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Halstead: Man dies in house blaze
10:30am Friday 18th July 2008
A man has died following a house fire in Halstead.
Comments (1)Colchester: They say 'No!' to Tesco
7:00am Friday 18th July 2008
Hundreds of residents have vowed to fight plans for another Tesco store.
Jaywick, Clacton: Present thief may avoid jail
7:00am Friday 18th July 2008
A burglar today looked set to be spared jail – after he admitted snatching gifts from beneath a grandmother’s Christmas tree.
Essex: New trains will solve rail problem
2:00pm Friday 18th July 2008
New trains are “the real long-term solution” to the problems of Essex’s railways, an MP has said.
Stansted: Airport's 25m passenger application delayed
1:00pm Friday 18th July 2008
The Government has delayed its decision on whether Stansted Airport can grow beyond 25 million passengers a year.
Essex: Lottery winner scoops £240k
12:00pm Friday 18th July 2008
A mystery man has scooped a massive National Lottery prize – without even leaving the house.
Colchester: Food giant offers land to improve junction
11:00am Friday 18th July 2008
Plans to open a new supermarket – believed to be Waitrose – in Colchester have been lodged.
Colchester: Keys turn on a lifetime of U’s history
10:00am Friday 18th July 2008
The gates were locked for the last time at Layer Road, blowing the final whistle on more than 70 years of football memories.
Manningtree: Hands will link in superstore protest
10:00am Friday 18th July 2008
Protesters are to form a human chain around the site of a proposed superstore.
North Essex: Put the flags out for our top parks
9:00am Friday 18th July 2008
People living in north Essex have their pick of some of the top parks.
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Freire triumphs in stage 14
Updated 2:19am Sunday 20th July 2008
Oscar Freire held off a stern challenge from sprint legend Erik Zabel and Leonardo Duque to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains on Saturday.
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