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Broadcasting across Essex on DAB digital radio, Actual Radio is the Local Radio station for Colchester & North East Essex. As well as the best music we have the latest 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 Breakfast with Dom. Greg Potter has your workday soundtrack weekdays from 10am and from 1pm Martin Roscoe takes you into the afternoon. Dave Gowland has the Big Drive Home weekdays from 4pm.
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Five Crews Worked To Extinguish A Workshop Fire In Clacton
Fire crews from Clacton, Frinton, Weeley and Wivenhoe attended the scene of a workshop fire in Knox Road, Clacton just after midday today. On arrival, crews reported that a workshop was 100% alight and contained…
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Horses Banned From Frinton Beach
Seasonal bans on animals on some beaches in Tendring come into force this Friday. Horses are banned from Frinton beach between Good Friday (2 April this year) and 30 September inclusive. New signage is being…
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Essex Law Firm Delivers Random Acts Of Kindness To St Helena Hospice and Colchester Zoo
Essex based Law Firm Birkett Long have continued to perform random acts of kindness in the local community as part of their 200 year celebrations. Colchester Zoo took delivery of sweet boxes from the firm…
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Home Kitchen Colchester To Launch Next Month
Home Kitchen Colchester is due to launch in the town next month. Offering gluten-free, nutritious, freshly-prepared food and beverage options delivered direct to homes in Colchester and neighbouring areas. Dine-in options will include sweet and…
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Street Tag Brings Fun To The Streets Of Colchester!
A free, interactive app called Street Tag, which promotes physical activity in a fun accessible way, launches today in Colchester. The app has been brought to Colchester by a partnership between Colchester Borough Council and…
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“Our Colchester” BID Launches Leisure Recovery Board
Our Colchester Business Improvement District (BID) is launching the Leisure Recovery Board, a group of 25 stakeholders, to produce a focused and dynamic recovery strategy for Colchester leisure businesses. The leisure sector across the UK…
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Tendring Leisure Centres Set Out Road Map For Re-opening
Leisure centres in Tendring have set out how they will re-open, in line with the government roadmap. From 29 March outdoor grass sports pitches are available to book in line with the requirements of each…
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New Business Support Service To Launch Across Tendring
A specialist business support service is to launch to help firms in Tendring succeed. Tendring District Council (TDC) has appointed Colbea to run the fully-funded service over the next three years. Being run as…
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Essex & Herts Air Ambulance appeals for help keeping `Blood on Board’
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT) is looking for sixty people to help it raise £30,000, so that the charity’s critical care teams can continue carrying blood to patients who need it most. Each year…
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Martin Roscoe Talks to Local Author Mandy Morrissey
On the 3rd February Martin Roscoe spoke to local author Mandy Morrissey about her new book Broken Wings: Love, Lies and Fairy Tales You can listen again to the interview here at 0:39:25
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