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A PETITION has been set up calling for councils and politicians to work together to fix flooding issues which have plagued a busy road for decades. Haven Road, in Hythe in Colchester, floods almost every time there is a high tide in the neighbouring River Colne. On Friday there were miles of queues across the east of the town, stretching down Clingoe Hill as far as Wivenhoe, after a car broke down in the water. The following day, the road flooded again, with some drivers being forced to...

CAMPAIGNERS have published the responses after asking Colchester Essex County Council candidates whether theyll vote to preserve the future of the countys libraries. The Colchester branch of Save Our Libraries Essex (SOLE) asked all candidates for May’s election to set out their position on the facilities. The future of libraries across Essex has been in doubt since 2018 when a County Hall strategy document set out plans to close 25 of 74 libraries and remove support for 18 more. Camp...

CAMPAIGNERS and councillors have hit out at plans for 1,000 new homes at a beauty spot. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s plans for the new estate at Middlewick Ranges were discussed during an examination of Colchester Council’s Local Plan. Inspector Jameson Bridgwater was addressed on the issues relating to the controversial development by campaigners and councillors opposed to the plans. The MoD will sell The Wick for development after 2022 when firing operations move to F...