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Mercury Theatre and Colchester Arts Centre Grant Awards

Feb 4, 2021 | Funding

Two icons of Colchester's cultural scene have been successful in being awarded funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation. The Mercury Theatre has been awarded £100,598 and the Colchester Arts Centre, £100,000. The money will support The Mercury's reopening plans and...

Council Adopts Section One of its New Local Plan

Feb 4, 2021 | Development

Colchester Borough Council has formally adopted the first part of its new Local Plan. At an extraordinary meeting of the Full Council last night (1 February), members approved Section One of the plan, paving the way for a new garden community and for work on Section...

Turnstone Given Green Light for £50m Northern Gateway Development

Dec 18, 2020 | Investment

One of the country’s most exciting new leisure developments has got the go ahead after Colchester Borough Council granted planning consent for Turnstone Estates’ £50m Northern Gateway scheme in Colchester Set to open in 2022/3, the 200,000 sq ft project will provide a...

Global Player in the Bakery Ingredients Business Opens £1m New Facility in Colchester

Dec 7, 2020 | Inward Investment

Zeelandia UK, part of the global baking ingredients manufacturer Royal Zeelandia Group, has officially launched its £1 million investment in a new, purpose-designed technical centre in Colchester, Essex, by publishing a film to introduce the new centre to customers....

Colchester’s £25m Town Deal Bid Submitted to Government

Dec 4, 2020 | Funding, Uncategorised

A multi-million-pound bid by the 'We Are Colchester' group has been submitted to the Government to fund several projects around the town . At the start of 2020, Colchester was chosen as one of 101 towns across the country that could apply for up to £25 million from...

Innovation Centre is official partner to Amazon Web Services Activate Programme for Start-Ups

Oct 23, 2020 | Start Ups, Uncategorised

The team at the Innovation Centre Knowledge Gateway (ICKG) at the University of Essex, is celebrating having been selected as an official partner to the Amazon Web Services Activate programme for Start-Ups, through Oxford Innovation. This reflects the Innovation...