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V Festival: Surprise appearance by Amy Winehouse
It was a return to the 80s for fans of The Specials who danced their way through a succession of classic hits, including Rat Race and Too Much, Too Young. And a surprise appearance by the one and only Amy Winehouse shocked delighted ska and
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Wright is the hero but Ipswich Town defeated again
Ipswich Town fell to another Coca-Cola Championship defeat this evening after going down 2-0 at West Bromwich Albion. The Blues are still hunting for their first win of the season and that never looked likely in a one-sided game at The Hawthorns. Youssouf
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Lilly Allen and Dizzee Rascal at V Festival
TENS of thousands of V festival-goers made their way to the 4 Music Stage for a lively performance by Dizzee Rascal. The hip-hop star seems to have won the battle to attract the crowds during his head-to-head with Lily Allen, who was on the
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Bomb scare at Shrub End police station
RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes after a bomb scare at a Colchester police station. Officers cordoned off a number of roads surrounding the station in John Kent Avenue on Saturday afternoon after a suspect package was found.
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Colchester United midfielder hands in transfer request
A week of dramatic twists and turns ended for Colchester United with the news that midfielder David Perkins has handed in a transfer request. The former Rochdale midfielder came on in the second half of the U's 2-1 defeat at MK Dons and within minutes
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Dons deny a record fourth win for Colchester United
COLCHESTER United were denied the chance to record four straight league wins at the start of a season for the first time in their history. Victories against Norwich, Yeovil and Gillingham had put the U's on top of Coca-Cola League One and caretaker
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V Festival: Starsailor rock the V Stage
Early bright skies have given way to cloud as festival-goers gear up for an exciting afternoon. Chilled out indie band Starsailor attracted big crowds at the V Stage while Mr Hudson entertained the 4 Music Stage. Blonde bombshell Pixie Lott also got
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Colourful crowds flock to festival
Festival goers gathered in an array of bright colours in warm sunshine for the 14th V Festival. Crowds poured into Hylands Park, in Chelmsford, for the two-day music extravaganza. First up on the V Stage is cheeky guitar-based boyband
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Headteacher is retiring after 12 years
A HEADTEACHER has spoken of his “excitement and regret” after retiring from his post after more than a decade. Nick Pavitt will step down as executive headteacher of Clacton secondary schools Colbayns High and Bishops Park College on August
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Seal-watching could draw in the tourists to county’s seasides
SEASIDE resorts in Essex need to develop a new economy to revive their flagging fortunes, according to the new leader of the county’s coastal regeneration. Lord Hanningfield, the leader of Essex County Council and now the authority’s coast
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Blitzing estate will help residents to 'feel proud'
A COLCHESTER estate is to be blitzed under a groundbreaking pilot scheme. From September 1, Monkwick will see more police patrols, home visits from officers and street wardens, more clean-ups by Colchester Council work and increased youth
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Blaze-hit mechanic may sue over arrest
THE owner of a garage which burned down has threatened to sue Essex Police for wrongful arrest. Ray Neal, who owned RA Autos, in Commerce Way, Colchester, was arrested in July after the building went up in flames. The site, on the Whitehall
