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  • Police search after man flees from Alresford crash

    POLICE are searching for a man following a car crash in Alresford. The man is understood to have fled the scene with a head wound following a collision in Wivenhoe Road. The police helicopter and officers are carrying out a search. He is

  • Ambulance called every two minutes in Essex

    AMBULANCE crews were called more than 3,000 times in Essex during the Easter break. The county is protected by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust which covers six counties. In just four days they were called to 1,522 falls, 212

  • Colchester Half Marathon's fifth chosen charity announced

    ORGANISERS of the Colchester Half Marathon have chosen Headway Essex as the charity to benefit from next year’s race. The 13.1-mile race has been held for the last four years in March and is organised by the Colchester Colne Round Table. This

  • Pat, 77, takes her first flight... and leaps back to earth

    GRANDMOTHER Pat Newton’s first ever flight was one she won’t forget in a hurry - after she leapt out at 15,000 feet. A chance conversation led Pat, 77, to take on a tandem skydive in memory of husband Colin, who died a decade ago following a 15

  • Poignant cricket festival in memory of special Rob

    THE head of English cricket and a war survivor were among hundreds who paid tribute to former Colchester cricketer Rob George. Rob, 21, a former Colchester Royal Grammar School pupil and member of Colchester and East Essex Cricket Club, died from