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North Essex: Lights in the sky

Mysterious - a still image from the camcorder footage shot over Colchester on the stroke of New Year.

5:55pm Thursday 8th January 2009

Two unexplained objects have been spotted in the skies over north Essex.

North Essex: Second day of rail chaos for commuters

8:42am Thursday 8th January 2009

Train passengers face a second day of delays.

Clacton: Go to bed with your car keys

10:10am Thursday 8th January 2009

MOTORISTS have been warned to take their keys to bed with them after burglars stole a BMW in an £11,000 heist.

Colchester: Cash threat to schools scheme

10:00am Thursday 8th January 2009

A CONTROVERSIAL £100 million programme to overhaul Colchester’s secondary schools could be under threat because of the economic downturn.

Colchester: Ambitious parents flocking to town

2:20pm Thursday 8th January 2009

TOP selective schools in Colchester are attracting parents who cannot afford to go private.

Colchester: Last of the bright lights

l Soon to be extinguished? Reporter Gareth Palmer with some of the rapidly-disappearing 100-watt bulbs. Below: a low-energy bulb.

1:10pm Thursday 8th January 2009

IT’S this year’s must-have electrical gadget.

Tendring: Ride campaigners making headway

12:10pm Thursday 8th January 2009

A FIGHT to get better bridleways in Tendring has taken a step further towards its goal.

Clacton: Hunt goes on to catch armed gang

11:10am Thursday 8th January 2009

DETECTIVES are continuing to hunt for armed robbers who took a reported £25,000 after threatening a security guard with a shotgun.

Essex: Bailiffs calling to collect tax debts

9:00am Thursday 8th January 2009

THOUSANDS of Essex residents are being called to court or visited by bailiffs for failing to pay their council tax.

Colchester: Ward to reopen after outbreak

8:00am Thursday 8th January 2009

HOSPITAL bosses were today preparing to reopen a ward at Colchester General Hospital after an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting.


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