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Opponents of the expansion of Stansted Airport have claimed the development would have a "catastrophic" impact on the environment. Opening arguments were made as a planning inquiry to decide whether the Essex airport could increase its passenger capacity

A MAGNIFICENT unbeaten century by Ravinder Bopara steered Essex to a remarkable four-wicket victory against Glamorgan at Swansea in the LV County Championship after the visitors had been set 323 to win from 78 overs. Bopara hit 147 not out that appropriately

ALASTAIR Cook's first one-day century was key to Essex's eight-run win against Surrey, with a win at Whitgift School that kept alive their hopes of reaching the semi-final stages of the Friends Provident Trophy. The odds seemed stacked against an Essex

TEENAGE footballer Darren Mitchell admitted being in dreamland after making his debut for England's amputee team in Turkey. The striker - who has to play on crutches because he has no control of his right leg, due to muscle wastage - pulled on the famous

COLCHESTER United hero Chris Iwelumo warned today the club must look after its players if it wants to remain a force in the Coca-Cola Championship. Goal-getter Iwelumo left Layer Road two weeks ago after failing to agree a new contract. And worried

How many of us actually believe that what we think can influence the bigger picture? Not many. So when we are asked to give our views on things happening around us, many of us don't bother. But in a joint consultation exercise, both Colchester 2020

As the mother of boisterous twin boys, 29-year-old Nicola Reeve is used to them coming home with bumps and scrapes. So when she heard ten-year-old Jamie had had an accident, she had no idea it would lead to one of the most distressing nights of her life

Families have been targeted by a bogus raffle ticket seller. A female is believed to be knocking on doors in the Harwich area, saying she is selling tickets for charity. Concerned victims of the trickery have alerted staff at Harwich library, because

Big Brother was a big spender in Colchester - splashing out for bathroom tiles worth £400-a-pop from an exclusive interiors store. Stanway-based Rainleaf Flooring won a contract to kit out Channel 4's Big Brother house after wowing programme-makers with

Bus users have turned out to a consultation to give bosses a flavour of their comments. First, which runs many of the bus routes in the Colchester area, is planning changes to its services this summer. To make sure the changes are what people want a

Traffic police are launching a high-profile crackdown on dangerous drivers using north Essex Roads. Officers will patrol streches of highway in Colchester and Clacton on the lookout for drivers flouting mobile phone laws and bikers ignoring safety guidelines

Well that's a lot more like it and if the weather holds up then this weekend proves to be another event-laden festival of fun and frolics. First of all let me urge all the theatre-going public of Essex to get along to the Mercury to see a brand new play

Good weather did more than help this year's asparagus crop - it drew up to 2,000 people to a festival celebrating the vegetable. Luckily, farmer Antony Brew was able to lay on enough asparagus for visitors to sample at the 16th Asparagus Festival at

A huge mound of waste has piled up outside flats after parked cars blocked the refuse collectors' route to a rubbish store. Property managers have told in a warning letter how council collection vehicles were prevented from reaching homes in Bloyes Mews

What's On This Week Until June 16 - Small Miracle, Mercury Theatre, Colchester. 01206 573948. Monday until Wednesday - Pete and Dud: Come Again, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford. 01245 606505. Monday until June 17 - Roar Talent Festival, Lakeside Theatre,

A guitar shop owner has had his livelihood rocked after a band of thieves raided his store and made off with thousands of pounds worth of instruments. Lou Moodie has offered £1,000 to anyone who can give information which will lead to him to being reunited

Organisers at one of Essex's premier gardening shows today pledged to learn from mistakes that marred the first day of the event. More than 7,500 people packed into Little Bentley Hall Waterways and Garden Show on Saturday, causing major headaches.

A seaside council has pledged to do its utmost to crack down on troublemakers going into Frinton on Friday nights. Plain clothes and uniform police who were drafted into Connaught Avenue, Frinton, last Friday said it was a peaceful night. "It was like

An MP has called for the Health Secretary to make a public statement, after it was revealed a hospital could be sued. Douglas Carswell, MP for Harwich, has grilled Patricia Hewitt in a bid to find some answers for worried patients of The Fryatt Hospital

A town council has received an apology over the way a change to the election count was announced. When the Harwich Town Council election count was made a few weeks ago it was the first time the job had not been held in the town. Tendring Council decided

A safety expert has condemned controversial plans to axe Frinton's hallmark railway gates. Last year the Gazette revealed how the ageing hand-operated gates are to be replaced by an unmanned upgraded crossing operated manually by staff at Colchester.

It was a dramatic sight over Colchester as the Gazette hot air balloon flew overhead. Standing more than eight storeys high, the balloon took off from Little Bentley Hall after the Waterways and Garden show, taking an hour to complete its flight to Colchester

A modest firefighter today told how he helped bring a young boy back to life. Phil Nevard told the Gazette: "It was a moment of fate. If we hadn't been passing, we have no doubt the boy would have died." Mr Nevard, 23, of St Andrew's Road, Clacton,