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  • Food waste priority as coalition stays at helm in Colchester

    FOOD waste collections will be introduced across Colchester, according to the reformed borough council administration. A coalition of Lib Dem, Labour and independent councillors will today sign an agreement to continue to run Colchester Council

  • Shoppers in Stanway meet winner of the Apprentice

    SHOCKED customers got to meet an Apprentice winner while doing their shopping. Tom Pellereau, who won the BBC TV series last July, was at the Sainsbury’s store in Stanway on Saturday promoting his s-shaped nail file, the Stylfile. As

  • Hundreds of cyclists take part in Tendring race

    IT MAY not have the glamour of the Tour de France, but cyclists in north Essex showed they had just as much pedal power. More than 1,200 cyclists rode around the north Essex countryside yesterday for the Tour de Tendring. Pedal-pushers took on a six

  • Britain's Strongest men meet 2 Para

    BRITAIN’S strongest men met Colchester’s military heroes to promote an anticipated festival of brawn. Hercules Olympia will feature a weekend of adrenaline packed events and superhuman feats, including a world record attempt for the biggest

  • Volunteer wins wild life role

    A BIG-HEARTED resident has won the chance to work for her favourite charity. Jane Herbert, Colchester, was among the 500 UK winners of Vodafone’s World of Difference programme. The phone company will now pay her to work part-time for Essex Wildlife

  • Wivenhoe student residents' grant boost

    Five students have received awards from a bursary scheme for academic achievement and making a difference in their community. The Essex University students and Wivenhoe residents were rewarded for their contribution to the town and success in their

  • Student's court threats over "unpaid" tax bill

    A STUDENT wrongly charged with a huge council tax bill is seeking legal advice. Shocked Joanne Taylor, 22, was threatened with court action over a £840 council tax bill six months after returning from Birmingham University. Miss Taylor, who lives

  • Couple raise more than £6,000 for charity

    A COUPLE has raised more than £6,000 for St Helena Hospice after organising a series of fundraising events. Nina, 41, and Paul Burton both ran the London Marathon and collected more than half the amount on sponsorship. The rest was raised through

  • Residents to have final say on proposed £50,000 playground

    RESIDENTS are to have their say on whether a new playground will be built in St John’s. Colchester Council plans to spend £50,000 on installing a new children’s play area off St John’s Close, but there have been fears it could lead to anti-social

  • Villagers to celebrate Jubilee by restoring red phonebox

    VILLAGERS are gearing up for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by renovating a red telephone box from the 1930s. More than a year ago a similar red box was removed from Nayland by mistake but now a replacement for the space in Bear Street has been found,

  • Caravan owners being encouraged to 'buy early'

    CARAVAN owners are being encouraged to sign a petition against Government plans to raise the VAT on static caravans. Waldegraves Holiday and Leisure Park, in West Mersea, say if customers want to buy or upgrade their holiday homes, they should

  • Rescue teams search West Mersea waters

    RESCUE teams were called out after a yacht went missing near West Mersea. A Mersea coastguard rescue team and RNLI West Mersea lifeboat crew responded after concerns were raised about a 27ft yacht with one person onboard. The yacht had abandoned its

  • DEAL OF THE DAY: 50% off spades and forks

    Poplar Nurseries in Marks Tey is offering Yeoman digging and border forks and spades for £13.49 each instead of £26.99 with a voucher in today's Gazette. Only one discount per transaction. Subject to availability.

  • Colchester: Travellers evicted from illegal site

    TRAVELLERS have been evicted from an illegal site by bailiffs. Three families moved onto land opposite the Rapid Electronics site off Severalls Lane, Colchester, on Thursday. But the land owner ordered bailiffs to the site on Saturday

  • Cut-price parenting classes in Tendring and Colchester

    CUT-PRICE parenting classes will be offered in north Essex as part of a Government pilot scheme. Subsidised relationship support sessions will be available to expectant mums and parents with children aged under two from July. The Government has provided

  • Today's Gazette: Arrest after drugs raids in Colchester

    A man aged 18 was arrested after police carried out drugs raids on three flats in Walsingham Road, Colchester. About 20 officers were involved in the operation. Also...Suspended sentence for woman involved in £170k money laundering Kitten found in