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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...

Angels@Essex investment platform launched to support tech start-ups

Jun 4, 2020 | Funding, Uncategorised

The University of Essex is launching the Angels@Essex investment platform to support entrepreneurs with innovative and market-disrupting business ideas by giving them access to a network of investors. Angels@Essex aims to help develop and grow the regional economy by...

Homes and Businesses Set to Benefit as Government Announces £3.3m Boost to Bring Gigabit Broadband to Colchester

Jun 2, 2020 | Broadband, Uncategorised

Colchester Borough Council has secured a £3.3 million investment from the Department for Media, Culture, Sport and Digital (DCMS) to bring brand-new, gigabit broadband connectivity to Colchester.