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Uni’s £1.5m media lab pioneering 3D patient treatment on the net

Professor Dimitra Simeonidou

10:00am Thursday 12th November 2009

TECHNOLOGY being developed in Colchester will allow medics to watch crystal clear 3D images of surgical operations taking place thousands of miles away.

Paying penalty for not having triple MMR jab

Immunisation – Nurses Vicki Longman and Carole Goodriche give Al-Amin Mohammed Bello his MMR jab

10:00pm Wednesday 11th November 2009

MUMPS is a horrendous illness and can lead to infertility in men. But some parents still insist they will not have their children vaccinated with the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) jab.

Party in memory of tragic young pilot Melanie

Anniversary – Janet and Tony Whitby are planning a party in memory of their daughter, Melanie

10:10am Wednesday 11th November 2009

My boy Owen, out in LA, has been jonesing like crazy on a Sixties SG Junior - one of the ones with the P90s, which he says sound like nothing else on this earth.

Our soldiers' families get bravery medals

7:20pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

THE families of two Colchester-based soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been honoured for their sacrifice.

A year on, SOS spells safe on the streets

Successful first year - the SOS bus

1:30pm Tuesday 10th November 2009

A LIFESAVING addition to Colchester’s nightlife is celebrating its first anniversary.

Father and son pin their hopes on pioneering new cancer treatment

Donor – Marcos Gilson is hoping the use of his blood in a pioneering treatment can force his dad’s leukemia into remission

5:50pm Friday 6th November 2009

A Colchester dad will this week become only the sixth person in the world to get a pioneering cancer treatment – with his son acting as his donor.

Young ambassadors represent their generation

9:40am Monday 2nd November 2009

Negative perceptions of young people are rife.

Rivenhall Airfield: Inquiry round up

Is the facility an eyesore or a necessity?

12:48pm Wednesday 28th October 2009

Find out what went on at the Rivenhall Airfieldpublic inquiry

Mums want people to understand how autism affects kids

Lucy McClure and Lorraine Woodhouse

3:00pm Friday 23rd October 2009

WHEN Lorraine Woodhouse and Lucy McClure embarked on a charity collection, the last thing they expected was ignorance and hurtful comments.

Campaign launched to free rescue dog Darcy

Rescue me – Essex fire service’s search and rescue dog Darcy is facing six months in quarantine

7:00am Tuesday 13th October 2009

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to allow a rescue dog to go home in time for Christmas.



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