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Five-fold increase in workforce at Colchester broadband provider

Nov 11, 2019 | Broadband

Rural broadband provider County Broadband is on course to increase its workforce five-fold since the start of this year, from 16 to 79 by December and has ambitions to be a major player in the UK tech sector. New roles in technology, finance and community engagement...

University of Essex in World Top 50 for Social Sciences

Nov 7, 2019 | Ranking

The University of Essex, based in Colchester, is once again ranked in the global elite for the social sciences after being ranked 48th in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020 thanks to the strength of its research and international profile....

Colchester-based Nysko Games Launches New Game: ‘Dwarves of Glistenveld’

Nov 4, 2019 | Gaming

October saw the launch of a new game called 'The Dwarves of Glistenveld' from Nysko Games based in Colchester. Nysko Games was set up with two objectives in mind. The first being to establish themselves as an independent developer creating the games that they wanted...

Colchester Businesses Celebrate Success

Nov 1, 2019 | Business

Local dignitaries, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Colchester, joined almost a hundred representatives of the local business community at Wivenhoe House, Colchester this week to celebrate enterprise in the town at Colchester Business Enterprise Agency’s (Colbea)...

Lodge Park Business Centre Expansion Underway

Oct 24, 2019 | growth

To tackle the shortage of serviced office facilities in Colchester, Lodge Park Business Centre is embarking on an impressive expansion of its popular business centre just off the A12 at Langham. Rose Builders Ltd have been awarded the construction contract and have...

Essex’s Colchester Campus Named as University Enterprise Zone

Oct 21, 2019 | Funding

Major funding to nurture and support new digital and creative businesses has been announced as the University of Essex’s Colchester Campus is named a University Enterprise Zone. Research England and the UK Government has committed £800,000 towards the £1.3m...