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  • Why is Dave Gorman cycling for stand-up?

    IF you thought the man behind the Googlewhack Adventure and Are You Dave Gorman? had run out of ideas, think again. Comedian Dave Gorman is heading back out on the road literally, as he rides from show to show on the first leg of his new UK stand-up

  • Patients have to be treated in corridors

    PATIENTS were treated in corridors at Colchester General Hospital because of a large number of urgent admissions, it has been revealed. Hospital bosses said Thursday and Friday were unusually busy in the accident and emergency department. But the hospital

  • Trolley dollies take part in Race for Life fundraiser

    A TEAM of fundraising runners from Sainsbury’s in Colchester will swap trolleys for trainers. Viven Mynott, Elaine Muskett, Arlene Bruce, Caitlin Jones, Michelle Smith, Claire Maddison and Denise Stevens will be taking part in Cancer Research

  • Bike plan to tackle childhood obesity

    MOUNTAIN bikes will be loaned to schools in north Essex in a bid to get pupils interested in sport. NHS North East Essex has invested more than £44,000 to tackle obesity and physical inactivity and get youngsters out on their bikes.

  • Snoopy’s bark alerts woman to kitchen fire

    A LABRADOR has been hailed a canine heroine after alerting her elderly owner to a fire. An 82-year-old woman had been asleep in her bungalow in Halstead Road, Gosfield, when a fire broke out in the kitchen. Fortunately, her 11-year-old pet, Snoopy,

  • Worries that minor arson attacks could cause death elsewhere

    ARSONISTS are risking lives every time they target firing ranges in Colchester, it has been claimed. A recent rise in petty vandalism and arson at Middlewick Ranges, off Mersea Road, is causing concern for councillors and the fire service. Colchester

  • Vital role in serving the community

    THE Gazette today joins in local newspaper week, which celebrates the difference papers like ours make to the communities they serve. For 52 weeks a year, your favourite north Essex newspaper champions the causes that matter most to our loyal army of

  • MP backs bid for the return of IVF funding

    NORTH Essex MP Bernard Jenkin has backed a clinic’s call to keep NHS-funded fertility treatment in Colchester. The Isis Centre, in Newcomen Way, lost out when health chiefs opted to fund an extra two IVF cycles for couples, but only at five clinics –

  • Our fears over roof panels falling

    RESIDENTS living in new townhouses in Colchester fear their roofs could fall off and hurt someone. They say despite a month of constant calls to Taylor Wimpey, the builder has failed to organise repairs to mock Tudor panelling overlooking their back

  • Harry has his sights set on becoming a ship designer

    A SCHOOLBOY is hoping to ride the waves of success by designing his own ships. Blue Peter badge winner Harry Cotterill is already on course to achieve his dream of becoming a naval architect. The 14-year-old, who attends Sir Charles Lucas School, lives

  • Shops warned over selling knives to underage youths

    SHOPKEEPERS are being warned to make sure staff do not sell knives to youths under 18 after stores were caught out in an undercover sting. A blitz by police and Trading Standards officers revealed a number of shops still selling blades to under-18s despite

  • Teachers’ waxing helps raise £600 for St Helena Hospice

    YOUNGSTERS queued up to rip strips off their teachers at a Alton Park Primary School, Clacton. Deputy headteacher Dylan Thomas and teaching assistant Dan Timothy volunteered to have their legs and chests strip-waxed for charity. School spokeswoman

  • Bruce signs new deal with Town

    Alex Bruce has pledged his future to Ipswich Town. The defender has agreed a new two-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2011. Bruce – former boss Jim Magilton’s first signing – had previously been on a three-year deal that was due to

  • Cowling hopes crowds continue to grow

    Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling is hopeful Community Stadium crowds will continue to grow next season. Attendances at the U’s were up for a third successive year last season, despite their woeful home form. Some Colchester supporters have

  • Harriers scoop large medal haul

    Colchester Harriers scooped another large medal haul at the Essex County Championships in Chelmsford. The success came despite the fact some of their top athletes were not competing. Michael Holden had a golden double on day two, with a win in the men

  • Essex continue to be one-day specialists

    The pre-season predictions are looking accurate. Essex have continued where they left off last season in one-day cricket, but are struggling in the county championship. Mark Pettini’s men are level on points with leaders Lancashire in Group D of the

  • Teenager stabbed in Colchester

    A TEENAGE boy is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in Colchester. The 14-year-old was involved in what police last night described as an “altercation” with another teenage boy inside a property in Butt Road, Colchester. The

  • Updated: Motorcyle crash in Colchester

    MOTORISTS faced long rush hour delays after a motorcyclist was injured in a crash on the Avenue of Remembrance in Colchester. The smash, involving a motorcycle and a silver Ford Focus car, took place at about 4.45pm yesterday, between the Spring Lane

  • MP fears nuclear plant fish threat

    AN MP has backed fishermen over their concerns a new nuclear power station could kill off huge numbers of Colchester’s world-famous oysters. Bernard Jenkin, MP for North Essex, is to press Government ministers on the effects a new power station