Welcome
Welcome to Actual Radio, we are Local Radio for Colchester. As well as the Greatest Hits of All Time we have news, sport and weather updates, plus local information and events, if its going on in Colchester we're talking about it.
Waking up Colchester weekday mornings it's Pete Chapman at Breakfast and Martin Roscoe has the soundtrack to your workday afternoons 1pm - 4pm. Andy Stevens has 3 hours of 80's music on Sunday mornings with 80's Sunday and Lawrence Ladbrook plays the biggest soul classics Saturday & Sunday evenings from 7pm.
If your looking for something to do in and around Colchester then check out our What's On guide and make sure you look out for the Actual Radio Roadshow Team at an event near you soon.
We are your radio station for Colchester!
Blog Updates
Loxley’s Corner with BaVard
Loxley’s Corner on Actual Radio with BaVard – 30th October 2018 Three hours of radio dedicated to local artists, songwriters and producers. To send your music to Loxley CLICK HERE
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Scott Everest Talks Local Politics
Scott Everest joins Andre Kimche on Sunday breakfast to talk politics.
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Colchester Cable Amnesty
A Colchester Cable Amnesty has been declared, which is great news for all those people (er.. like everyone) who have a box of tangled cables sitting omewhere. The box of useless cables is now a…
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Loxley’s Corner with Marcus Reeves & Adam Green
Loxley’s Corner on Actual Radio with Marcus Reeves & Adam Green – 16th October 2018 Three hours of radio dedicated to local artists, songwriters and producers. To send your music to Loxley CLICK HERE
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Colchester Hospital Celebrates Diagnostic Centre Success
On Wednesday Staff, patients and well-wishers attended the official ribbon-cutting of the new Turner Diagnostic Centre at Colchester Hospital. Built adjacent to the Hospital’s Emergency Department, the state-of-the-art imaging Centre brings together key diagnostic imaging…
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TODAY – Invasion Colchester
Characters from popular TV shows and movies could be seen wandering around Colchester this Saturday as Invasion Colchester returns today. The popular town centre charity event unites the town with characters from the ‘fantasy world’ including…
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Colchester Landlords prepare for changes to Licensing
Landlords of shared accommodation are being urged to familiarise themselves with the upcoming changes to the licensing of Houses of Multiple Occupation. At present, a HMO licence is only required if the house is three…
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£1300 fines for speeding Jet skiers in Brightlingsea
Two jet-skiers have been fined by Chelmsford magistrates for breaking marked speed limits on the waters around Brightlingsea, Mersea Island and the River Colne. Magistrates heard how Kyle Doherty and Joseph Doherty, who were both…
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Discover Colchester’s Heritage for FREE
This year, Heritage Open Days is set to open the doors to over 30 historic properties across Colchester for FREE, including Colchester Castle on Saturday 8 September. From 6-9 September and 13-16 September 2018 Colchester’s…
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