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  • "I waited 70 minutes for ambulance after breaking my neck"

    A mum claims she was left wedged at the bottom of the stairs with a broken neck for 70 minutes waiting for an ambulance. Zoe Barnes fell down 12 stairs at her friend’s home and claims she was left with her head resting on her chest as her friend

  • Carter bows out of snooker's Shoot-Out event

    ALI Carter crashed out of snooker’s fast-and-furious Shoot-Out event at the hands of former world champion Graeme Dott. The Colchester-born potter had battled into the last 16 but found his Scottish opponent too hot to handle, losing 61-1.

  • MP gets Prime Minister's support

    THE PRIME Minister has pledged his support to South Suffolk MP Tim Yeo. Mr Yeo was deselected by the Conservative Party after being cleared of breaching the code of conduct. The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner quashed allegations that

  • Homes plan for former council offices

    FORMER council offices in Colchester High Street look set to become flats. Plans for restaurants, pubs, shops, offices and homes at Angel Court were set out by developers City and Country four years ago. The Stansted-based developers have now

  • Police dog dies suddenly on duty

    A POLICE dog died suddenly yesterday during routine exercises. Gunner, a five-year-old German Shepherd, was starting his evening shift at Stanway on Saturday January 25. He was carrying out basic fetch and return exercises and was carrying

  • Do you know this man?

    POLICE have issued an e-fit of a man wanted for an attempted burglary. The man was confronted by a resident at the home in Sussex Road, Colchester as he tried to open a dining room window at the rear of the house at around 1.10pm on Friday January

  • Robbers target charity shop

    “DESPERATE” robbers targeted a charity shop escaping with cash and assaulting staff. Two men entered the Emmaus Home charity shop in Colchester High Street at 3.30pm on Friday, January 24. While one distracted a member of staff the other opened

  • McDonalds to open 24 hours a day

    Big Macs and McFlurries will be served 24 hours a day after a restaurant was given a new licence despite fears over crime and disorder. The McDonald’s at the Tollgate site in Stanway, which currently opens between 6am and 11pm, is set to open 24