IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: RAIDERS have ripped up a church roof in an attempt to steal copper.
Now money raised by volunteers at All Saints' Church, Shrub End, Colchester, will have to be spent on repairs and damage caused by the leak.
* A golf enthusiast is hoping to take the sport by storm with an invention to improve players' swings.
* A woman has been accused of blasting her daughter to death with a shotgun. David Oakes told Chelmsford Crown Court Chrissie Chambers was responsible - not him. He denies Shania's and Chrissie's murders. The case continues.
* A vulnerable pensioner has been made homeless after fire and smoke spread through his house in Colchester.
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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