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Colchester: Grammar school students are top-class speakers
1:30pm Saturday 6th February 2010
Students from Colchester Royal Grammar School have continued their winning streak with yet another victory in the Senior Youth Speaks Competition.
Colchester: Swimmer Lana has sights set on the Olympics
12:00pm Saturday 6th February 2010
Winning gold has become something of a regular occurrence for young swimming sensation Lana Mo.
Colchester: Roman Circus wins backing from world-renown expert
11:30am Saturday 6th February 2010
A LEADING historian is to visit Colchester to add his support to the campaign to buy part of Colchester's Roman Circus.
Colchester: Mayors join appeal to restore historic organ
10:30am Saturday 6th February 2010
THREE former mayors and a former chairman of Essex County Council have given their support to a campaign to restore an historic organ.
Wivenhoe: Organ anniversary to be celebrated throughout year
9:00am Saturday 6th February 2010
A series of events to mark the 125th anniversary of a church organ will start next month.
Lord Hanningfield faces six charges of dishonestly claiming expenses
4:10pm Friday 5th February 2010
Heart tests for the young
3:53pm Friday 5th February 2010
IT is hoped Stephen Gateley’s death will have the effect on heart testing that Jade Goody’s demise did on cervical smear tests.
Rowhedge: St Lawrence's, a good school with outstanding community links
1:40pm Friday 5th February 2010
A good school playing an outstanding role in the community - that’s St Lawrence’s Primary in Rowhedge.
Colchester: Inspirational author Carl dies
11:30am Friday 5th February 2010
INSPIRATIONAL author Carl Holmes, who became a quadraplegic after suffering a stroke, has died. He was 36.
North Essex: MP wins expenses appeal
8:10am Friday 5th February 2010
AN MP at the centre of the expenses scandal has won his appeal - and said the experience had given him a new purpose and direction.
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