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A glimpse into the days when cloth was king
9:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010
HERE’S one home that really was built to last. Paycocke’s House, in Coggeshall, is celebrating its 500th anniversary.
Matt Cardle hopes to go all the way on X Factor
2:10pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
A PAINTER and decorator from a north Essex village is through to the next round of X Factor.
GM crops: 'safe then and still safe now'
1:00pm Friday 20th August 2010
The sea of placards waved in protest at the genetically modified (GM) crop trials near Wivenhoe will not easily be forgotten. Campaigners marched through the streets and some even stormed the trial GM maize being grown at Jim Dutton’s farm, Sunnymead, angry that their use could be harmful to other crops and even detrimental to people’s health. On the tenth anniversary of the controversial trials, ANDREA COLLITT takes a look at how the issue continues to be a controversial one.
High Woods Country Park needs your help!
11:20am Friday 13th August 2010
HIGH Woods Country Park needs you! Staff and councillors are asking everyone who loves and uses the Colchester park to back a council bid for grants to fund £300,000 of improvements to its visitor centre.
Even the bricks have names in island past's new home
10:17am Friday 13th August 2010
Heritage enthusiasts are celebrating the opening of the new-look Mersea Island Museum.
Will you have say on where to build?
8:40am Wednesday 11th August 2010
THE scrapping of regional planning targets has been seen as a boost for local decision making.
Popular playing fields could be saved forever
11:54am Tuesday 10th August 2010
Fields and playing areas in the Colchester borough, beginning with a site in Mile End, could be saved from development.
Project wants more places where girls can live
4:00pm Saturday 7th August 2010
A Colchester group which runs a shelter for homeless teenagers says it needs more spaces to cope with demand.
Classes will help fathers bond with their babies
11:00am Friday 6th August 2010
A SERIES of classes in Colchester is encouraging dads to take their role further, teaching them to massage their tots, the better to bond with them.
We’re working to stop sexual health crisis among young
11:00pm Wednesday 4th August 2010
SARAH Robertson and Abbi Jones are setting up for the evening at the Playhouse in Colchester.
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