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Wivenhoe: Rail workers in dog rescue
4:32pm Wednesday 17th September 2008
Rail workers were involved in a dramatic rescue to save a dog stuck fast in thick mud.
Comments (0)Manningtree: More fire pictures
11:32am Wednesday 6th August 2008
Another Manningtree resident, Gary Everett of Kiln Lane, sent us these images of the blaze wreckage.
Manningtree: Pictures of caravan blaze
9:26am Wednesday 6th August 2008
Two Manningtree residents had a close escape from the recent arson attacks in the town.
Saltdog live at Brightlingsea Festival
10:14am Monday 4th August 2008
Thanks to Steve Walker for sending us these pictures and video footage of Saltdog at Brightlingsea Festival at the weekend.
Boxted: Blaze aftermath
1:23pm Friday 1st August 2008
Many thanks to reader Samuel Pearson, eight, who sent in this picture of the aftermath huge fire in Boxted yesterday.
Colchester: We're going down a storm!
10:34am Friday 1st August 2008
A freak storm caused flash-flooding across Colchester.
Colchester: ‘Help, I’m stuck on my roof’
2:03pm Thursday 31st July 2008
A dramatic rescue took place after a man got stuck on his roof.
Clacton: Colchester man dies on beach
8:35pm Sunday 27th July 2008
A COLCHESTER man died after collapsing in the sea and another man had his ear nearly bitten off in a weekend of sea-front incidents.
Halstead: Flood sparks bypass calls
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'
12:10pm Tuesday 15th July 2008
A landlord is devastated after his newly-refurbished pub went up in flames.
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