Cameron Poole

4 days ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Cameron Poole

Area - Colchester High Street (Image: Newsquest) THE leader of Colchester Council has said the city is in a “different league” thanks to major projects aimed at rejuvenating the area and attracting more visitors. David King, who has led Colchester Council since 2022, told the Gazette that Colchester is moving with the times and pointed to developments of the former Post Office in North Hill and the derelict ex-Marks and Spencer in the High Street.

4 days ago | braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk | Cameron Poole

Musician - Steve Norman with Generation X drummer Mark Laff in the background (Image: Olga Rozewin Photography) ONE of the co-founders of Spandau Ballet is set return to his punk roots by performing a gig in Colchester and has promised Spandau will perform in the city if they ever do a “farewell tour”.

5 days ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Cameron Poole

Coming to Colchester - Tinchy Stryder (Image: Tinchy Stryder) A RAPPER who has had two UK number one singles is joining the line-up of a Colchester festival. Ghanaian-British rapper, singer-songwriter Tinchy Stryder will perform at this year’s ALB Festival in Lower Castle Park on September 13. Tinchy Stryder began making music in 1997 and in 2001 he joined the grime music collective Roll Deep alongside popular artists Wiley and Dizzee Rascal.

5 days ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Cameron Poole

Hairatio - businesswoman Stacey Watson (Image: Stacey Watson) A BUSINESSWOMAN says starting a firm “is not for the weak” but is encouraging others to try it as she celebrates a milestone. Stacey Watson, 38, of Greenstead, is the owner of hair salon Hairatio, in Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, which she founded in April 2022. Ms Watson started her career as a hairdresser at the age of 14 and eventually went freelance and worked in Ibiza to style fashion models.

5 days ago | gazette-news.co.uk | Cameron Poole

Area - the Holiday Inn Express off the A12 near Colchester (Image: Google Maps) A STARBUCKS drive-thru could be built in a hotel off the A12 near Colchester, plans have revealed. Magenta Hotels Ltd is proposing to build the well-known coffee shop on land adjacent to the Holiday Inn Express, in Birchwood Road, according to a planning application submitted to Colchester Council on May 8.