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Colchester Zoo announce target opening date for new multi-million pound lion habitat - Southend Echo
Colchester Zoo announce target opening date for new multi-million pound lion habitat Southend Echo
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 5:54 pm
Colchester schools celebrate success as new ranking reveals top places in East Anglia - Colchester Gazette
Colchester schools celebrate success as new ranking reveals top places in East Anglia Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Christmas Evening Market to bring festive cheer to Colchester venue - Yahoo News UK
Christmas Evening Market to bring festive cheer to Colchester venue Yahoo News UK
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 4:45 pm
Christmas Evening Market to bring festive cheer to Colchester venue - Colchester Gazette
Christmas Evening Market to bring festive cheer to Colchester venue Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 4:45 pm
In pictures: Northern Lights sighting captured over Colchester's Middlewick Ranges - Colchester Gazette
In pictures: Northern Lights sighting captured over Colchester's Middlewick Ranges Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 4:29 pm
Gareth Ainsworth: 'It’s a fantastic run so hopefully, we can stop them' - Colchester Gazette
Gareth Ainsworth: 'It’s a fantastic run so hopefully, we can stop them' Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 4:21 pm
How to watch Colchester United v Gillingham: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and head-to-head stats - news.bet365.com
How to watch Colchester United v Gillingham: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and head-to-head stats news.bet365.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 2:55 pm
Preview | Colchester United v Gillingham - Gillingham Football Club
Preview | Colchester United v Gillingham Gillingham Football Club
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 2:28 pm
Colchester deemed a less happy place to live than Clacton according to UK poll - Colchester Gazette
Colchester deemed a less happy place to live than Clacton according to UK poll Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:59 pm
Winning design announced for Castle Park playground in Colchester - Colchester Gazette
Winning design announced for Castle Park playground in Colchester Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:58 pm
Fatality at Colchester level crossing | News - Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) - Rayo
Fatality at Colchester level crossing | News - Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) Rayo
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 11:06 am
State police investigating overnight house fire in Colchester - WTNH.com
State police investigating overnight house fire in Colchester WTNH.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:33 am
New lion enclosure planned to open in 2027 - East Anglian Daily Times
New lion enclosure planned to open in 2027 East Anglian Daily Times
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:20 am
Person dies after being hit by train at level crossing - East Anglian Daily Times
Person dies after being hit by train at level crossing East Anglian Daily Times
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:17 am
'I have a lot of respect for Gills' - Tucker set for reunion with former club - Colchester Gazette
'I have a lot of respect for Gills' - Tucker set for reunion with former club Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:16 am
Person pronounced dead at scene after being hit by train in Essex - Southend Echo
Person pronounced dead at scene after being hit by train in Essex Southend Echo
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 10:06 am
Police confirm person hit by train in Colchester was 'pronounced dead at scene' - Halstead Gazette
Police confirm person hit by train in Colchester was 'pronounced dead at scene' Halstead Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 9:42 am
Police confirm person hit by train in Colchester was 'pronounced dead at scene' - Colchester Gazette
Police confirm person hit by train in Colchester was 'pronounced dead at scene' Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 9:42 am
Home in Colchester destroyed by fire - WFSB
Home in Colchester destroyed by fire WFSB
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 9:09 am
Emergency services race to scene as woman 'hit by train' in Essex - Southend Echo
Emergency services race to scene as woman 'hit by train' in Essex Southend Echo
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 8:45 am
Danny Cowley wants in-form Colchester side to seize League Two opportunity - Colchester Gazette
Danny Cowley wants in-form Colchester side to seize League Two opportunity Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 6:49 am
Defensive shake-up a possibility for Gillingham - Kent Online
Defensive shake-up a possibility for Gillingham Kent Online
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Colchester subway refurbishment to be delayed by weeks after discovery - Colchester Gazette
Colchester subway refurbishment to be delayed by weeks after discovery Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Colchester United v Gillingham: League Two stats & head-to-head - BBC
Colchester United v Gillingham: League Two stats & head-to-head BBC
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 3:39 am
Enlightened 2025 - Braintree & Witham Times
Enlightened 2025 Braintree & Witham Times
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:52 am
ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA - COLCHESTER - CHARTER HALL - Stowmarket Mercury
ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA - COLCHESTER - CHARTER HALL Stowmarket Mercury
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2025 🕒 1:32 am
LIVE: Police confirm person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing died - Clacton and Frinton Gazette
LIVE: Police confirm person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing died Clacton and Frinton Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:17 pm
LIVE: Police confirm person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing died - Colchester Gazette
LIVE: Police confirm person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing died Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:17 pm
LIVE: Police confirm person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing died - Maldon & Burnham Standard
LIVE: Police confirm person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing died Maldon & Burnham Standard
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:17 pm
LIVE: Disruption as person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing - Colchester Gazette
LIVE: Disruption as person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:17 pm
LIVE: Disruption as person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing - Chelmsford Weekly News
LIVE: Disruption as person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing Chelmsford Weekly News
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:17 pm
LIVE: Disruption as person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing - Maldon & Burnham Standard
LIVE: Disruption as person hit by train at Essex city's level crossing Maldon & Burnham Standard
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:17 pm
Emergency services at scene of incident after reports of woman being hit by train - Colchester Gazette
Emergency services at scene of incident after reports of woman being hit by train Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:12 pm
Train services disrupted after person hit by train - Eastern Daily Press
Train services disrupted after person hit by train Eastern Daily Press
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:08 pm
Train services disrupted after person hit by train - Norwich Evening News
Train services disrupted after person hit by train Norwich Evening News
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:08 pm
Danny Cowley provides Colchester United injury update ahead of Gillingham game - Colchester Gazette
Danny Cowley provides Colchester United injury update ahead of Gillingham game Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 6:06 pm
Locals divided over plans to transform empty bar into mosque - Essex Live
Locals divided over plans to transform empty bar into mosque Essex Live
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 6:01 pm
Nathan Jones' fresh claim on Charlton Athletic pair may concern Walsall and Colchester United - Football League World
Nathan Jones' fresh claim on Charlton Athletic pair may concern Walsall and Colchester United Football League World
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:27 pm
Two Colchester restaurants named 'outstanding' in best UK restaurants guide - Colchester Gazette
Two Colchester restaurants named 'outstanding' in best UK restaurants guide Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Pedestrian was hit by car in fatal accident on A133 - Clacton and Frinton Gazette
Pedestrian was hit by car in fatal accident on A133 Clacton and Frinton Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Shopping centre boss says 'glass walkway' for Roman mosaic will bring tourism to city - Clacton and Frinton Gazette
Shopping centre boss says 'glass walkway' for Roman mosaic will bring tourism to city Clacton and Frinton Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Colchester mum's premature baby denied vital RSV vaccine due to 'gap in policy' - Colchester Gazette
Colchester mum's premature baby denied vital RSV vaccine due to 'gap in policy' Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Pedestrian was hit by car in fatal accident on A133 - Colchester Gazette
Pedestrian was hit by car in fatal accident on A133 Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Ex-Luxury Hotel Worker Jailed for Shocking Sexual Assault Outside Colchester Bookstore - UK News in Pictures
Ex-Luxury Hotel Worker Jailed for Shocking Sexual Assault Outside Colchester Bookstore UK News in Pictures
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 4:15 pm
Crash on busy Colchester road causes delays - Colchester Gazette
Crash on busy Colchester road causes delays Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 3:20 pm
Sidelined Colchester United midfielder making 'really positive inroads' - Colchester Gazette
Sidelined Colchester United midfielder making 'really positive inroads' Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 12:13 pm
All you need to know as Colchester and West Ham U21s await Vertu Trophy draw - Colchester Gazette
All you need to know as Colchester and West Ham U21s await Vertu Trophy draw Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 10:54 am
All you need to know as Colchester and West Ham U21s await Vertu Trophy draw - Yahoo Sports UK
All you need to know as Colchester and West Ham U21s await Vertu Trophy draw Yahoo Sports UK
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 10:54 am
These are the bus services to serve two proposed new bus stops in Colchester - Colchester Gazette
These are the bus services to serve two proposed new bus stops in Colchester Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 10:00 am
Facial recognition could be expanded as views sought to shape new laws - Clacton and Frinton Gazette
Facial recognition could be expanded as views sought to shape new laws Clacton and Frinton Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 8:30 am
Plan for 150 new homes on Essex farmland approved despite 'significant' sewage concerns - Essex Live
Plan for 150 new homes on Essex farmland approved despite 'significant' sewage concerns Essex Live
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 7:31 am
Disgraced former Claridge’s employee jailed for sexual assault outside shop - East Anglian Daily Times
Disgraced former Claridge’s employee jailed for sexual assault outside shop East Anglian Daily Times
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 6:00 am
Hospice pulls out of major £4.3m historic Essex church rejuvenation project - Essex Live
Hospice pulls out of major £4.3m historic Essex church rejuvenation project Essex Live
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:31 am
‘Great teams win, and we need to start winning’ - Kent Online
‘Great teams win, and we need to start winning’ Kent Online
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
In pictures: First ever women's charity football team draws large crowds - Colchester Gazette
In pictures: First ever women's charity football team draws large crowds Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Essex area with rich history named among most 'underrated gems' to visit in UK - Colchester Gazette
Essex area with rich history named among most 'underrated gems' to visit in UK Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Church campaigners looking to bring village landmark back to life make progress - Colchester Gazette
Church campaigners looking to bring village landmark back to life make progress Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
TRANSFER WINDOW: Colchester United must be 'resourceful' in pursuit of signings - Colchester Gazette
TRANSFER WINDOW: Colchester United must be 'resourceful' in pursuit of signings Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2025 🕒 12:28 am
Award-winning comedian Ian Stone brings new show to Colchester - Braintree & Witham Times
Award-winning comedian Ian Stone brings new show to Colchester Braintree & Witham Times
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 8:33 pm
National League clubs showing interest in loan move for Colchester youngster - Colchester Gazette
National League clubs showing interest in loan move for Colchester youngster Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:56 pm
NOVEMBER COMMUNITY CHAMPION: SIMON COLLIS - Colchester United FC
NOVEMBER COMMUNITY CHAMPION: SIMON COLLIS Colchester United FC
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:06 pm
Colchester referee to take charge of FA Cup clash this weekend - Colchester Gazette
Colchester referee to take charge of FA Cup clash this weekend Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:02 pm
Colchester referee to take charge of FA Cup clash this weekend - Yahoo Sports UK
Colchester referee to take charge of FA Cup clash this weekend Yahoo Sports UK
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:02 pm
Carpenter drove more than twice speed limit in drug-fuelled police chase - Colchester Gazette
Carpenter drove more than twice speed limit in drug-fuelled police chase Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
City centre road leading to Colchester Castle due to shut for a week due to works - Colchester Gazette
City centre road leading to Colchester Castle due to shut for a week due to works Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Bar could become mosque and new community centre in Colchester city centre - Colchester Gazette
Bar could become mosque and new community centre in Colchester city centre Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Former mayor of Colchester supports Compassionate Communities scheme - Colchester Gazette
Former mayor of Colchester supports Compassionate Communities scheme Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 4:06 pm
Heavy traffic on A12 and A120 near Colchester due to reported incident - Colchester Gazette
Heavy traffic on A12 and A120 near Colchester due to reported incident Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 3:20 pm
Colchester ticket information - Gillingham Football Club
Colchester ticket information Gillingham Football Club
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 1:24 pm
New bus stops proposed alongside road restrictions for busy Colchester road - Colchester Gazette
New bus stops proposed alongside road restrictions for busy Colchester road Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 12:30 pm
City centre plans for five new apartments submitted - Colchester Gazette
City centre plans for five new apartments submitted Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 12:00 pm
Huge plot which is home to dog kennel business of 50 years put up for sale - Colchester Gazette
Huge plot which is home to dog kennel business of 50 years put up for sale Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 12:00 pm
Supercomputer predicts where Colchester United will finish in League Two - Colchester Gazette
Supercomputer predicts where Colchester United will finish in League Two Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 11:30 am
Colchester Castle announce huge names for 2026 Summer Series - Skiddle
Colchester Castle announce huge names for 2026 Summer Series Skiddle
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 10:42 am
Colchester United under-21s lose to Norwich City in Premier League Cup thriller - Colchester Gazette
Colchester United under-21s lose to Norwich City in Premier League Cup thriller Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 9:28 am
Drug addict and shoplifter jailed for stealing from Waitrose - Colchester Gazette
Drug addict and shoplifter jailed for stealing from Waitrose Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Beautifully refurbished three-bed home in heart of Colchester hits the market - Colchester Gazette
Beautifully refurbished three-bed home in heart of Colchester hits the market Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Colchester rail station not to get accessibility improvements - after pleas made - Colchester Gazette
Colchester rail station not to get accessibility improvements - after pleas made Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
YOUNG U'S HOST NORWICH AT THE JCS - Colchester United FC
YOUNG U'S HOST NORWICH AT THE JCS Colchester United FC
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 2:07 am
TAMDOWN SPONS0R BOXING DINNER DRINKS - Colchester United FC
TAMDOWN SPONS0R BOXING DINNER DRINKS Colchester United FC
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 2:07 am
Crawford fancies U’s to extend their winning run - Yellow Advertiser
Crawford fancies U’s to extend their winning run Yellow Advertiser
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 12:32 am
Martin Grainger: 'It was brutal at Colchester...but I wouldn't have changed it' - Colchester Gazette
Martin Grainger: 'It was brutal at Colchester...but I wouldn't have changed it' Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2025 🕒 12:32 am
Colchester MP warn of ‘painful’ impact as Essex Uni confirm plan to cut 400 jobs - Colchester Gazette
Colchester MP warn of ‘painful’ impact as Essex Uni confirm plan to cut 400 jobs Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 7:00 pm
A12 Colchester-bound crash: Road blocked, traffic delays in Essex commuter town - Colchester Gazette
A12 Colchester-bound crash: Road blocked, traffic delays in Essex commuter town Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 6:48 pm
Shopowners pleased as police conduct major shop-theft operation in Colchester - Colchester Gazette
Shopowners pleased as police conduct major shop-theft operation in Colchester Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 6:25 pm
Colchester: Retailers welcome NPT shop theft initiative - Essex Police
Colchester: Retailers welcome NPT shop theft initiative Essex Police
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 5:37 pm
Council did not receive permission to install 'hideous' High Street bin - Colchester Gazette
Council did not receive permission to install 'hideous' High Street bin Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 5:00 pm
Colchester's Flanagan out for 12 weeks with knee injury - BBC
Colchester's Flanagan out for 12 weeks with knee injury BBC
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 10:39 am
'No expense spared' in major project to refashion Colchester youth centre - Colchester Gazette
'No expense spared' in major project to refashion Colchester youth centre Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Plans submitted to convert former Colchester bar into mosque - Essex Live
Plans submitted to convert former Colchester bar into mosque Essex Live
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 5:33 pm
Man jailed following joint police investigation - Essex Police
Man jailed following joint police investigation Essex Police
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 5:16 pm
A12 Colchester-bound: Traffic chaos after crash near major roundabout in Essex - Braintree & Witham Times
A12 Colchester-bound: Traffic chaos after crash near major roundabout in Essex Braintree & Witham Times
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 4:54 pm
Paedophile who tried to meet up with 14-year-old girl walks free from court - Colchester Gazette
Paedophile who tried to meet up with 14-year-old girl walks free from court Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 5:00 am
Car 'hits three people' including one on windscreen in Colchester city centre - Colchester Gazette
Car 'hits three people' including one on windscreen in Colchester city centre Colchester Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 30 November 2025 🕒 2:59 pm
Steve Cotterill post-Colchester United away - Cheltenham Town FC
Steve Cotterill post-Colchester United away Cheltenham Town FC
📢 Published on 📅 30 November 2025 🕒 8:50 am
Report and reaction: Colchester United 2-0 Robins - Cheltenham Town FC
Report and reaction: Colchester United 2-0 Robins Cheltenham Town FC
📢 Published on 📅 30 November 2025 🕒 8:50 am
A12 reopens near Colchester following multi-vehicle collision - BBC
A12 reopens near Colchester following multi-vehicle collision BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 8:58 pm
Colchester United 2-0 Cheltenham Town | League Two highlights - Sky Sports
Colchester United 2-0 Cheltenham Town | League Two highlights Sky Sports
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 5:58 pm
Colchester United 2-0 Cheltenham Town: In-form U's ease past Robins - BBC
Colchester United 2-0 Cheltenham Town: In-form U's ease past Robins BBC
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 5:19 pm
Harrogate Town, Colchester United & Accrington Stanley Tickets Now on Sale - MK Dons
Harrogate Town, Colchester United & Accrington Stanley Tickets Now on Sale MK Dons
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 1:18 pm
Colchester Library reopening after spectacular revamp - Essex County Council
Colchester Library reopening after spectacular revamp Essex County Council
📢 Published on 📅 28 November 2025 🕒 2:42 pm
Gaming room and more for Colchester youth centre following £1 million revamp - Essex County Council
Gaming room and more for Colchester youth centre following £1 million revamp Essex County Council
📢 Published on 📅 27 November 2025 🕒 4:22 pm
Colchester Local Plan: Committee agrees to public consultation on draft proposals - Colchester City Council
Colchester Local Plan: Committee agrees to public consultation on draft proposals Colchester City Council
📢 Published on 📅 11 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
