Protest against High Street traffic ban
Residents opposing a ban on traffic in Colchester High Street staged a protest there today in what they call the 'Death of a Town' vigil.
Council suspends traffic ban
*A ban on traffic using Colchester High Street has been suspended after protestors staged a demonstration there this morning. *
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Councillors voted to suspend the trial ban after m*embers of Save Colchester Town staged a 'Death of a Town' vigil in the High Street. *The group opposed the 18 month trial banning cars from Colchester High Street and surrounding streets.
Protestors carried a coffin to symbolise the death of the High Street.
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