AFTER being shut down and then fenced off for a total of almost two years, the Clacton town centre water fountain debacle finally appears to be over. The £137,000 fountain – the centrepiece to a £3.2million town centre revamp – has been plagued with
BUSINESSES have rallied round to stop bailiffs from shutting an old coal yard. However, at least two businesses at Upside Railway Yard, next to Colchester’s Hythe station, have moved on already after Network Rail threatened to close the site. The landowners
YOUNGSTERS met Colchester firefighters at an open day. An inflatable assault course, a guide dog and a teddy bear parachute jump were all part of the event. Budding firefighters also got the chance to get on board a fire engine and the crew got a soaking
Colchester United's Weston Homes Community Stadium will play host to England under-21s' vital European Championship qualifier against Lithuania. The game will take place on September 7 with a 4pm kick-off, just hours before the England senior
CALLS have been made for a public inquiry into the handling of abuse claims at a Colchester care home. Colchester Council wants the Care Quality Commission to investigate how Essex Safeguarding Adults Board responded to allegations of physical and sexual
Ben Coker has completed his move to Colchester United. The left-sided youngster, who had been on trial from non-league side Bury Town, has put pen to paper on a permanent deal with the U's, having been offered a contract last week. Coker's arrival brings
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COLCHESTER’S hospitals have been awarded top marks for standards of cleanliness, food and dignity. Colchester General Hospital, in Turner Road, and Essex County Hospital, in Lexden Road, were given “excellent” ratings for all three categories in the
SWITCHING off street lights could lead to more crime and make people feel vulnerable, it has been claimed. Essex County Council is planning to turn off “unnecessary” lights between midnight and 5am. The authority says it could save as much as £1million
A FORMER Colchester soldier who is the most seriously injured to survive the Afghan conflict has donated £1,000 of his own cash to a cause close to his heart. Ben Parkinson has campaigned since his injury in 2006 to raise awareness for causes.
A WALKING challenge with an Olympic flavour starts on Mersea Island on Saturday. Colchester Council’s sports development team has created five walks across the borough ranging from two to ten miles. The first starts at Cudmore Grove Country Park at
COLCHESTER MP Bob Russell’s lobbying effort has helped secure tens of millions of pounds for an airport in a tiny island in the south Atlantic. The government has announced that St Helena, a British Overseas Territory which shares its name with Colchester
A PUB in Colchester is celebrating a prestigious award. The Odd One Out, in Mersea Road, is the Campaign for Real Ale's 2010 cider pub of the year for East Anglia. It will go on to compete for the national title. For full story see the Gazette
A COMPANY whose Colchester staff were exposed to asbestos have been fined £13,000 plus costs. At Colchester Magistrates Court electrical retailer Stellison Ltd admitted breaching the Health and Safety At Work Act by failing to protect the health
A PRIMARY school is set to expand as spaces in Colchester reach breaking point. The £10 million pound Queen Boudica Primary School, in Turner Road, only opened to pupils in September 2009. Now Essex County Council has confirmed it plans to spend almost
A SCHOOL that has stood in the heart of a community for more than 40 years is about to go through a radical transformation. Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, which opened on the Greenstead estate in 1968, celebrated its last day on Thursday. Despite
A TEENAGER born with a rare spinal disorder is taking great strides forward in her life. Megan Parker, a pupil at St Helena School in Colchester, has endured more than 40 operations to correct her twisted back. Megan was able to take off the supportive
A CAMPAIGN for a memorial to mark a corner of a foreign field that is forever Essex has been launched. Ted Bailey, whose grandfather Frank Bailey served with 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment throughout the First World War, is calling for a memorial to be
Andy Marshall has hailed the quality of John Ward’s Colchester United squad. But the former Ipswich Town and Norwich City goalkeeper has admitted he does not expect to be a part of the U’s promotion challenge this season. The 35-year-old - a free agent
