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A VETERAN indie-rock band thought it was “great” to perform in Colchester for the first ever time and would like to actually play in a city landmark if they return.

The latest planning applications received and decided by Colchester Council over the last week.

Various roads in Essex will be closed for more than 20 days while works take place.

The Preliminary Ecological Appraisal by Abrehart Ecology in April 2025 said the school building had a “high bat roost potential” due to the extensive ingresses and suitable loft space.

The boss of a popular Indian restaurant in Colchester city centre says it wants to help fund the neonatal unit at Colchester Hospital.

Police have imposed increased restrictions in Epping ahead of another protest at the Bell Hotel, which is currently housing 138 asylum seekers.

Police have appealed for information on an incident in Colchester, where a man sustained injuries to his leg.

The University of Essex is set to deepen its long-standing partnership with Northwest University with the launch of a second joint degree.

Protesters have again gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping.

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to question after two people were stabbed at the Oxford Circus Tube station within 24 hours.

Long NHS waits are over 800 times more common in Scotland than they are in England, Scottish Labour has claimed.

Scots who carry naloxone are being urged to have “extra life-saving kits” of the drug to hand, with a warning that “dangerous” synthetic opioids such as nitazenes mean repeat doses may be needed.

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