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  • Boris backs Carswell in 'leadership' call

    Douglas Carswell won support from Boris Johnson when he called for “resolve and leadership” from Western leaders. The Clacton UKIP MP said in Parliament: “With Iran testing missiles, Russia plotting coups and North Korea murdering dissidents, does

  • Police appeal for help to find missing 65-year-old

    POLICE are appealing for help to find a 65-year-old man who is missing from his home in Burnham. Anatoli Nowak left his home for work on Tuesday. He went to work in Barking and was last seen by his employer when he left at 7pm that day.

  • GALLERY: 13 old pictures of Colchester from the archives

    WE'VE been looking back at some old photos of Colchester from the Gazette and Essex County Standard archives. Many of these pictures were taken in the 1980s when the town centre was transforming, including the huge Culver Square development and

  • Power cut to hundreds of homes in Colchester

    POWER was cut to more than 500 homes in Colchester on Sunday morning. UK Power Networks reported that electricity was interrupted at about 4.55am. A spokesman for the company said: "A fault on an underground cable caused a power cut affecting

  • Volunteers sought for litter pick

    VOLUNTEERS are being urged to take part in a community litter pick. The event, organised by Colchester councillor Martin Goss (Lib Dem), will take place on Saturday, March 11 at 12pm. Pickers will tidy up Mile End. All equipment will be