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Since January your Gazette has been shining the spotlight on dedicated, inspiring local heroes across north Essex. With your help, we produced a shortlist of worthy winners and readers have spent the past fortnight voting for their champion. Today we can reveal that Alice is our winner and a £100 shopping gift card is on its way to the 33-year-old. Alice has been distributing gift boxes throughout the pandemic, bringing joy and happiness to vulnerable people of all ages across Colchester. She delivered 226 celebration shoeboxes in the run-up to Christmas and another 110 over Easter. “I’m completely shocked to win,” said the former St Helena School student, who also prepares special, personalised birthday boxes and has given some to charities including St Helena Hospice. ....
Brian Beacom JOHN Byrne has Zoomed into the room, and the first impression is the artist/writer certainly hasn’t surrendered to the sartorial ordinariness of a man born at the beginning of the Blitz. His traditional two-tone jacket, the louche silk scarf on neck still suggests a retired rock star, or a mid-20th century dandy. Byrne, thank goodness, still loves to dress to the tens. What’s missing, however, is the almost omnipresent roll-up which dangled from his lips like a limp, recently hanged man. And the Frank Zappa combed-back dark hair is now a soft silver shading, as is his goatee. Yet, still Byrne looks commanding. Defiant. Like a subject in search of an artist, a task he has often taken upon himself. ....
Local Heroes: Help us find and reward our ultimate Community Champion TODAY’S Gazette is a celebration of our Community Champions. Since the end of January, we’ve been sharing stories - based on your wonderful nominations - and hailing the kind, selfless endeavours of people across north Essex. From volunteer drivers and key workers to those responsible for food and clothing supplies, we think they are truly brilliant. They are pillars of our community and we thank them for their extraordinary efforts during an extraordinary 12 months. Everyone featured below is a marvel, but now, just for added fun, you have a chance to vote for your ultimate local hero. ....