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Communities Project Receives £550,000 Funding Boost from Government

Feb 13, 2020 | Funding

Housing Minister, Rt Hon Esther Mcvey, has announced a total of £6 million of funding to help progress plans for garden towns and villages across the UK. In total, plans across the UK will help deliver up to 200,000 new homes. The North Essex Garden Communities...

The First of Greater Anglia’s New Trains Arrives in Essex for Testing

Feb 11, 2020 | Transportation

The first of Greater Anglia’s new Bombardier electric trains has now arrived in the region, ready to start a series of safety and performance tests in Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Suffolk. Bombardier has now built around a third of the carriages which...

New ‘We Are Colchester’ Board Set Up to Unlock Town’s Economic Potential

Feb 10, 2020 | Funding

The ‘We Are Colchester’ partnership launched in late January with its primary task to develop an investment plan for up to £25m from the Government's Town Deal fund. Simon Blaxill, Chair of the “Our Colchester” Business Improvement District (BID) and managing director...

‘Made in Britain’: Wilkins of Tiptree on TV

Jan 30, 2020 | Manufacturing

A fascinating insight into British industry showing the intricacies of making simple and fantastic products. “Made in Britain” shown on ITV Four last November selected a diverse group of products: The programme featured Wilkins Tiptree jam, safety razors, mattresses...

London Stansted Airport Launches New Flights to India’s Economic Capital, Mumbai

Jan 29, 2020 | Connections

Air India has announced that it is to launch direct flights from London Stansted to Mumbai from February 21 using state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The route is a Stansted first and comes just three months after the airline launched its inaugural...

Further Major Lettings at Colchester’s Northern Gateway

Jan 28, 2020 | Investment, Uncategorised

Turnstone Estates has agreed two further major pre-lets at its Northern Gateway leisure development in Colchester, following a deal with Hollywood Bowl Group to operate a bowling and indoor mini-golf centre. Hollywood Bowl Group, has signed 25 year leases on two units...