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Colchester

[kohl-ches-ter, -chuh-ster]

noun

  1. a city in NE Essex, in E England.

  2. a town in W Vermont.



Colchester

/ ˈkəʊltʃɪstə /

noun

  1. Latin name: Camulodunuma town in E England, in NE Essex; university (1964). Pop: 104 390 (2001)

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Blur - made up of Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon, who met at Colchester's The Stanway School, drummer Dave Rowntree, also from the town, and bassist Alex James, who grew up in Bournemouth - set off on the Seaside Tour from Cleethorpes on 12 September 1995.

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James "Jemsie" Nunan, from Colchester, was on a sail-around-the-world trip and planned to travel to Lanzarote before he disappeared in August.

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Greater Anglia is not planning to operate trains any further north than Colchester on Saturday or Sunday.

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Giving evidence at Colchester Magistrates' Court, Mr Kebatu said: "The girl could be my daughter, she is very young."

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Miss Mitchell and Burnett were in an on-off relationship from the beginning of 2024 until around the end of July last year, when she moved from Ipswich to Colchester.

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