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Colchester-based Ingleton Wood Ranked in National Top 50 Construction Consultants List

Dec 17, 2019 | Ranking

Colchester-based Ingleton Wood has risen 25 places in 'Building' magazine’s Top 150 consultants’ list to number 48. Last year, they were positioned at number 73. Building magazine compiles its list annually and it has become a prestigious league table for the...

Colchester Events Company’s Wedding Team Wins Top Award

Dec 11, 2019 | Award

The Luxury Travel Guide (LTG) has selected Colchester Events Company’s highly skilled and dedicated Weddings team to win the coveted ‘Wedding Specialists of the Year’ award. The LTG awards identify the best wedding destinations, hotels, spas, golf clubs, travel...

Rightmove Report sees Colchester in the top 50 Happiest Places to Live in Britain

Dec 6, 2019 | Ranking, Uncategorised

Colchester featured in the top 50 happiest places to live in Britain according to a survey by Rightmove estate agents. When comparing the results in the Eastern region the town came 4th. The survey placed Colchester above regional centres such as Cambridge (54th...

Colchester Business Enterprise Agency’s Scoops National Award

Dec 4, 2019 | Award

Colchester Business Enterprise Agency (COLBEA) was named Enterprise Support Organisation of the Year at the 2019 National Enterprise Network Awards. Enterprise Support Organisation of the Year (Turnover Under £750k) was awarded to Colbea for their strategic and...

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....