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• UPDATED: Vehicle collides with building

  A CAR crashed into the corner of a building on a Colchester estate. read more

• Colchester parking charges cut

  COLCHESTER car parking charges are to be overhauled in what is hoped will provide a huge boost to the local economy.

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• Colchester pupils leading the charge in tailor-made learning

  Pupils from a Colchester school have become the faces of a national campaign calling on teachers to offer one-to-one tutoring. read more

• Life sentence for son, 35, who killed his father

  A HOMELESS man has been jailed for life for kicking, punching and stamping his father to death. read more

• Patient is treated with the same drug he overdosed on

  A PATIENT was given paracetamol at Colchester General Hospital – after being admitted for an overdose of it. read more

• Bob Russell faces flak over tax advice we paid for

  COLCHESTER MP Bob Russell has been criticised for claiming back money spent on tax advice after he was paid for giving lectures. read more

• Gran killed in collision 'will be missed by all who knew her' says family

  THE family of a woman who died following a collision with a taxi have spoken of the “strong, independent” woman who will be missed by all who knew her. read more

• Pensioners are 'intimidated' by footpath objectors

  PENSIONERS are being “harassed” by late night calls urging them to support a campaign against a footpath. read more

• 21 balloons to remember the life of our friend

  FRIENDS of a girl who died five years ago released 21 lilac balloons to commemorate what would have been her 21st birthday. read more

• Snubbed by event to mark flee from Nazis

  HARWICH has been snubbed by organisers of an historic event to mark the evacuation of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Europe. read more

• Public is excited about plans for priory renewal

  PROPOSALS to open up a green space were largely welcomed at an open day for the public. read more

• Safety measures approved

  CAMPAIGNING residents are celebrating after highways bosses announced they are planning to improve safety on a dangerous road. read more

• £16,000 payout for holiday nightmare

  A FAMILY have won £16,000 compensation after a traumatic “dream” holiday in which all ten of them fell seriously ill. read more

• Legion blocks plans for new health centre

  PLANS for a new medical centre in West Mersea might have to be shelved – wasting four years of work. read more

• Five generations of the first born

  THE arrival of baby Summer-Marie Tingey means her family are celebrating a fifth living generation. read more

• Blind date leads to a golden marriage

  MAN and wife for more than 50 years, Penelope and Leslie Newman owe it all to a blind date. read more

• Motorists face delays

  MOTORISTS travelling into Colchester face long delays after a single vehicle crash. read more

• Delay in naming tragic pilot

  A PILOT who died in a light aircraft crash on Saturday is not expected to be named until the end of the week. read more

• Hero trio praised for saving blazing house

  THREE men have been hailed as heroes after saving a house in Rayne from going up in smoke. read more

• Updated: Man dies in A120 smash

  A MAN has died after his car was in collision with a lorry on the A120. read more

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