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Need help with fundraising? Pitch at Colchester Soup event!

Residents can now register to attend the next meeting of Colchester Soup.  The Colchester event is inspired by the work of community leaders in Detroit, who created the 'soup' events in 2010 when the city was seeing the vast effects of the economic downturn.  It sees participants come together to

New hotel coming to Colchester town centre

Plans have been unveiled for a £10 million refurbishment and expansion of a historic town centre hotel.  The firm behind the developments, Flying Trade, is seeking planning permission to convert St Nicholas House into a 41 bedroom hotel.  It will become a second site to the established George Hot

Colchester Mum to deliver Strep B testing petition

A MUM from Colchester will be among campaigners travelling to the Department of Health on Monday to deliver a 250,000 signature petition.  The Change.org petition calls on Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt, the Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Dame Sally Davies and the Chief E

Marking Holocaust Memorial Day

Today I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment pledging my commitment to Holocaust Memorial day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people.

Get fit for charity! Spaces left in Colchester's Half Marathon

New year resolution to get fitter? Why not enter the Colchester Half Marathon run by Colchester Colne Round Table which raises circa £50,000 for charity.  or, you could volunteer as a marshall?

For the record, yes I have done it and it nearly killed me!