ESSENTIAL maintenance works will take place as part of an upgrade scheme at Colchester Station. Improvements are being made at the town's North Station by rail operator Greater Anglia over the coming months. Works must be carried out when trains
HISTORIC buildings across Colchester will be open to the public for free as part of the Heritage Open Days programme. From September 13 to 22 many of the town's heritage assets will be open for free, including Colchester Castle on Saturday, September
AN internship is an exciting proposition in itself but for Amy Harrison it has been a great honour and opportunity of a lifetime. Amy, 24, was chosen from hundreds of applicants this year to become a Commonwealth War graves Foundation (CWGF) intern
THESE archive images take us back to bygone days when a works outing would be the highlight of the working year. Factories and businesses across Colchester, and country, would shut down for the day and hard working staff into charabancs to head
A NEW generation of visitors are now being given the chance to enjoy an historic Essex stately home which has been restored to its former glory. Hatfield Place had fallen into disrepair but there were still nods to its original splendour when Ian
A MENTAL health trust is marking World Suicide Prevention Day by launching a month-long campaign. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust will mark the day on Tuesday. Scheduled to run until World Mental Health Day on October 10,
THE number of spaces in a town centre car park will be halved whilst it is resurfaced. Vineyard Street car park, in Colchester, will be at half capacity on Wednesday. Temporary signage will advise motorists of the works and nearby alternative
Five talking points from Colchester United's draw with Walsall Being boring WHEN a manager openly speaks about being bored watching his own team’s game, you know it has not been a classic. Walsall boss Darrell Clarke was refreshingly honest
CROWDS watched in awe as stunning horses circled the showring at the Suffolk Horse Spectacular. The fun day out was hosted at Marks Hall Estate in Coggeshall and visitors were blessed with sunshine. Horses were put through their paces during
AN ENVIRONMENT centre is taking part in a contest to recycle the most bread bags. En-form in Church Walk, Colchester, is competing in the Hovis Heroes contest. The challenge, run by TerraCycle, determines the location which sends in the most
SCHOOLS could be in with a chance of winning £1,000 for their breakfast clubs. Kellogg's is running the Breakfast Club Awards. One club from each region of England could be crowned the best breakfast club of the year and bag a cash prize. Winners
POLICE arrested 136 people on suspicion of drug driving in Essex last month. There were also 116 drink driving arrests and 32 for failing to provide a sample. More drug driving arrests have been made this year than the whole of 2018. Temp
WALSALL manager Darrell Clarke admits he was left bored by his side's drab 0-0 draw with Colchester United. There was little in the way of entertainment throughout the 90 minutes, as the two sides cancelled each other out following an uninspiring
Write down a single word, or sentence, that describes how you feel about climate change”, said Charly Cox, climate change coach, to 90 women at Hadleigh Women's Institute last week Someone read out her word, “worried”, and Charly asked everyone
DOZENS of military families came together for a thanksgiving summer barbecue at Colchester Garrison. Organised by Sergeant Tirus Njenga, a paramedic with 16 Medical Regiment, the event focuses on bringing together families based on the Army base
COLCHESTER United played out a 0-0 draw with Walsall at the JobServe Community Stadium. The U's extended their unbeaten run to six matches with the point but it was a disappointing affair. The Gazette's U's reporter Jonathan Waldron rates the
