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Wivenhoe: Alert over spate of burglaries
9:00pm Sunday 6th July 2008
BURGLARS have targeted churches, public buildings and shops in a series of break-ins.
Police are investigating six burglaries in Wivenhoe, and people living in the town have been warned to be on their guard.
Intruders have forced their way into the Methodist Church, Congregational Church, public library, railway station, pavilion and a hairdresser's.
- More in tomorrow's Gazette
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Raver, Essex says...
10:26am Mon 7 Jul 08
Helsabels, wivenhoe says...
10:55am Mon 7 Jul 08
Nobnee, Elmstead Market says...
11:04am Mon 7 Jul 08
... you want to go over to king georges playing field...............
... the sad kids do not know how lucky they are to live in a place like Wivenhoe send them to Hackney for a day that will sort them out, if not Clacton will do the job! oh no they will come back chav'd up to the eyeballs
Nobnee, Elmstead Market says...
11:06am Mon 7 Jul 08
... you want to go over to king georges playing field...............
... the sad kids do not know how lucky they are to live in a place like Wivenhoe send them to Hackney for a day that will sort them out, if not Clacton will do the job! oh no they will come back chav'd up to the eyeballs
Bart, Essex says...
10:47pm Tue 8 Jul 08
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Nobnee, Elmstead Market says...
8:20am Mon 7 Jul 08