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Essex professor calls for better pregnancy loss support in the workplace
An Essex professor is calling for employers to improve support for people dealing with early pregnancy endings
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Village curry house delighted as it wins prestigious national award
Kelvedon Spice, a restaurant in Kelvedon, has scooped a prestigious award for its spectacular Indian cuisine and customer service.
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Go Outdoors workers used gift cards to steal £8,600 of products from store
Karl Alford and Joseph Clarke used gift cards to go undetected whilst they stole £8,600 of products from the Go Outdoors store in Colchester.
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Look inside new Indian street food café 'delighted' to open in Colchester city centre
Chaiiwala has opened its first-ever Colchester branch following its launch last Friday.
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Woman will take on week of fundraisers to raise awareness of rare genetic disease
Melanie Hey, who lives in Wivenhoe is doing three gruelling tasks in one week, as she looks to raise awareness for Cure for CJD - a rare genetic disease.
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Hospital support staff to strike and march in Colchester this weekend
Hospital support staff on strike are set to march through Colchester this weekend.
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Colchester museum receives more than £200k grant as it prepares for serious revamp
A FREE Colchester museum set to undergo a major revamp has just received more than £200,000 worth of grant funding.
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Inside the Essex garden centre café ranked 'among best in world' on TripAdvisor
Meadow Croft Kitchen, based inside the Battlesbridge garden centre of the same name, was unveiled just last autumn after "years of planning"
National News
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Thomas Tuchel poised to be confirmed as England boss
Confirmation could come as soon as Wednesday
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Taylor Swift to release Eras Tour book to commemorate the memories with fans
Taylor Swift is to release an Eras Tour book to “commemorate the memories” she made with fans on her mammoth world tour.
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William shows off unbelievable arm playing American football with youngsters
The Prince of Wales showed off his “unbelievable arm” playing non-contact American football with youngsters at an NFL event supporting children living in deprived parts of the UK.
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Rogue funeral directors free to keep bodies in their garage inquiry warns
Funeral directors could work at home and keep bodies in their garages, an inquiry chairman warned, as he called for urgent regulation of the industry.
Sport
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Colchester batsman Charlie Allison pens first full contract with Essex
Charlie Allison has signed new two-year deal with Essex
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Lyle Taylor: Colchester United supporters deserve a lot of success as a fanbase
Colchester United striker Lyle Taylor wants success for loyal fans
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Braintree Town are handed away tie in FA Cup first round
Braintree Town to face either Hartlepool United or Brackley Town in FA Cup
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Colchester Rugby Club's quest for a first National 2 League scalp goes on
Colchester Rugby Club lost to Henley in National League 2
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Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Love and Hate at Firstsite
In this presentation, seven light sculptures by Noble & Webster illuminate areas of the Firstsite building with pops of glimmering colour.
at Firstsite Colchester -
Concrete Dreams: Just Can’t Get Enough
Immerse yourself in the experiences of those who moved to post-WWII 'New Towns' and the communities affected by these developments.
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The Two Gentleman of Verona
Shakespeare's earliest comedy has echoes of the later plays, with disguise, anger, despair, transformational woods, forgiveness, clownish servants - and a dog!
at Headgate Theatre, Colchester
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