ALDERMAN Blaxill secondary school has been saved.

The Stanway School and Philip Morant are bidding to open a campus on the site in Paxman Avenue, Colchester, which was due to close in 2014.

Essex County Council's U-turn means families in south Colchester will still have a school in their community.

Also in Wednesday's Gazette:

  • Mourners paid tribute to heroic policeman PC Ian Dibell, who was gunned down in Clacton.
  • Average speed cameras are planned for either side of Colchester on the A12, it has been revealed.
  • A little girl who has been left severely disabled as a result of brain damage suffered at birth is in line for a multi-million pound compensation payout.

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