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

Kids defend ‘playing chicken’ in bus’s path

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Crime writer searching for witnesses to brutal unsolved murder

Charity worker who ran 95 miles in seven days said 'pastries kept me going'

Lib Dems and Greens agree with garden town concept...but plans are too big

Clare battles her phobia of snakes to support Alzheimer's charity

Letters: Was Ipswich Road project planned thoroughly enough?

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Review : Set a date for Calendar Girls musical

Column: Why are we so fearful of people from other places?

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Co-op sees profits increase by a third in a year

Pensioner broke shoulder in three places after tripping on pothole

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Calls for candidate to apologise after ‘foul-mouthed tirade’ on Facebook

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Braintree and Bocking Gardens are brewing up a Guinness World Record attempt

Shoppers ‘left unable to pay parking fees’ due to machine power fault

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WATCH: Baby Freya takes her first steps at just six months old

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

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Cooking oil poured over commuters’ cars parked near station

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Man in court after being accused of assaulting officers at bar

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

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

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

‘Caught short’ taxi driver faces probe

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

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

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

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

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Colchester Extinction Rebellion activist due in court

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

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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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Stanfords' Steven Ellis on why business is still thriving

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

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

Police probe after knife attack on teen

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

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

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

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Broken down lorry causing rush hour delays on A12 northbound

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

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

‘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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Defiant council to fight plans for 200 village homes

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

Couple see their chocolate spread hit shelves across the globe

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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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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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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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Plaque to remember earthquake disaster of 1884

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United on a marathon mission to thank hospice

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

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

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

Colchester United latest

'I've been prepared and ready all season'

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

'It's all to play for' - McGreal

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Sport

Austin: we don't want the season to end

Boss Monti feels Wivenhoe Town can challenge for promotion

'To have someone of Darren’s calibre and experience at the helm is invaluable'

Champions Gas book their place in the cup final

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

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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

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National sport

Higgins and Bingham set to do battle at the Crucible

Almiron to miss rest of season for Newcastle

Chelsea boss Sarri facing FA misconduct charge

Long disappointed his record-breaking goal did not secure victory for Saints

Selby relieved to overcome first World Snooker Championship hurdle

Ortiz will not be Joshua’s next opponent, says promoter

Four Lincoln players named in PFA League Two Team of the Year

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Colchester Utd

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

Nouble - 'we have to back ourselves'

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

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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What's On

Review : Set a date for Calendar Girls musical

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.

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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

Police release CCTV images in probe into New Year’s Day attack

Key questions on Huawei and Britain’s 5G network

Prime Minister to attend funeral of murdered journalist

In Profile: British victims of the Sri Lanka terror attacks

Wild salmon stock decline sparks vow to protect species

Digital Minister denies final decision taken on Huawei and UK 5G network

Recovery efforts stall with scores believed dead in Burma jade mine mudslide

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