AN inventor who dreamt up an innovative piece of cutlery while studying in Colchester is seeking investors to stump up £25,000 and get it produced. John-Paul Grogan has designed a plastic knife and spoon combination which clips into a separate
BIKERS can now sign up for a charity ride through Constable Country. The St Helena Hospice Cycle Ride on Saturday, September 22 will see participants take on one of three routes ranging from seven miles to 54 miles. The rides start and finish
A WAR hero who was left partially paralysed after suffering a severe stroke is being denied NHS-funded care. Edward Beales, who is 86, has been left unable to communicate, swallow or stand after the stroke six weeks ago. He was admitted
A TWO car crash on London Road, Stanway, has blocked one carriageway. The westbound lane of the B1408 after the Tollgate roundabout is blocked by the accident. No-one has been injured.
GENEROUS donors have brought smiles to the faces of children at a Colchester special school. Lexden Springs School has launched the 100,000 Smiles appeal to raise £100,000 for a play area. It hopes to transform a neglected school field
CASH has been found to launch public artwork in Tiptree. The parish council announced in May hopes to create a Tiptree Art Trail with sculptures, fountains and other installations linking areas in the village. There were concerns about how
A WORK experience scheme aimed at helping those without already shining CVs has won an award. The Frontrunners initiative, run by the Employability and Careers Centre at Essex University won the Local Impact Work Inspiration Award at the East of
THE region’s rail operator has won a major award for its service during the Olympics. Greater Anglia received the Cross-Industry Partnership Award at the National Rail Innovation Awards. The operator saw almost 1.3 million extra passengers
BEST known for a Christmas spectacular at Colchester’s Charter Hall for the last two years, the Co-op Juniors’ Theatre Company have now got their claws into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash-hit musical, Cats. Boasting a cast of 36 and an orchestra of
THE Colchester Farmers Market will celebrate its 10th birthday on Friday. The Colchester Arts Centre market, which takes place on the first Friday of every month, runs from 9.30am until 12.30am. Andrew Wilkinson, of organisers en-form, said
A PATIENT in constant pain while waiting for a hip operation has taken to stealing wine to deal with it. Kevin Healey, 44, of Mortimer Way, Witham, admitted stealing two bottles of wine on two occasions from the Co-Op in Spa Road. Colchester
A MEETING will be held on Thursday night for anyone interested in transforming the waiting room at Colchester’s former bus station. The Creative Co-op, working with Colchester School of Art, have secured a short-term lease from Colchester Council
A MAN admitted threatening behaviour in Colchester High Street and then threatening police officers in custody. Brett Rowland, 41, of Old Heath Road, Colchester, was drunk on April 25 when he got into an altercation and began spitting and making
Astute Gazette readers can get a free guitar lesson with musician Lloyd Bentley Scott - and 20% off future bookings. See today's paper for full details.
In today's Gazette: A mum has called for a social networking site to be shut down after she said her daughter was racially abused. Hayley Collins's daughter, who is 13, was tormented about her Jewish heritage in a sickening message posted on Ask.fm
