IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A GAMBLER stole thousands of pounds from his best friend to pay for his addiction.
Jeffrey Hamblion, of Layer Road, Colchester, stolen £3,500 from his employer and friend Colin Thompson.
* Gangs of thieves have been operating in Colchester nightspots stealing more than £50,000 worth of mobile phones.
* Footballers could be given the red card from a village field for turning the air blue with their language.
* Twins born 15 weeks ealry and weighing less than a kilo have gone home for the first time.
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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