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The Kidical Mass event, which takes place in Colchester, is organised to encourage people to cycle safely on the roads.

The Songs of Praise TV programme, which last came to Colchester in 2011, returned on Saturday as more than 100 people turned up to sing 10 hymns.

Ipswich Mayor John Cook will be hosting a charity barbecue on Monday to mark Mandela day - his wife Adele has South African heritage.

There were more than 700 entries on display at Barrow and District Horticultural Society’s 67th annual flower show in 1988, which was held in the town’s Civic Hall. Despite a windy and wet summer, entries were up by more than 200 compared with the previous year and organisers felt standards were higher than ever. “It’s probably the best standard we’ve had,” said Ron Jackson, chairman of Barrow and District Horticultural Society. There were large increases in the floral art a...