IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: MORE THAN 700 cars are set to converge on al Colchester retail park for an unauthorised late-night rally.
However, organisers says the event will be self-policed and those attending are car fans, not boy racers.
* Morris dancers are shaking their bells in anger after they were forbidden from performing at a shopping centre in Colchester.
But the centre's shop manager says shoppers need a break from charity collections and have limited the number of dates.
* A mother is keeping a bedside vigil for her son who was attacked with a machete. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of James Johnson.
* A metal theft victim from Tiptree has offered a £1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible.
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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