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Comedy superstar John Bishop is to bring his brand-new, highly anticipated ‘Right Here, Right Now’ World Tour to Charter Hall, Colchester with two new dates on 19 October 2021 and 29 January 2022. John Bishop’s World Tour will visit major theatres and arenas around the UK and Ireland from early September 2021 before culminating…

Colchester’s wonderful parks and green spaces have been more important to residents’ health and wellbeing this year than ever before, with so many people using them for exercise during the coronavirus pandemic. The ongoing pandemic means that Colchester Borough Council will not be able to organise its much-loved parks and countryside events this summer,…

The RAF Red Arrows are due to fly over Colchester this afternoon as the French President Emmanuel Macron visits London. Weather permitting the jets will take off from an RAF base in Oxfordshire before going over London and then towards Essex. Their flight plan will take them over Colchester just after 5pm.

Since lock down young Oakley from Colchester has spent weeks making hundreds of individual pictures to sell to raise money for the NHS. On Tuesday he was rewarded for his efforts with a shopping spree in Toy Store. On Tuesday 16th June, staff at Smyths Toy Superstore in Tollgate, Colchester welcomed Oakley in to…

Officers in Colchester are appealing for witness following an altercation in Boadicea Way, Colchester, yesterday Wednesday 22 April. It was reported that a man in his 30s was in his van when he was approached by a man in his 40s, at around 2.30pm. The man became racially abusive towards him, hit him…

Although Easter was very different this year for everyone at Colchester Zoo. On Saturday 11th April their Animal Care Team were delighted to see that Ruth the Tamandua had given birth to a healthy baby. The young Tamandua is yet to be sexed but is growing healthy and strong with Ruth proving to be…

Residents and groups working to build safer, stronger and more active communities across the borough have been given a boost, thanks to a new website launched by Colchester Neighbourhood Watch. Following proactive partnership work between Colchester Neighbourhood Watch and Colchester Borough Council’s community safety team, the website, which was created with the help of a £750 grant…

Police in Colchester had an early start on Tuesday morning, 21st April, executing a warrant in Stanway. Officers discovered a large cannabis factory inside a premises. One person has been arrested and is currently in custody. A police spokesperson for Colchester Police said: “Production and Possession of Cannabis is against the law and…

A phased return to work on the A133 Ipswich Road to Harwich Road improvement works in Colchester is planned for early May say Essex County Council. The main contractor for the scheme, Eurovia, has reviewed the situation and is preparing for a phased return to work. New ways of working and checks that supplier…

Police officers investigating a burglary at Colchester Zoo earlier this year are releasing CCTV images of three men they want to speak to. The admissions office was broken into at around 2.30am on 31 January and a safe containing a four-figure sum of cash was taken while damage worth a five-figure sum was caused.…