12th January, 2012
It all started off with an innocent (ish) tweet from @JordanNewell, the young, social media savvy, thrusting Chair of the Sunny Colch Labour Party. The non-party political point (honest) being made was: Cyclists on the path are the bane of my life. — Jordan Newell (@jordannewell) January 10, 2012 Of which there can only be [...]
12th January, 2012
To Slack Space! …on Wednesday evening for a meeting of Destination Colchester, the: “independent community interest company established to promote and improve Colchester for the benefit of its residents, workers and visitors.” Which sounds right up the street of The Chronic. Anyone that wants to argue the cause for a positive image for Britain’s Oldest [...]
11th January, 2012
And so the first Prime Minister’s Questions since Sir Bob of Sunny Colch got to upgrade his waistcoat to something a little more, um, Establishment based, and whaddya know – Colchester’s favourite son was sitting on the LibDem front bench and putting a question to the PM. “Sir Bob Russell…” came the introduction from Mr [...]
11th January, 2012
Disappointing news coming from our friends on campus at the University of Essex: the highly popular Quayside Cafe down at the Hythe is to be relocated to Wivenhoe Park. The University owns the building as part of the Quayside student complex. The lease to manage the facility is about to change hands. The University and [...]
11th January, 2012
The ongoing regeneration of the St Botolph’s Quarter will be the subject for the Royal Society of the Arts forthcoming meeting, taking place at Slack Space on 18th January at 7pm. Howard Davies, the Colchester Town Centre Manager will be the guest speaker, explaining more about the borough’s ongoing approach to regeneration around one of [...]
11th January, 2012
Blogging about tuina massage [pronounced "twee-na"] is not something that The Chronic was expecting to be writing about before the Cornflakes have had time to settle. But hey – Colchester is an inclusive town and we are keen to support any local business that is offering up something different for the residents of Britain’s Oldest [...]
11th January, 2012
HONK! Planning for the resurrected and simply ACE Colchester Carnival is well underway! HONK! Prospective stallholders can now download and submit application forms! HONK! A large puppet called Marina representing ‘the spirit of water, rivers and the sea’ will roam the streets of Britain’s Oldest Recorded! Blimey. With the date of 30th June for the [...]
10th January, 2012
For a town of approximately 105,000 residents, you would expect any petition that manages to amass over 4,000 names to be given some gravitas. Sadly this isn’t the case for the supporters of Joyce Brooks House along Oxford Road, which is facing imminent closure by Colchester Borough Council to help fund the refurbishment of other [...]
10th January, 2012
New Year, new look for The Colchester Circle, the free local magazine that showcases all that is good around the town. The refreshed stylish design is accompanied by a new once every two months print run. With so much to celebrate in Britain’s Oldest Recorded Town, editing the Circle is a tough task; you should [...]
10th January, 2012
We rather like this at The Chronic – the unofficial video for local girl Vanessa Knight’s latest single, I Love You More. A photographic cut and paste of literal song references, plus a random smithering of subliminal cultural references for Sunny Colch – how many can you spot? I Love You More may *or may [...]
