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  • Essex is a 'pram theft hotspot', figures show

    ESSEX is in the top three police forces for incidences of pram theft, meanwhile more than one million parents have had prams stolen in broad daylight. With the average cost of a stolen buggy being £487, according to the research, thefts could be costing

  • 'It's a bitter blow'

    Colchester United head coach John McGreal on Luke Prosser injury COLCHESTER United skipper Luke Prosser is facing a spell on the sidelines after he suffered an ankle injury in their defeat at Bury. The 29-year-old had to be helped from the

  • Diamond couple engineer 60 years of happy marriage

    A COUPLE who met at Colchester’s Paxman engineering firm have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Diana and James Mahoney, of Lucy Lane South, Stanway, were married at Christ Church in Sidcup on April 4, 1959. They were delighted to receive

  • Three easy ways you can be a climate change superhero

    Superheroes wanted! Can you take one of these actions against climate change? 1. Reduce your personal carbon footprint Eat less meat and dairy. Eating meat accounts for about a fifth of all CO2 emissions globally. Eating more vegetables

  • Ron recalls 1930s school days in Colchester

    A FORMER pupil of the Canterbury Road School in Colchester has unearthed these vintage photographs. The school recently featured in a set of archive images of schools in the area, many of which are no longer open. Barrack Street School, the

  • Rise in Essex dementia patients being admitted to A&E

    The NHS and Essex County Council have been urged to work closer together after a dramatic increase in the number of dementia patents being looked after by A&E doctors – even though many are not physically ill. Emergency hospital admissions

  • This shop is shunning plastic...and it opens on Monday

    A NEW plastic-free shop is set to open its doors in Tiptree. REco Store, a zero waste business, will be encouraging people to ditch the one use plastic and ramp up the recycling. The store, which has been set up by Susie Falco and Elise Clitheroe

  • How ready is Essex for the electric car revolution?

    A “postcode lottery” is preventing drivers making the switch to electric as there are not enough places to charge vehicles, evidence suggests. Drivers in Colchester have a minimum of 13 charging stations across the town while Basildon and Chelmsford

  • Memories: Back to the future at pioneering printworks

    THESE images from the archives this week look at a subject close to home. They feature Q B Ltd, which was based in Sheepen Road where magazines and newspapers including what was then the Evening Gazette were printed. The company was set up