AN artistic group is on the look out for more free space around Colchester because it is not fulfilling its main goal of changing how the town centre looks. Slack Space, which runs not for profit art exhibitions in the town showing the work
A FORMER cabinet minister visited Colchester to give Labour’s election campaign a morale boost. Hazel Blears, MP for Salford and former Communities and |Local Government Minister, visited the town in the run-up to the election on May 3. She met residents
I deplore any dishonesty concerning the claiming of expenses etc, but the barrage of abuse about Lord Hanningfield threatens to obscure the very real contribution he made to public life in Essex and beyond. In addition to his duties at Essex
Thank you for your extensive coverage of the work of the Friends of Colchester Roman Wall in preserving our town’s great heritage (Gazette, April 17) and for the very supportive editorial. May I, however, correct one point. We have been working
We wish to add our opinion and serious concern about the treatment of blue badge holders in Colchester. The complaints of many disabled people about the High Street proposals have been sent to the council and the Gazette. We can only repeat some
What a strange response from councillor Tim Young regarding the appalling attack on 75-year-old Frederick Spinks on the Greenstead estate, Colchester, (Gazette, April 17). He said: “Until we know more about where these perpetrators are from,
I write this letter out of frustration, having read the article headlined: “Academy shows off plans for its future” (Gazette, April 18). I am a resident of Acacia Avenue, Colchester, and would be living opposite the proposed build. I was already
THEY claim to have been made pariahs – outcasts of a judgmental society. Now a group of gipsies is seeking to challenge the prejudice. More than 5,000 people signed a petition opposing the travellers’ site being built off Severalls Lane, Colchester.
A SUPERMARKET has been doing its bit in the fight against bowel cancer. Shoppers have been treated to free fresh fruit at Sainsbury’s, in Tollgate. Staff from Colchester General Hospital have been on hand to give out the fruit at the pharmacy area
FIREMEN have thrown their support behind ladies blazing a trail at a charity walk. Colchester firefighters met with organisers of St Helena Hospice’s Midnight Walk, which is due to take place on Saturday, June 9. Crew from the station
COLCHESTER author Susanna Quinn is gearing up to make her literary debut. Susanna Quinn’s debut novel Glass Geishas is set for release next Friday, April 24. It tells the story of a number of Geishas in Tokyo who fall into alcohol dependence
John-Joe O’Toole can still play a part in Colchester United’s season finale, according to boss John Ward. The tenacious midfielder has endured a frustrating campaign which has been disrupted by injury. O’Toole has not started a first-team match for
VOTERS are being urged to check where they are voting on polling day. A number of polling stations have moved in the past four years since the last election day for the 20 wards up for grabs. Each voter’s polling station is listed on the voting card
WORK has started on a £6million nursing home in Colchester that will provide community facilities and create 70 jobs. The 66-bed Foxburrow Grange, in Ypres Road, is scheduled to open in next April. The home will offer dementia and complex nursing
A NEW care home is set to open next month, creating 70 new jobs. St Fillian’s Care Home, in St Fillian Road, will be run by Excelcare and is due to open on May 24. The home will provide care for 71 elderly people. Paul Smith,
PARAMEDICS were called to a road crash in East Bergholt. A driver had to be freed after becoming trapped following a collision on Heath Road at 8.15am yesterday. The driver only suffered minor injuries and was taken to Colchester General Hospital by
HOAX callers who reported a man had been stabbed in Colchester have been criticised for wasting police time. Police and ambulance crews were called to Creffield Road just after 12.30am yesterday. A caller dialled 999 and said they had witnessed a man
COLCHESTER is gearing up for a top tour series cycling event in the town for the fourth year running. While the wheels have been turning on Diamond Jubilee, Olympic torch relay and Colchester Carnival celebrations plans for a festival of fun during
A CANCER patient is hoping his cancer has been controlled after being selected to take part in a medical trial. Grandad-of-seven, Paul Taylor, is now a picture of health, despite only having the experimental, high-intensity, focused ultrasound treatment
CARAVAN site operators fear for their livelihoods if Government plans go ahead unchecked. In October the price of static caravans is set to shoot up by 20 per cent when standard VAT will be placed on them for the first time in almost 40 years. But
A PUB landlady said she may be forced to close if her latest bid for a music licence fails. Barbara Kingston, who runs the Foresters Arms, in Castle Road has to take her fight to the courts after a recent application to Colchester Council was refused
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A SHOP worker has complained about Colchester Council’s use of jet sprays to clean pavements during the hosepipe ban. Richard Lyon, a night manager at Spar in the High Street, said contractors were still using high-powered hoses attached to
IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: A CONVICTED rapist has been branded a danger to the public for two rape attacks on a woman aged 74. John Roberts, 52, raped the woman at his home in Alresford. He was jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court for a minimum of ten years.
Ben Williams has been offered the chance to stay at Colchester United. But U’s boss John Ward has stressed he will not go on the hunt for a new goalkeeper, should Williams decide to leave. Shot-stopper Williams is one of a number of U’s players who
