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Work Commences on new £60m Stane Retail Park in Colchester

Oct 13, 2020 | Development, Uncategorised

The Churchmanor Estates company plc recently construction of the commenced the £60m Stane Retail Park in Tollgate Colchester with completion of the project set for September 2021. As part of the construction works Churchmanor are spending £2.6million on improvements...

Colchester Awarded £1m for Public Realm Schemes

Oct 12, 2020 | Investment, Uncategorised

Colchester is set to receive £1 million to revamp two gateways to Colchester town centre, following an announcement by the Government. The money, which has been awarded to We Are Colchester, which is leading on Colchester's £25m Town Deal bid, will be spent on the...

Ingleton Wood awarded £20m funding for school improvement projects

Jul 15, 2020 | Funding, Uncategorised

Ingleton Wood, which has an office in Colchester, won over £20 million in funding for vital school projects from the Government’s Condition Improvement Fund for 2020/21. Ingleton Wood has secured almost 5% of the £434 million funding from the Department for Education...

Essex wins Government funding to develop secure future technologies

Jul 14, 2020 | Funding, Uncategorised

Computer scientists at the University of Essex are part of a research team which successfully won a £1.8m grant from the Government's Digital Security by Design programme. The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) initiative aims to help the tech infrastructure of UK...

Colchester ranked 30th in UK’s top healthy High Streets

Jul 8, 2020 | Ranking, Uncategorised

Financial services company, Bankrate, recently launched its HealthRate Index to reveal the healthiest High Streets in the UK. The HealthRate Index takes into account a variety of factors which, once combined, generates a score. The higher the score the healthier the...

Construction to Begin on Landmark Northern Gateway Development with the Appointment of Breheny

Jul 7, 2020 | Development, Uncategorised

Colchester Borough Council’s ambition to deliver a new, landmark destination for homes and businesses at Colchester Northern Gateway – South (CNGS) takes a major step forward this week as newly-appointed civil engineers, Breheny, start work on site. Colchester Amphora...