Colchester News, Colchester Sport, Leisure and local information from The Gazette

Police say baby in Colchester is safe and well after reports of 'abandonment'

Instagram clean queen, Mrs Hinch is a BEST SELLER

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Family appear on Channel 5's 'Gypsies Next Door' after housing horse in garage

Former Tendring councillor and charity boss unveiled as Brexit Party candidate

Youth services cut by 68 per cent since 2010, Labour Party analysis claims

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Letters: Colchester is pretty good...in fact it has it all

Cooking oil poured over commuters’ cars parked near station

Man in court after being accused of assaulting officers at bar

This feisty runner is on a mission to find a cure for Parkinson’s

Casualty cut free after car crash

IN PICTURES: Kids get egg-cited at Easter wreath creation station

Isis claims responsibility for Easter attack which killed Essex family

WATCH: Baby fox which was trapped in a drain saved by rescue team

All's wool that ends wool as coastguard save stranded sheep

‘Caught short’ taxi driver faces probe

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US President Donald Trump will come to the UK for a state visit in June

This incredible group raised £11k to fund seven defibrillators around Colchester

Colchester Extinction Rebellion activist due in court

Comment: Parties agree it's time to take back control from County Hall

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Stanfords' Steven Ellis on why business is still thriving

The products you need to nail the perfect bob haircut

Letters: Colchester is Britain's First City...but some signs are in wrong place

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WATCH: Teni braves her fears to make people less afraid of epilepsy

Support floods in for dad whose family was killed in Sri Lanka terror attacks

Breaking

Police probe after knife attack on teen

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Updated: Colchester Council's phone lines unavailable due to power outage

New lease of life for van destroyed by crooks in ram raid

Broken down lorry causing rush hour delays on A12 northbound

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Armed police hunt for man 'covered in blood armed with samurai sword'

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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage to hold rally in 'most eurosceptic town in the country'

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Calls for A12 improvements after shocking crash figures

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Police close case after double Fenwick smash and grab

‘Enough is enough! Harwich Road work delays are a misery’

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Fare dodgers risk lives by running across tracks

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Dad's tribute to 'inspirational' wife and 'wonderful' children as all three are killed in hotel attack

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Cubs continue their Col U tradition this weekend

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'Pretty in pink' makeup ideas inspired by the catwalk

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Family's second child now feared dead after Sri Lanka Easter killings

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Police hunting trio after theft from farming store

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Police appeal after purse theft

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Colchester man charged over his part in Extinction Rebellion protests

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Police want to speak to man about theft from jewellers

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Letters: Only one party has consistently opposed West Tey garden town

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Pictures: Paras prepare for jungle warfare in gruelling heat

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'Dangerous' sunken pathway set to be fixed after THREE YEAR battle

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Essex mum and son among almost 300 people killed in Sri Lanka Easter massacre

Defiant council to fight plans for 200 village homes

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‘My enduring battle due to selfish drivers who park on pavement’

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Teacher launches new phonics classes for youngsters in north Essex

Men’s shed to fight loneliness could set up in these villages

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Couple see their chocolate spread hit shelves across the globe

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Memories: 'We've got the oldest hot cross bun the world'

Activists paint murals in 'Extinction Rebellion protest' in Wivenhoe

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£33,000 grant to wage war on High Street litter

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Campaigners want council to back their £2.5m plan for St Botolph’s

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B&Q site which is set to be become a Sainsbury's is on the market for £30m

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Dangerous laughing gas found dumped near allotments

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Stage star at LGBT summer fest

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Comic opera set to wow Witham audiences

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WATCH - Video shows huge £1m Adventure Island ride spinning

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Man arrested on suspicion of offences near Stansted Airport

Letters: Can you help me to find Good Samaritans?

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Memories: How Schofield's has kept moving for a century

Plaque to remember earthquake disaster of 1884

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United on a marathon mission to thank hospice

Police suspect arson after more than half a dozen fire crews tackle industrial building blaze

Get bidding to win iconic red phone box at garden show auction

Glowsticks in the air for dance spectacular raising money for Mind

Five different ways to enjoy hot cross buns this Easter

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Animal welfare workshops teach children how to treat their pets

Aldi and Lidl are bringing back their popular baby and toddler events

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The fitness class where you are more likely to see grannies deadlifting weights

Memories: Colchester's Southway through the years

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Beggar who claimed to be homeless jailed for breaching town centre ban again

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Idyllic venue to throw doors open to visitors for open day

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Bungalow blaze tackled by three fire crews

Essex Police officers sent to London climate change protests

Man who harassed and assaulted several people jailed

Letters: Educate your school run parents on climate change

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Police are on the hunt for two suspects who punched, kicked and robbed man

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Dog saved from deep lake in dramatic rescue

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Birds of prey swoop as event takes flight

Letters: Hot air and little substance from garden communities MD

Colchester United latest

Vincent-Young injury a 'worry' for U's

'It's all to play for' - McGreal

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Yeovil Town 1 Colchester United 1 - player ratings after U's draw

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Sport

Yeovil Town 1 Colchester United 1 - reaction from John McGreal after U's draw

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Yeovil Town 1 Colchester United 1 - match report as ten-man U's salvage a point

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Yeovil Town v Colchester United - LIVE

McGreal ready for League Two play-off 'shoot-out'

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Town slump to their 24th defeat of a miserable campaign after playing second fiddle to the Swans

Seasiders finish on a high at the Bowl and there are Thurlow Nunn League victories for Holland and Regent

Greg is the two-goal hero as Oakley gain the bragging rights at Harwich

Important point in survival fight earns Bostik League award

Iron sign off in style in front of bumper home crowd

Rovers appoint their next permanent manager

COMMENT - all set for another nail-biting game at Huish Park

Saunders aiming to keep U's fans smiling

In the mix and four other talking points from U's victory

Breaking an astonishing Bostik League record earns top award

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Andrade is the Seasiders' two-goal hero but who were our star performers in the Thurlow Nunn League?

Nouble - 'we have to back ourselves'

Colchester United 1 Grimsby Town 0 - player ratings after U's win

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National sport

Cahill relishes shock Crucible victory over sluggish ‘idol’ O’Sullivan

Chelsea Hudson-Odoi to have surgery on ruptured Achilles

Billy McNeill’s family urge Celtic fans to “celebrate his life”

Solskjaer warns Manchester United players about ‘aggressive’ rivals City

A history maker and Lisbon Lion, Billy McNeill was a natural leader

Peter Barnes expecting Manchester United to go all out for victory against City

Old Trafford no longer scares us – Guardiola

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Colchester Utd

Colchester United 1 Grimsby Town 0 - reaction from John McGreal after U's win

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Colchester United 1 Grimsby Town 0 - match report as U's get back to winning ways

Colchester United v Grimsby Town - LIVE

'U's simply have to go for it today'

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McGreal focusing on four-game window

U's facing a 'make or break' weekend

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'We need to play like we know we can'

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What's On

Frinton reveals this year's Summer Season of shows

Paul T Davies Column: Review: All My Sons at Headgate Theatre

Headgate Theatre launches new spaces

Headgate unveils curtain on a new era of theatre-making

Review: Caroline's Kitchen at the Mercury Theatre

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Paul T Davies Column: Review: Playhouse Creatures, Headgate Theatre, Colchester.

Consider yourself for a part in Colchester Operatic and Mercury's new show

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Local History

Memories: How Schofield's has kept moving for a century

Memories: Colchester's Southway through the years

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Ron recalls 1930s school days in Colchester

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Memories: Back to the future at pioneering printworks

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Memories: Images show passage of time at business park

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Memories: Vintage school photos are trip down Memory Lane

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How grammar schoolboy Ken joined special forces

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National news

Labour dragging its feet in Brexit talks, Prime Minister claims

Trump state visit in June announced amid protest threats

Gove admits Government must act as climate change protesters reach Parliament

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka attacks with at least 45 children among dead

Sturgeon to make ‘detailed and substantive’ independence speech

Aberdeen Airport workers vote to strike in pay and pensions dispute

Minister dismisses calls to declare climate emergency

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