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Land deal revitalises island’s medical base
PLANS for a new medical centre in West Mersea have been revived after two neighbours offered land for it. Farmer John Gray and his neighbour, named only as Mr Smith, both put forward plots in Colchester Road. It is believed health chiefs have settled
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Gillespie stakes his claim for U's
Steven Gillespie staked his claim for a place in Colchester United's starting line-up by bagging a hat-trick for the reserves today. The U's record signing scored three times in the first half, in his side's 5-1 friendly triumph over Grays
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Car dealer convicted of firebomb attacks
A CAR dealer has been convicted of ordering fire bomb attacks on the homes of two north Essex detectives. Wayne Taylor, of Merrilees Crescent, Holland on Sea, was found guilty of two counts of arson with intent to endanger life. He was cleared of two
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We stink it's time to stop stench!
A SMELL-O-METER will be installed near a sewage works after residents complained about the stench. People living close to the pumping station, in Cherry Tree Avenue, Clacton, say the smell is making their lives a misery. Anglian Water
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School deletes pupils' pictures from newsletter
A SCHOOL’S decision to remove photographs of pupils from the online version of its newsletter has been branded “ridiculous”. Alec Hunter Humanities College, in Stubbs Lane, Braintree, no longer has pictures of pupils on the Herald, which can be accessed
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Vicar's role in sacking is wrong
The Church of England should be prepared to stand up and protect the venerable, whoever and where ever they may be. Yet we learn the vicar of Great Tey is a governor of the school which suspended a dinner lady for telling parents how their child had
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Council should own up to its mistakes on Vaf
The Church of England should be prepared to stand up and protect the venerable, whoever and where ever they may be. Yet we learn the vicar of Great Tey is a governor of the school which suspended a dinner lady for telling parents how their child
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Cnference visit let us meet up with ministers
It’s a very long time now since Bob Russell was a member of the Labour Party or, indeed, attended Labour Party conference, so I’m not surprised he’s forgotten how it works (Letters, Oct 2). One advantage of being in the Labour Party means attending
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Patient: Overdose dentist should have been struck off
A FORMER nurse whose dentist prescribed her a potentially-lethal drug overdose has spoken of her shock after he was suspended from duty again. Helen Woodyard, of Mersea Road, Colchester, was unconscious for four hours after Dr Sayed Hossain Faghany told
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Brantham: Two men severely burned after substation fire
TWO men are in hospital with severe burns and a third is being quizzed by police after a suspected burglary at an electrical substation. Ambulance crews were called to Cattawade Street, Brantham, last night close to the village’s industrial
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U's make players available for loan moves
Colchester United have made a number of their players officially available for loan moves. U’s boss Aidy Boothroyd is keen to trim the size of his squad. And he has sent out a circular to Football League and non-league clubs listing those players who
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My relief as daughter's killer will remain behind bars
A MOTHER has said she is “sick with relief” at the news her daughter’s murderer will stay behind bars. Donald Mackay was jailed in 1989 for the brutal murder of 26-year-old Ann Petherick. He was sentenced to 44 years in prison and to serve a minimum
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Tributes paid to Liverpool fan
TRIBUTES have been paid to an ardent Liverpool fan who was found on a balcony. Neighbours called police to the home of Stuart Stocking after spotting him on the balcony of his flat in Claremont Heights, Colchester. Officers used ladders to climb up