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Food waste priority as coalition stays at helm in Colchester

7:00pm Monday 21st May 2012

FOOD waste collections will be introduced across Colchester, according to the reformed borough council administration.

Jammy the kitten lives up to her name after car bonnet journey to Stansted Airport

Lucky kitty - Jammy with owner Becky Corris

6:40pm Monday 21st May 2012

A KITTEN may have lost one of its nine lives hitching a 25-mile ride to the airport under a car bonnet.

Cyclists tour de district in road race

Cyclists tour de district in road race

6:18pm Monday 21st May 2012

Cyclists took to the streets for the annual Tour de Tendring on Sunday.

2 Para major Jon Cox to cycle 2,745 miles for Parachute Regiment Charity

Major Jon Cox, of 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment

5:40pm Monday 21st May 2012

AN Army officer will cycle 2,745 miles along the spine of America in 20 days.

Drop in crime after criminals convicted

A man died after he was assaulted at a party being held at his partner's house, police said

5:00pm Monday 21st May 2012

Criminals now behind bars may be the reason for a big drop in crime in Harwich and Dovercourt.

Objectors say Horkesley Park developers are not taking their views into account

Plans – Kate and Hector Bunting

4:40pm Monday 21st May 2012

OBJECTORS say developers behind Horkesley Park and Heritage Centre will not take their views into account.

Burnham: Mayor remains for third successive year

Burnham: Mayor remains for third successive year

4:40pm Monday 21st May 2012

Burnham's mayor says she is looking forward to the challenges ahead after being elected for a third successive year.

Hundreds of cyclists take part in Tendring race

On their bikes - some cyclists making their way through the streets of Dovercourt

4:29pm Monday 21st May 2012

IT MAY not have the glamour of the Tour de France, but cyclists in north Essex showed they had just as much pedal power.

Shoppers in Stanway meet winner of the Apprentice

File man – Tom Pellereau chats with Sainsbury’s staff member, Alicia Warnes about his Stylfile

4:32pm Monday 21st May 2012

SHOCKED customers got to meet an Apprentice winner while doing their shopping.

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Airport ground staff to strike (link)

bbc.co.uk 6:32pm Mon 21 May 12

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Hunt for rapist with mud on shoes (link)

bbc.co.uk 5:38pm Mon 21 May 12

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Arrests following car gun shots (link)

bbc.co.uk 1:39pm Mon 21 May 12

Two men are arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after shots were fired into an empty car in Essex.

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Jewish care home closure reviewed (link)

bbc.co.uk 10:31am Mon 21 May 12

Plans to close a care home for Jewish people in Essex will be re-examined by the charity which runs it.

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Dock workers begin 48-hour strike (link)

bbc.co.uk 2:21pm Mon 21 May 12

A 48-hour strike by a number of workers at an Essex dock is under way in a dispute over new contracts.

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