RESIDENTS could pay for their own medical centre to bring a long-awaited scheme to fruition.

A bid to build a GP surgery in Wivenhoe has suffered a series of set-backs in the last ten years, most recently a funding shortfall.

But town councillor Neil Lodge has suggested residents - through the parish precept part of council tax - could stump up the extra cash or even pay for the whole development.

  • Read more about councillor Lodge's thoughts in Monday's Gazette.