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3:56pm Thursday 4th September 2008

THE money has slowly started to come in!

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Clacton: Gunman threatens elderly couple in their home

11:56am Thursday 4th September 2008

AN elderly couple were threatened by an armed burglar in their home.

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Clacton: Family slams hospital care

11:05am Thursday 4th September 2008

A SPECIAL note in a patient’s file that warned nurses she was likely to fall went unnoticed for 11 days as she battled serious illness.

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North Essex: Rafa branch looks set to shut

Rafa chairman John Halls, with wreath, at last year's remembrance day.

1:54pm Thursday 4th September 2008

FRINTON and Walton’s Royal Air Force Association (Rafa) looks set to shut after more than 60 years.

Clacton: Offshore wind farm works to start

The crane barge Svanen will be installing monopile foundations for the Gunfleet Sands Wind Farm next week.

2:01pm Thursday 4th September 2008

MAJOR offshore works on a wind farm being built off Clacton are to start next week.

Tendring: Anger at drugs cash underspend

11:04am Thursday 4th September 2008

A RECOVERING alcoholic has criticised a team hosted by Essex County Council for failing to spend £1.2 million on drug and alcohol services.

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Shannon's mum charged with kidnap

Shannon Matthews went missing on February 19 for 24 days

Updated 8:07pm Friday 5th September 2008

The mother of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews, who went missing for 24 days earlier this year, has been charged with her kidnap and false imprisonment, a court heard.


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Clacton: Support our Christmas lights appeal

WE need your help. Over the last few years Clacton residents have complained over the lack of Christmas lights in the town. Now the Gazette, Dream 100 and Clacton Community Projects have joined forces to try and bring a little festive cheer to the town.

“You’d better not make a mess!” – Frinton’s mayor Terry Allen has warned the organisers of a mass water fight on the Greensward.
Frinton: Water warning - but fight is called off

A mass water fight on Frinton's Greenward planned for tomorrow has had to be cancelled at the last minute.

Tendring: Anti-cancer injection for schoolgirls

GIRLS aged 12 and 13 at north Essex schools will be offered a vaccination to protect them against cervical cancer.


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