North Essex: Michelle fights back after stroke at 32

3:11pm Friday 2nd May 2008

WAKING up after a sleep, Michelle Thurgood found she could not move and she was unable to speak coherently.

Colchester: Lynn is our winner

1:51pm Friday 11th April 2008

Gazette readers have picked Colchester mum Lynn Cornes as winner of our Get a Healthier Lifestyle competition, with Clarice House health and fitness spa.

What a life! A humorous look at miserable shop workers

1:27pm Friday 11th April 2008

WE supposedly live in a customer service-mad world.

Therapies to help health and wellbeing

1:26pm Friday 11th April 2008

ARTHRITIS? Migraine? Sleep problems? Whatever the health concern, there is a complementary therapy which may help.

What a life! A humorous look at leftovers

8:27am Tuesday 25th March 2008

WHILE some green initiatives pass me by, I have begun a war on food waste.

Hannah wins 'Face of' contest

8:24am Tuesday 25th March 2008

THE new face of hair salon Caramel Browne has been found - and it's 19-year-old Hannah Bourne.

Sarah, mum and firefighter

8:22am Tuesday 25th March 2008

SARAH Solheim feels she has found the perfect work/life balance.

	Heart of the matter
	10:00am Sun 2 Mar 08
	AS many as eight in 1,000 babies are born with congenital heart disease. Many babies died from the condition before open-heart surgery gave them a chance of survival. Jane Williams met a Colchester mother whose two children have survived thanks to modern surgery.

Transplant gave me my life back

2:38pm Friday 15th February 2008

THERE are about 8,000 people on the waiting list in the UK for an organ transplant at any one time. Last year, one of the 2,400 fortunate ones to get an organ was Colchester man Graham Batley. He tells JANE WILLIAMS how it changed his life:

Extra Protection

2:30pm Friday 15th February 2008

Vicky Passingham tells how a few simple moves can go a long way when it comes to defending yourself.

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