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  • Mother’s plea: Rid us of this bedbug plague

    PEST controllers are struggling with an infestation of bedbugs in three council homes in Colchester. Tenants in Foresight Road, Colchester, are calling on Colchester Borough Homes, which manages the borough’s council homes, to step up efforts to deal

  • U's held to a draw by Glovers

    Colchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Yeovil Town in an entertaining contest this afternoon. The U's got off to the worst possible start when they fell behind to Gavin Massey's close-range strike after only 40 seconds. Kayode Odejayi struck a

  • How Headway helped me get my life back

    IT WAS three years ago when Rob Perfect suffered a horrific car crash which changed his life for ever. He suffered a ruptured spleen, broken ribs and major head trauma, and was lucky to survive. However, Rob is now getting his life back together with

  • Alice mixes with the stars at TV’s Pride of Britain

    A COLCHESTER volunteer rubbed shoulders with the stars at the Pride of Britain awards. Alice Randell, 23, met the likes of comedian Michael McIntyre and television presenter Ben Shepherd after reaching the finals of the local hero category. Alice,

  • Colchester's topsy turvy lamp post

    A BRIGHT piece of artwork outside Firstsite in Colchester is to be joined by more lights next spring. Artist Simon Periton designed the new work, which features a large Victorian-inspired lamp post. Lisa Gerrard and partner Pat Mills