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Colchester council has agreed to fund the renovation of the Shrub End War memorial, following the death of a volunteer who spent seven years…

Colchester Councils planning committee approved the proposals to demolish the disused factory in Hythe Station Road at a meeting

ESSEX Police are looking for information after a woman’s handbag and bracelet were stolen after her vehicle was broken into.

The former Layer Road Surgery in Colchester has been defunct since November 2017

The 100-acre solar farm is set to be built on farmland in Colchester and will help the council meet its net-zero targets

A TEAM of Liberal Democrats believe their off-patch campaigning “played a part and made a difference” in a new MP’s by-election victory.

Plans from Persimmon to build 153 news homes on Berechurch Road in Colchester have been approved.

AS we approach Mays election, control of Colchester Council is teetering on a knife-edge. The town hall is controlled by a coalition of Labour and the Lib Dems, who together hold 24 seats. There are 51 seats in the borough, meaning the coalition is technically a minority administration. The Highwoods Independents were part of what was then called the "rainbow alliance", but 18 months ago they packed their bags. Support is now on a vote by vote basis, meaning there are some crunch vote...