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  • Mum furious as son misses school place

    A MOTHER-OF-THREE is furious after a Colchester primary school accepted a new pupil when her son had been on its waiting list for a year. Marie Fordham was told by education chiefs her four-year-old son Temoor could not attend Willow Brook Primary and

  • All stand, the judge is in the house... spinning the discs

    SUPERSTAR DJ Judge Jules is set to spin the discs at Clacton’s newest nightspot. The Radio 1 DJ will be playing at the Liquor Lounge, in Marine Parade East, in the warm-up to his popular Judgement Sundays residency at Ibiza’s Eden nightclub. Club owner

  • 1,500 homes lose power after blaze

    POWER to almost 1,500 homes and businesses in Colchester was cut off after a fire at an electricity substation. Passers-by alerted emergency services after spotting smoke billowing from the substation, at the junction of Circular Road North and Flagstaff

  • Four more staff lose jobs as company struggles

    NINE jobs have been lost as a retail chain faces up to life in administration. Four workers at the Vergo at Home store, in Peartree Road, Stanway, were laid off without notice or compensation after administrator MCR took over running Vergo Retail. Five

  • Kate Donaghy

    Genre of band: Jazz/Acoustic/Covers Information about the band:I have been singing for just over a year and I am just starting to get into the music business. My main aim is to create music that people love and can connect to on an emotional

  • Disappointment at Banking on Essex’s lending

    ONLY ten businesses have benefited since the launch of the Bank of Essex last year. Essex County Council launched Banking on Essex in a blaze of publicity last April, and followed it with a promotional launch six months ago. A total of £50 million

  • Our bad experience with Vergo

    I would like to make my veiws known with reference to the article in the Gazette, May 12) regarding the administration of Vergo. On February 2 we ordered two beds from Vergo in Dovercourt. Like the woman in the article, we also paid cash for

  • Time for Tesco referendum

    I don't normally respond to matters in the press, but on the matter of the refusal of planning permission for a Tesco store at Manningtree (Gazette, May 13), I feel compelled to respond. I have lived in the Manningtree and Lawford area for close

  • New signings hold the key for U's

    Kem Izzet believes new signings hold the key to Colchester United winning promotion in his testimonial season. Boss Aidy Boothroyd is busy making his plans for next season, with Carlisle United defender Richard Keogh the latest player to be linked with

  • Now let’s have pledge from local councillors

    I agree with Simon Collyer (Letters, May 12) on his congratulations to Bob Russell for retaining his Colchester seat. However, instead of “rivals” giving their view of the election coverage (that is now history), I suggest we need to consider