the tree

  • Wivenhoe: Twin boost for green youngsters

    A school which grew enough tomatoes in its greenhouse to feed every pupil has won a brace of awards. Teachers applied for funding from the Environment Agency to buy the greenhouse for Broomgrove Infant School, in Broome Grove, Wivenhoe. Pupils filled

  • Braintree: Supermarket proposal refused

    A budget supermarket has been turned down despite pleas from a local business that they may face closure if it does not go ahead. Joint applicants Lidl and landowners, agricultural machinery company, Ernest Doe and Sons, applied to build a new supermarket

  • Essex: Not drinking is the only safe option

    Cutting a casualty out of a smashed-up car was one of the tools used to get the drink-drive message across to motorists. Essex's Christmas Drink-Drive Campaign was launched yesterday, in a bid to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured

  • Colchester, West Mersea: Anger at theft of cash boxes

    A spate of charity box thefts has been condemned as "even worse than despicable". Four Essex Air Ambulance collection boxes were stolen in three separate incidents in Colchester and West Mersea on Tuesday. Jean Twin, fundraising and operations manager

  • Colchester: Ben’s still trying to believe his luck

    A boy from Colchester saw his dreams converted to reality when he led the England rugby team out at Twickenham. The team lost to South Africa on Saturday despite the best efforts of Ben Kelland, nine, who led the team out as mascot. Ben, a pupil at

  • Clacton: Stocked up ... almost

    Not even Father Christmas could fill this stocking! Clacton Chamber of Trade created the record-breaking 45ft festive sock last year and appealed for good-willed residents to donate gifts to fill it. They wanted to set a new record for the biggest filled

  • Colchester: Killing - man, 46, appears in court

    A man has appeared in court in Colchester accused of killing another man in the town. Roy Robertson, 46, did not enter a plea as the charge of the manslaughter of James Manton was put to him at Colchester Magistrates' Court yesterday. Robertson, of

  • Colchester: Gazette backing scanner appeal

    The Evening Gazette is on a mission. It wants to give a very special Christmas present to women in north Essex - and this present could be a life-saver. The Gazette is getting behind Colchester General Hospital's maternity unit and the hospital's League

  • Colchester: Limo ride scam man jailed

    A "thoroughly dishonest man" has been jailed after conning cash out of people for bogus limousine rides. Anthony Sweeney, a father-of-eight, has been jailed for three years for more than 100 dishonesty offences, including selling charity raffle tickets

  • Colchester: No-go zone for problem teens

    A parade of shops has become an official no-go zone for problem teenagers. Police yesterday brought into effect a tough new dispersal order that gives officers powers to order anyone they suspect of causing mischief to move away from stores in Hunwicke

  • Colchester: TV and drink!

    Telly addicts sat down with a drink in a Colchester bar to watch their favourite characters having a drink in the Rover's Return and the Queen Vic. Soap bar Bubbles opened its doors yesterday, offering food and drink and comfy seats to watch the soap

  • Colchester: Relief as bypass plans are backed

    A long-promised relief road and major housing development have been approved. Planning applications for the southern section of the Stanway bypass and the building of a further 600 homes on the former gravel pit at Church Lane were granted by Colchester

  • Soccer: Wilnis back in contention

    Fabian Wilnis has handed Ipswich Town an injury boost ahead of tomorrow's showdown with Burnley. The Dutch defender has recovered from a hamstring problem in time for the Coca-Cola Championship clash at Portman Road. It is particularly good news for

  • Soccer: Geraint issues a warning

    Watch out because Cardiff City will be out for revenge. Geraint Williams was making it plain and clear that his Colchester United team will have to prepare themselves for a gritty test at Ninian Park tomorrow. The U's have already taken three points

  • Wednesday, December 1, 1976

    In 2006, a Mazda MX5 Roadster Coupe is top of the wish-list for many drivers after a reasonably-priced trend-setting car with a slice of elegance. In 1976 it was the Toyota Corolla Liftback - on the market for £2,673. Special features included a radio