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The Latest Breaking News from Colchester

King and Queen Consort to celebrate Colchester’s city status

The couple will also reveal the chosen name for Colchester Zoo’s newest addition, a baby white rhino.

The Independent UK

‘Startling’ new evidence reveals gladiators fought in Roman Britain

Latest analysis of vase found in Colchester in 1848 shows the vessel was a piece of sports memorabilia from an area of combat

The Guardian - UK

Newspaper and magazine publisher DC Thomson announces 300 redundancies

Around half of the jobs expected to go will reportedly be at the Aceville publisher in Colchester, Essex.

The Independent UK

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Struggling mum slapped with £100 parking fine despite proving she bought a valid ticket

Rosie Welch, from Colchester, has been threatened with court action over a £100 fine after a firm claimed she failed to input all of her car registration for her 15-minute stay

Daily Mirror

Mum missing for days with partner and newborn baby has ties to Royal family

It has emerged that Constance is from an aristocratic family

Wales Online

Missing mum who travelled to Liverpool has Royal Family link

Police believe Constance Marten and her newborn son have now travelled some 250 miles from where they abandoned their car

Liverpool Echo

Missing mum with newborn baby 'has ties to Royal Family' and is related to wealthy landowners

Police fear she has access to considerble financial resources to stay missing

Manchester Evening News

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Police say they 'do not wish to interrupt family life' of missing couple and baby as search continues

Police have issued a new statement

Manchester Evening News

Missing couple and baby spotted in Essex

Police are concerned for the welfare of a newborn baby after it went missing with its parents four days ago.

The Independent UK

Man charged with drink driving after 15th century barn suffers ‘catastrophic’ damage

Lloyd Lambert has been charged after damage to barn near Colchester, Essex on Christmas Eve

The Independent UK

Driver who knocked down nine-year-old girl said 'she'll be alright' before driving away

Police are appealing for any information regarding the hit and run incident which took place on December 17 in Colchester.

Daily Record

'I visited UK’s 'most miserable place to live' to see why people are so sad'

Colchester in Essex has been rated the most 'miserable' place to live in Britain, but locals disagree with the harsh claim as they praise the town centre and community spirit

Daily Mirror

Britain's most miserable places to live revealed in new data - see the full list

The UK's most 'miserable' places to live have been uncovered in a new official poll on personal wellbeing - with the top spot going to a town where it has declined since the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Burnley defender enjoying his Bristol Rovers education with Wembley dream still alive

Burnley's Bobby Thomas has proved to be an excellent loan signing for Bristol Rovers and he is dreaming of Wembley after Wednesday's EFL Trophy win at Colchester United

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Bristol Post

Belshaw's hidden talent, Maher's reunion and Colchester whinge – Bristol Rovers moments missed

Some of the moments you might have missed as Bristol Rovers pulled off a late win at Colchester United in the EFL Trophy on Wednesday

Bristol Post

Bristol Rovers predicted team vs Colchester United: Marquis to start with Loft returning

Bristol Rovers travel to the JobServe Community Stadium to take on Colchester United in the Papa John's Trophy on Wednesday evening, with Joey Barton set to make changes

The Guardian - UK

‘Here to stay’: Colchester’s Hongkongers on making new lives in the UK

Some of the thousands who fled Beijing’s political crackdown are creating a new community in the Essex town

Daily Mirror

Slimming World: Yo-yo dieting mum sheds 6st ditching processed foods and sugary snacks

Hayley, from Colchester, Essex, weighed 17st 2lb when she headed to a slimming group in Shrub End, run by Linda Duncan, last January, and has now transformed her life

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The Independent UK

Groom-to-be proposes to girlfriend at theatre where they fell in love

Samuel Bell popped the question to Charlotte Button at Lakeside Theatre in Colchester.

Daily Mirror

Nurse found she had pancreatic cancer after hubby joked 'you look like a minion'

Becki Buggs, 43, from Colchester, Essex, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after her husband noticed her skin had turned yellow and joked that she 'looked like a minion'

Daily Mirror

Man rescued from cliff after parachute fails gets ultimatum from furious wife

Rory Allen, 40, from Colchester, has been base jumping for years but fears his time with the dangerous sport may be coming to an end as his wife is threatening to leave him

Evening Standard

Five children and bus driver rushed to hospital after vehicle hits tree

The vehicle was travelling to Colchester County High School before it swerved off the road at a roundabout on the A12 in Cymbelline Way

The Guardian - UK

Good Luck, Studio review – the toddlers’ TV show that goes wrong

Mercury theatre, ColchesterAn uneven new play from Mischief Theatre skews darker than their hit comedies, with jarring tragedy amid the clowning

Evening Standard

Essex: Murder probe launched after man dies in wooded area in Colchester

No arrests have been made by Essex Police who are ‘working hard to establish what has occurred’

The Independent UK

Best Essex hotels 2023: Where to stay for luxury, seaside views and budget style

Enjoy one of England’s longest coastlines from the beach, your hotel or a cosy village pub

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