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Halstead: Flood sparks bypass calls

Flooding woe - Jacqui Stone, of Sudbury Road, Halstead, had a lucky escape after a water main burst outside her property. Pics: LOUISE MORRIS 78957-1

6:00am Friday 18th July 2008

Traffic chaos and a burst water main, which left nearly 40 homes without water for 12 hours, has sparked renewed calls for a bypass around a town.

Feering: 'My whole life in flames'

The Old Anchor after yesterday's fire. (78857-1)

12:10pm Tuesday 15th July 2008

A landlord is devastated after his newly-refurbished pub went up in flames.

North Essex: Rail passengers stranded

11:29am Tuesday 10th June 2008

Thanks to reader Steve Howard of Colchester, who sent us this picture of, in his words, "hundreds of commuters waiting patiently by the track somewhere in the Essex countryside after being 'detrained' from the 1720 to Ipswich after it broke the overhead wire."

Colchester: Car mounts central reservation

9:02am Tuesday 10th June 2008

Many thanks to Harwich reader Dave Dare, who sent in this picture of a spectacular accident in Colchester at about 2.30pm on Saturday.

Wivenhoe: Ernest Road flooding

12:36pm Thursday 29th May 2008

Fierce winds and heavy rain caused chaos on roads and washed out Bank Holiday events across the borough.

Harwich: Gutted by fire

Wrecked - Essex firefighters tackle the flames at the old Harwich Primary School site. Picture: RUTH RING

9:08am Thursday 29th May 2008

Fire has ripped through a former school building, leaving it a charred wreck.

Colchester: Armed police in street siege

Scene - armed officers in Mill Road. Picture: Gazette reader DAVID YATES

7:58pm Wednesday 21st May 2008

Families barricaded themselves inside their homes during a two-hour stand-off between armed police and a man in a Colchester street.

Frinton: Air ambulance drops in

Pictures: Gazette reader CHRIS RICHARDS

3:01pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

Gazette reader Chris Richards captured these images of the Essex Air Ambulance landing on Frinton's Greensward today.

Colchester: Armed police stop car

Picture: Gazette reader RUTH O'ROURKE

2:08pm Thursday 1st May 2008

Armed police swooped on a car in Colchester today.

Clacton: Woman hurt in crash

Collision - a woman was taken to hospital after her car crashed into a fence in Clacton. her injuries are not life-threatening. Picture: Gazette reader Gabby Wilden

9:20am Wednesday 30th April 2008

A woman was trapped for about 15 minutes after the car she was driving ploughed into a fence in Clacton.


UK Sport News

King signs new deal

Paul King

Updated 3:10pm Thursday 24th July 2008

Hull prop Paul King has ended speculation over his future by signing a new two-year contract at the KC Stadium.


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