19th April, 2012
We’re all for a bit of hyperlocal history here at The Chronic and you can’t get more historical than Britain’s Oldest Recorded. The history of Sunny Colch seems to be one of folk coming into the town, rather liking it, and then remaining here. Of course this arguments falls flat when you consider the Romans, [...]
18th April, 2012
Cripes – Colchester is going all high tech with a series of QR boards being scattered around Britain’s Oldest Recorded. For those of you who still prefer your Roman sandals to your Ugg boots, QR is the technology that allows your clever smartphone to access a code, and then be presented with digital content related [...]
18th April, 2012
LADEEES! Fancy a walk on the wild side? We don’t mean down the carriage on the last train out of Liverpool Street on a Friday night either. Nope, the Colchester Midnight Walk is coming to town and the call to arms for applications is already underway. 9th June is the diary date for when the [...]
18th April, 2012
Good news – the search for a new Artistic Director and Executive Director at the lovely Mercury Theatre is now complete. Daniel Buckroyd and Theresa Veith will be taking up the respective roles in July, following the rigorous selection process that involved considering an encouraging 75 applicants. Richard Bailey, Chairman of Colchester Mercury Theatre said: [...]
17th April, 2012
In Hyperlocal Cycling News: we have a hat trick of two-wheel stories coming your way on Tuesday via The Chronic. We could call it The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, but we prefer to christen it The Good, The Sexy and The Common Sense. Let’s start off with The Good – Sunny Colch is [...]
17th April, 2012
This post has been brought to you by our friends at marksandspencer.com. Before any of us know it, the summer season will be upon us, and with it will come the warm weather, the additional time outside, and of course, the new fashion trends and emphasis on summer clothing. Actually, this last point can be [...]
17th April, 2012
Some rather positive news coming out of the Quayside Cafe down at the Hythe, with a possible reprieve on the cards for the popular University owned facility. You may remember that out friends from Wivenhoe Park announced that the public facility will close at the end of the spring term as it was making a [...]
17th April, 2012
When is a launch weekend not a launch weekend? …when it runs over FOUR days, starting slightly prematurely, and ending no doubt with a rather unwelcome hangover, just as the working week is starting to kick in. Whoops. Fine work though for the new owners of The Twist, who have started to tease folk around [...]
17th April, 2012
We’ve blogged before very briefly here at The Chronic about the fine work of the Invicta Foundation. Based in Red Lion Yard in the town, the registered charity is currently being supported by the good folk of the Colchester Colne Round Table. The broad aim of the organisation is: “The Invicta Foundation is a new [...]
16th April, 2012
VOTE for this, LIKE that, RETWEET any old twaddle and win an iPad. The Chronic can remember the pre-Big Brother days when objectivity was all about subjectivity. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, etc. No amount of online fiddling [steady] can tell you that Sunny Colch is a rather… cool place in which [...]
