HOMES destroyed by two fires in Harwich might have been saved if it had not been for fire service cuts, the firefighters’ union has claimed. Mick Rogers, the Fire Brigades Union’s brigade secretary, believes major fires in West Street and Market Street
COLCHESTER’S MP has thrown his support behind Colchester’s Community Awards. Launched by the Gazette and the Rotary Club of Colchester Trinity, the search is on for volunteers and groups in the town who go the extra mile for their community
RAIDERS attempted to break into a Colchester supermarket for a second time since it opened two months ago. Ali Nasser has run shops in Clacton, Lawford and Ipswich for almost 30 years without problems. However, within weeks of opening the Food Hall,
TWO nurses will take part in a ground-breaking project to improve primary school pupils’ health and boost attendance. Lynne Holden and Vicky Saunders have been appointed as liaison nurses for 14 schools in Clacton, Jaywick and St Osyth. The initiative
ORGANISERS of Wivenhoe Regatta have issued an appeal for old programmes to mark this year’s Olympic and jubilee-themed event. As well as planning family-fun events and the boat racing, the committee wants to create a commemorative programme, including
A KEEN conservationist has criticised developers and “idiotic” planning laws after wildlife habitats were torn apart. New plans are set to be submitted for a 54-house development on the former reservoir site in Wittonwood Road, Frinton. Developers have
IN 1887, Queen Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee, British police clashed with pro-Irish independence protesters during Bloody Sunday and Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance in print. But that year has taken on a new significance for the Alma
WITH yet another TV show set to portray Essex as the land of fake bake and endless extensions, many are asking: Is it time to end cliched, Towie typecasting? The new series of “make under” show, Snog Marry Avoid? starts on Monday with an “all about Essex
AN activity and leisure day will be held in memory of a young Wivenhoe man who died of cancer, aged 24. Friends and relatives of Robin Freeman are organising the event at Millfields School in Bowes Road, Wivenhoe, tomorrow between 10am and
I am sure many readers are planning to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee with parties for family, friends and neighbours. No matter what type of party, it means there will be food and drinks to tempt people to over-indulge. For those with diabetes
It is pretty awful when you desperately need a good holiday and can’t afford it, and you are constantly told you’ve won thousands of pounds by companies who send you “prize allocation notifications” in scam draws. You could do so much with all
A MAN arrested on suspicion of assaulting a teenage girl in Colchester High Street has been rebailed. Nikki Collier, now Brewer, was the victim of a brutal attack in April 2009 condemned by thousands from around the world after the CCTV footage
It is a genuine concern of the BBC to provide value to payers of its often politically controversial licence fee. I am generally very happy to defend this often maligned institution’s existence, having grown up, like many, with many hours of
I am the grandson of Harry John Cant, who was born in Colchester in 1858 and was the second child of Benjamin Revett Cant, a mayor of Colchester and a well-known rose grower. Harry migrated to Adelaide, in South Australia, in 1877 at the age
SIX jobs at a clothes shop in Colchester, which is set to close, have been saved. Jacques Vert is to move out of the Culver Walk base it has occupied for the last decade. But all six workers will be employed in a department at the expanding Debenhams
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A TRUCK has been stolen from the driveway of a home in Ardleigh. The blue Nissan Cabster pick-up was taken from Plain Farm Close, Ardleigh, between 3.20pm and 4.30pm yesterday. Police are appealing for anyone with information to call PC Sarah Latchford
Long-serving midfielder Kem Izzet wants to spend many more years at Colchester United. Izzet will mark a decade at the U’s when team-mates past and present flock to the Weston Homes Community Stadium for his testimonial tomorrow. The 31-year-old has
John-Joe O’Toole has been urged to stay at Colchester United after being offered a new deal. The tough-tackling U’s midfielder has experienced a frustrating campaign which has been disrupted by injury. O’Toole, 23, made just eight starts for Colchester
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WHEN Michael Alexander bought a lamp from a second-hand store, he got more than he had bargained for. He found a letter written by a soldier from thousands of miles away reminding his daughter Hazel how important it is to attend school in 1936. Michael
COLCHESTER Symphony Orchestra is going Scottish this weekend. The classical ensemble has just two concerts left in its first season following its revamp last autumn and this weekend’s looks set to be just as popular as the others. Conductor
BULLDOZERS are ready to raze Colchester United’s former Layer Road ground. The demolition work has been welcomed by residents, who say the site had become an eyesore since the U’s left in 2008. Developer Abbey New Homes is clearing the
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IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: PLANS have been unveiled for a multi-million pound four star hotel in Colchester. The proposal is for a five-storey riverside building offering 74 bedrooms, a bar and a restaurant. * HUNDREDS of X Factor wannabees auditioned in Colchester
