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Plug pulled on drive-in movies plan
1:51pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
PLANS to open a new drive-in cinema in north Essex have broken down.
Police praise public over drug tip-offs
3:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
POLICE have found an increasing number of drugs factories thanks to tip-offs from residents, a new report claims.
Mother and son hurt in A12 smash
12:27pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy and his mother were taken to hospital after their car was in collision with a lorry on the A12.
Medics meet boy they helped save
8:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010
MEDICS who helped save the youngest British boy ever to have a heart transplant had the chance yesterday to see how well he was now doing.
Colchester Council’s huge drop in payouts
9:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
THE amount Colchester Council paid in compensation for poor decisions or actions by officials fell dramatically last year.
Printing moves out of Colchester after Printmatrix takeover
8:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
A PRINTING firm is to cease production in Colchester after it was bought by a Lincolnshire company.
Highest fares about to get even higher
7:00pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
COLCHESTER rail commuters could be forced to pay an extra £1 a day to get a year-long season ticket to London.
Festive lights set to shine at last
10:20am Wednesday 1st September 2010
THE company behind Christmas lights in the Champs-Elysees in Paris and London’s Regent Street has been hired to spread festive cheer in Colchester.
Councillor: We only need half the seats
7:30am Wednesday 1st September 2010
A LONG-serving councillor has called for the number of seats on Tendring Council to be halved.
Snooker greats in town to raise cash for charity
6:20am Wednesday 1st September 2010
A ROCKET and a Whirlwind whipped through Colchester’s Charter Hall as two snooker legends went head-to-head.
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