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

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Four fire engines tackling roof blaze at property in high street

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Where there's a will, there's always a way

Charity says a heartfelt thanks to its wonderful volunteers

Litterbugs told: ‘Take your rubbish home’

The Week in Pictures: Protests spring up and the UK gets used to new normal

People visiting Colchester to get cheaper parking to help retailers

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Veteran Staffie to em-bark on charity walk

Resident urges neighbours to remain vigilant after attempted break-in

Survivors: 423 return home after battle with Covid-19

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Health staff “bitterly disappointed” as plug is pulled on care at home contract

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Charity says elderly residents' will be 'blighted' by adult cabaret plan - but owner hits back

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Man arrested after weapons cache discovered still under investigation 12 months on

'Show more respect': Sunseekers slammed after trashing town park with litter

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Covid-fighting dad clapped out of hospital after spending months on ventilator

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Coronavirus: Total number of cases across county passes 4,000

'Zoos are becoming endangered too' - Colchester Zoo warns of redundancies due to coronavirus

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Coronavirus: Wearing face coverings on public transport to be compulsory

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'Enough is enough' - peaceful anti-racism protest to march through town

Popular drive-in cinema to return to town next month

Nine-year-old to walk 10k in a day to raise money for Colchester Zoo

Ipswich Road on course to reopen early... but two weeks of Harwich Road closure on the way

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Updated

Latest confirmed cases of coronavirus area-by-area

Was your baby born during lockdown?

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Police charge van driver with failing to provide specimen

Santa delights residents with tour of town - and collects one tonne of food for foodbank

Raids across Clacton in police crackdown on London drug dealers

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Madeleine McCann latest: 'We think she is dead' - German prosecutor says

Teen is beaten to the floor by three thugs and has shoes and bag stolen

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'He was an all-round wonderful person' - Tributes paid to former university vice-chancellor

Can I go on holiday in the UK? These are the latest rules

McDonald's reopening - Full list of UK branches opening at 11am on June 4

Theatre to give away £5k wedding to one lucky key worker

Reader letter: Socially distanced school likely to have a puzzling impact on kids

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Carnival to hold “virtual procession” as event is cancelled due to Covid-19

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Frankie and Benny’s: Why a 'large number' of restaurants will close permanently

Paint-powered 5km fun run goes online amidst pandemic

Friends keep landlord's memory alive by taking on his food for homeless scheme

Coronavirus: More market traders to return as phased reopening plan is set out

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Sailor loses everything in Atlantic storm as he tries to return home amid pandemic

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Hatin' it! Enraged van man parks vehicle in front of McDonald's drive-thru to stop queues

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How polygraph tests helped police snare sick rapist who assaulted a child three times

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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after van crashes into house

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Those that can't find childcare do not have to return to work, PM says

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Test and trace programme ‘in early stages’ says chief medical officer

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Police thank public after missing 42-year-old is found

Minories gallery shuts after being hit by financial hardship from Covid-19

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Deputy mayor is welcomed during lockdown in unprecedented circumstances

Libraries across Essex to begin 'phased reopening' from July

WATCH: Four people freed from mud off seafront

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McDonald's has finally reopened for pickup in Parkeston

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Firefighters tackle grass fire at popular beauty spot

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Six more Covid-19 deaths at hospital trusts in Essex

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Drunk man rescued from sea after trying to win a bet

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A Big Mac-Stake! Fury as people told to shift their cars as McDonald's opens

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Firefighters tackle blaze as pair of sheds go up in flames

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Gallery becomes operations base for charity's efforts to supply food to vulnerable

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Extra water being used during lockdown is equivalent of each customer drinking EIGHTY cups of tea per day

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'Do not approach': These are the most wanted criminals in the UK

Negotiations with landowners for Cultural Quarter development underway

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Will there be a second wave of Covid-19 in the UK? Here's what experts say

Reader letter: Anger at MP’s Dominic Cummings stance

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Sport

'The important thing is that the players know the fans are right behind them'

Temperatures taken and arriving in training kit - the 'new normal' for U's

U's have no positive tests in latest round of Covid-19 testing

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U's play-off confirmation wait extended by 24 hours

U's players undertaking 'intense' sessions ahead of potential play-off

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Richardson to combine Olympic bid with academic pursuit

Why 'behind closed doors' is now a saviour of sanity

EFL deadline for club proposals is today

'It's great news that the Tour is back up and running'

U's players return to training ahead of potential play-off

U's receive praise for fans cut-out idea

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U's players set to begin play-off preparations

Vic Keeble - the story of Colchester United's first superstar striker

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Updated

U's confirm four individuals test positive for coronavirus

U's wait for play-off confirmation goes on

U's supporters can have their cut-outs on seats at play-offs

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It'll mean a lot to support the U’s again - even if it is online

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National sport

‘Diving’ Jurgen and Invincible Jens: The Germans who’ve graced English football

5 things about Chelsea target Timo Werner

Football rumours from the media

On this day 2016: Novak Djokovic completes career Grand Slam

On this day 1999: Joe Calzaghe retains WBO super-middleweight title

Nathan Aspinall and Jonny Clayton edge into PDC Home Tour championship group

Mark Selby crashes out of Championship League as in-form Liang Wenbo progresses

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Colchester Utd

U's hoping for Robinson green light

The story of Colchester's many lost football pitches

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'We owe it to ourselves to get back and to finish off what we’ve started'

Tributes paid to former U's trialist Christian Mbulu who has died

Flashback to the U's goal that never was

'Play-off preparation will be unlike anything the players have faced'

'These are exciting times for the football club'

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Theatre

Theatre Thoughts: Rejection is prevalent, but it only spurs me on

Theatre

Theatre Thoughts: It was the day that changed my life forever

Theatre

Performing dream was not always the goal - I wanted to be a Spurs star

Theatre

Theatre Thoughts: The very real bumps along the Broadway

Comedy and beats is the perfect match

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Nostalgia

Nostalgia

Recalling night fatal floods struck north Essex as it slept

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Nostalgia

Tackling the traffic through the decades in north Essex

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Seaside town was the place to be in its holiday heyday as thousands flocked to the coast

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National news

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey reports ‘very high’ demand after sites reopen

Brazil death toll hits new high for third straight day

Police ‘must listen to concerns’ as UK protests continue over George Floyd death

Care home residents’ wellbeing suffering ‘due to lack of social contact’

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George Floyd: Hundreds gather for memorial service in Minneapolis

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