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It's time we spoke up for fantastic hospital

11:30am Monday 18th March 2013

I made a complaint in December about Colchester General Hospital’s A&E department.

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Open Road is there to help

11:28am Monday 18th March 2013

I was very worried about someone I knew who was being caught up in drugs and alcohol to help with depression.

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How High Street car ban will cost me both time and money

11:24am Monday 18th March 2013

Is it not about time Colchester woke up to the fact we have had enough of our “representatives” informing us what is good for us and the town?

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Why Sir Bob isn't laughing

12:54pm Tuesday 11th September 2012

In response to comments claiming Sir Bob Russell does not have a sense of humour over the removal of a Twitter account pretending to be him, anyone who knows Sir Bob will be aware how far from the truth these claims are.

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Keep cadets out of schools

12:50pm Tuesday 11th September 2012

A Cadet corps in a school – good or bad idea? As Bob Russell mentioned, we have in Colchester properly-run cadet corps – naval via TS Colne, air via the well-established ATC/Air Cadets and Army likewise. The ATC and Army cadets are within the garrison.

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Stop religious discrimination

12:45pm Tuesday 11th September 2012

As an avowed atheist, I find comments by Nigel Mountford, headteacher of Harwich and Dovercourt High School (Gazette September 7), that pupil Harry Prosser’s religion is not a real one, baffling.

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Make proper welfare reform a legacy of the Paralympics

12:42pm Tuesday 11th September 2012

While the Paralympic Games were a great success in portraying disability in a positive light, unfortunately this mom-ent has been overshadowed by fears of disabled people that benefit cha nges may hit their ability to live independent lives.

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We didn’t fire live rounds on show stalls

4:18pm Monday 10th September 2012

Since my previous letter, a member or members of the public complained to trading standards officers, who in turn reported to the police that live rounds were fired at our stall at the military show in Harwich and Point Clear show. Absolute rubbish. I cannot believe anybody would believe live rounds were fired.

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