BIG-NAME retailers could be opening up shops at Colchester General Hospital under plans for a £38million facelift. Bosses want to attract national chains such as M&S, WH Smith and Mothercare to a new retail zone at the Turner Road hospital. Hospital
A PASSENGER injured when a bus crashed into a ditch has vowed never to use public transport again. Patrick Garvey, 24, of Chestnut Way, Tiptree, broke his foot when the bus left the road. Despite his injuries, and the precarious position of the vehicle
COLCHESTER could lose its planned £24million cancer centre. Health bosses want to centralise county cancer services in Colchester and Southend. But a High Court judicial review will now be held after complaints from campaigners in mid-Essex, who want
A ROAD has become so covered in ruts its elderly residents are too scared to go out. Frequent calls for improvements to Princel Lane, in Dedham, have been made by the parish council. But highways boss Essex County Council says resurfacing
THE regeneration of Colchester’s Hythe has suffered a blow after plans to open an antiques centre there were shelved at the last minute. Halstead Antiques Centre had planned to open a second base in a 12,000 sq ft disused warehouse, off Haven Road, by
NEW plans for a Colchester town square have been slammed by the visually impaired. Partially-sighted Colchester residents have argued the proposals outside the town’s new magistrates court would not be accessible for them as they would lack signposts
TWO men have been arrested following a drugs raid in Colchester. Police executed a warrant in Spruce Avenue, Greenstead, after a tip off from a member of the public about alleged drug dealing in the area. A 19-year-old man and a 42-year-old man were
A NEW group has been set up to help save a historic Colchester church The Friends of St Leonard’s, on Hythe Hill, replaced the fundraising group of the same name which disbanded after collecting more than £300,000. New chairman Steven Clarke said: “
BRAVE Sylvia Brace threw caution to the wind when she decided to have all her locks shaved off for charity. Mrs Brace, 60, left Welhams barbers in St Botolph’s Street, Colchester, with a totally bald head yesterday after it took just five minutes
THE rarest breed of sheep in the UK is set to go on the menu at a Harwich pub. The Alma Inn will become the first in Essex to serve up a range of mutton-based meals for two days using meat from the critically-endangered boreray breed. Andrea Hale, who
A WOMAN was hospitalised after a car crash on Magdalen Road. Ambulance crews were called to the two car collision in Colchester yesterday at about 2.30pm. The woman, aged in her 20s, suffered a back injury and was placed on a spinal board before being
Colchester United Ladies sit proudly at the top of the FA Women’s Premier League southern division for the first time in their history, following a resounding 4-1 win over Gillingham Ladies. The in-form U’s extended their unbeaten run to
I am writing on behalf of the Amalgamated Society of Doves, Pigeons, Sparrows and Allied Avian Operatives to pass on my members thanks for the wonderful new facility which is being provided for us in Colchester at St Botolph’s. Thanks to the
I am writing in response to Bob Russell MP’s letter on the visit of Harriet Harman and the Labour Party’s recent electoral performance in Colchester. How long are we going to put up with Mr Russell’s attitudes? Well done to the Labour Party
P Mead (Gazette, November 2) feels the minimum wage is not enough to live on, but overlooks the other costs employers are faced with as a result of interference by politicians and the EU, such as health and safety regulations, employment regulations
Colchester United reserve-team boss Richard Hall is wary of the threat high-flying Billericay Town will pose to his side tonight. The U’s head to New Lodge for the Essex Senior Cup third-round clash to take on a Blues side who are flying
Mr Quince wrote about MPs voting on an EU referendum (November 4). It is a question of whether an MP would vote on their own priorities, their party priorities or those of the people they represent. From several sources, the people’s priorities
TICKETS have sold out for Michael McIntyre's performance at Colchester's Mercury Theatre before they were due to go on general sale. Michael McIntyre, a judge at Britain's Got Talent this year, will test out new material this Sunday. Tickets
TRAINS are severely delayed following a broken down train and cable thefts. Passengers have been warned to expect short notice cancellations and delays of up to 120 minutes around the Colchester area.
TESCO is forking out £3,000 a week to replace trolleys swiped from its store in Colchester’s Hythe, it has been revealed. The supermarket, in Greenstead Road, says as many as 30 trolleys a week are going missing – and blames students at Essex
