IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: One of Colchester's most prolific offenders is behind bars after two years on the run.

Danny Beddoes, 21, of Regents Close, Colchester, has finally been jailed after battering a man with a baseball bat in 2009.

* A DOG lover has told why he risked his life to save the family's beloved Jack Russell from the freezing River Stour.

* A MURDER investigation has been launched after a former Essex rector was found dead with knife wounds.

* TRAINEE solicitor Will Quince has been selected to take over as leader of the Conservative group on Colchester Council - even though he has only been a Colchester councillor for nine months.

FOR MORE ON THESE AND OTHER GREAT STORIES, SEE TODAY'S GAZETTE. THERE IS ALWAYS MORE IN THE PAPER THAN THERE IS ONLINE.