In today's Gazette: A sex attacker has been jailed for a series of assaults on young women in Colchester.
Essex University student Mingzi Wu, 22, of Forest Road, Colchester, attacked six students and a health worker over 19 days.
* Jewellers Victor Hawkins is to close at the end of the month after 66 years in Colchester.
* Colchester has a proliferation of eateries with 143 venues to each and drink within a square mile.
A survey by the Gazette found the boom industry - while other retail outlets are closing.
* A further ten per cent cut in Colchester Council's grant from the Government means services cannot be guaranteed, a council boss has warned.
Paul Smith, the councillor who is responsible for resources, said the Government's spending review had forced his finance team to find another £1.2 million in savings.
For more on these and other great stories, see today's Gazette. There is always more in the paper than there is online.
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