Here is what you said: Caroline Giggins said: “The White Company please. Love that shop and it would go really nicely for that location. Alan Munson said: “An arcade with pop-ups for local craft and designers, clothing, jewellery etc and coffee.” Suzanne Steele said: A Yours clothing store nearest one is Clacton its very popular for curved people and good value for money. Annaliese Shave said: Hangout place for the kids town lacks anything we can let them blow of steam unless it s the park could have arcades something for the teens and something for the little ones in one place keep them off the streets.
A STUNNING mural documenting Colchester s colourful history could be created in the heart of a busy shopping centre in the town centre. Lion Walk Shopping Centre has applied for planning permission to install the new mural on the external side of a wall to the graveyard at Holy Trinity Church, in Trinity Street, facing out on to the shopping centre. The mural will make reference to the historical significance of the church, including those buried in the graveyard, as well as feature nods to Colchester s more recent history. The planning application states: We are planning to paint a permanent art mural on the external side of the church graveyard wall.
File photo of a woman showing signs of depression. NEW data has revealed the rate of resident in Mid and North Essex diagnosed with depression ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week. Analysis of NHS estimates by the House of Commons Library shows the average rate of adult GP patients across England being diagnosed with depression in 2019-20 was 11.5 per cent. In Essex, the rates were 12.1 per cent in Colchester, 11.2 per cent in Tendring, 11 per cent in Braintree, nine per cent in Chelmsford, and 8.6 per cent in Maldon. Out of Colchester s 20 areas, it was higher in Monkwick where 15.9 per cent were depressed and lower in areas such as Wivenhoe and University where 8.2 per cent of patients were depressed.