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  • Rescue launched for kite surfer

    Clacton Coastguard went to the aid of a kite surfer who got into difficulty off Martello Bay, Clacton. However, the surfer, whose rig had snapped, made his way ashore unaided. The incident happened at 4.20pm yesterday.

  • Feverish patient had returned from Africa

    HEALTH offiicials today said a man currently in isolation in Colchester General Hospital is highly unlikely to have the deadly disease Ebola. The man, who is in his 50s, went to the accident and emergency department of the hospital at about 8.30am

  • Firefighters carry unconscious man from blazing house

    Firefighters rescued an unconscious man from his home after fire broke out early today. The man, believed to be in his sixties, was found following a search by crews in breathing apparatus using a thermal image camera. He had breathed in smoke