WHAT better way to spend the month of May than by watching the stars under the stars.That's the offer available for movie-goers when a whole host of picturesque venues in and around the county roll out the red carpet for the start of the open air
KEEN horticulturalists descended upon a famous gardener’s haven for her first ever spring plant festival.Beth Chatto, who is one of the world’s most influential plantswomen, hosted the two-day event at her gardens in Elmstead Market.Visitors could listen
ART, music and talks once again make-up the vibrant Lexden Arts Festival.Starting tomorrow, April 29, and continuing all week until next Saturday, May 6, the focus of the festival, as always, will be the festival art exhibition jam packed with works from
THE owner of a village pub is going ahead with its reopening despite a dispute over it alcohol licence. Ariette Everett has taken back the Peldon Rose Inn, a pub she used to run with her late husband Alan. The 500-year-old coaching inn, on
WITHOUT giving too much away, I have watched to the end of the current series of Peter Kay's Car Share. There is still one more to be shown on Tuesday night but the BBC put the entire series online a few weeks back and once you start watching it is
A TWO and a half hour show entitled All The Sex I Ever Had. In German. I wasn’t looking forward to it. I was in the little known town of Paz, for the little known festival of Paz in the very well known country of Germany. It may sound churlish to
SUPERFIT teacher Ian Hornett is set to walk 15 marathons in 15 days, visiting football grounds along the way.Mr Hornett, 53, will start the 400-mile March for Men challenge on June 2 in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.His wife, Angela, is chief executive of
A case of better the devil you know East Bergholt should be extremely careful what it wishes for (“John Constable’s Suffolk village in bid to defect to Essex). The grass is not greener in Colchester. The council has chosen a higher
MEMBERSHIP has soared for not-for-profit clubs and groups that successfully bid for a share of Colchester Council’s Get Active in Colchester grant last June. Groups that won a share of the £10,000 grant have seen their memberships increase by 300 new
WILL Quince has made a “parting shot” to the Chancellor, demanding investment in transport in and around Colchester. The MP met Philip Hammond on what might be his last day in parliament, should the incumbent Conservative not be re-elected.
ANNOYING trivia question of the week: which is the only Championship side not to have beaten table-propping, down-with-the-Christmas-decorations-Rotherham United this season? Indeed, Ipswich Town, who fell to a 1-0 defeat at the somewhat grandiloquently
BANK bosses have allayed fears a popular branch is closing. Customers had been alarmed when the building which is home to Barclay's bank, in Cotman Road, Prettygate, Colchester, was advertised for rent on a number of websites. But a Barclays
An Evening with Ian McCulloch, Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, tonight, doors 7.30pm. £19.50. 01206 500900. THE iconic frontman of Echo and the Bunnymen makes a welcome return to this atmospheric venue for an intimate
THE fire service has reassured people not to be alarmed if they see several crews out and about in Brightlingsea today. Firefighters are reportedly taking part in a planned training exercise in the town. Don't worry if you see lots of fire engines
COLCHESTER and Tendring Athletic Club's athletes enjoyed a promising start to their East Anglian Track and Field League season at Ipswich. CATs finished fourth overall, only six points behind the third-placed team and many of the under-13 athletes
Tarique Fosu is no stranger to League Two play-off chases. The skilful forward was part of the Accrington Stanley side that narrowly missed out on a trip to Wembley, last season. Stanley lost out to eventual winners AFC Wimbledon in the semi-final
OUR Mascot Gazette Man treated skaters to an impromptu dance routine while out promoting the Gazette last night. He was caught on camera busting out some improvised moves to Katy Perry's Dark Horse in the middle of the Rollerworld rink.
EVERGREEN Allen Smalls was Colchester Harriers' leading runner at the London Marathon. The 49-year-old continues to produce great marathon runs, finishing 249th overall in two hours 38 minutes 17 seconds.Ged Mcmillan ran a personal best (PB) of 2h
FRUSTRATED pensioners have blasted new “ridiculous” rules banning their car from their nearest recycle centre. Charles and Maureen Norgan, who live in Main Road, Ramsey, have a Ford Ranger Thunder which they drive for personal usage. But the
DISMISSED Essex fire chief David Johnson said he is “utterly devastated” after being publicly sacked. Mr Johnson was fired after a two year investigation into alleged misconduct or gross misconduct.It had been previously been understood there was no evidence
A lorry and a car have been in collision on the A120 near Coggeshall. The accident happened at 7.44am today on the westbound carriageway. The crash has partially blocked the road just before the Coggeshall bypass. It has led to traffic
A PRINTING error has lead to hundreds of postal vote packs for the upcoming county council elections having to be reissued. Some 400 voters in Colchester's Drury division were sent bundles with the incorrect ballot paper and postal voting statements
A LOYAL girlfriend has been fined after telling police her partner was not at home, only for them to find him minutes later hidden under the covers of a child's bed. Police knocked on Tabitha Bailey's door just after 7am asking to speak to her
FOUR estate agencies have ended up in court after Colchester Council got fed up of asking them to remove illegal signs. The council brought charges against William H Brown, Spicerhaart, Saxons and David Martin Group, alleging the companies had put
COLCHESTER United head coach John McGreal is urging his players to stay focused on the job in hand - and not get caught up in the sideshow of an emotion-charged day at Leyton Orient. The O's have already been relegated and will be playing their
LAST weekend, BT Sport and Sky Sports went head-to-head with their boxing shows being televised at the same time for the first time ever.I was pleased to see this as the more boxing there is on TV, the better it is for pros like me.The more coverage the
THE slopes of Colchester’s Castle Park will be alive with the sound of music as details have been released of films being shown on the outdoor screen. Wimbledon matches, popular films and even video games will be beamed out across Colchester’s
COLCHESTER Castle Park will host a fresh winter wonderland event this Christmas, according to the town’s tourism boss. Tim Young, Colchester councillor responsible for culture and tourism, confirmed an event will go ahead over the festive period and
WE'RE teaming up with Toyota in Colchester to give one of our readers the chance to win a new Toyota C-HR for a weekend. The rules are simple - all you need to do is take a selfie next to the C-HR in one of ten locations throughout the week. The
