'Colchester Council lost the plot on tourism over last couple of decades'
Colchester's High Steward Sir Bob Russell says the borough council "lost the plot" on tourism over the last couple of decades.
The former Lib Dem MP was talking on the Gazette's podcast, Colchester Chat, about whether enough is being done to promote the town.
He said many signs in the town centre are in poor condition - and there are no signs at all promoting the Roman circus visitor centre or the Roman Christian Church near the police station.
He also discussed:
- His plans for a statue to celebrate the Taylor sistes, who wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- Why the cultural quarter site is still the best spot for a bus station
- How Colchester would have become a city if the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition had continued
- Why he is supporting the East Colchester garden village
Click here for last week's podcast with county councillor Sue Barker and click here
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