Colchester based Care UK has been awarded a five-year contract to run the NHS 111 helpline and out of hours services in Suffolk and north east Essex.
Month: June 2018
Essex Business Boost as Low-cost airline Ryanair launches 13 new European routes from London Southend Airport
Ryanair has announced it will open a new base at Southend Airport with three aircraft at an investment of $300million. 55 new flights a week to eight new countries including Ireland (Dublin), Spain(Bilbao) and Italy (Milan).
Colchester Borough Council welcomes A120 upgrade announcement
Colchester Borough Council has today welcomed the announcement of the next step towards a major upgrade to the A120 along a new route between Braintree and Colchester.
Architect Appointed for Amphora Homes to Design New Housing Developments
An important milestone has already been reached for Colchester Borough Council’s (CBC) new private housing development company, Colchester Amphora Homes Ltd (CAHL), with the appointment of an architect to deliver the designs for the first phase of two new housing developments in Colchester on sites at Military Road in New Town and Creffield Road in Lexden.
ECC Announces Option D as Preferred Route Option for New Dual Carriageway A120 between Braintree and A12
Once the favoured route option decision clears the statutory call-in period, it will be recommended to Highways England and the Department for Transport for inclusion in the Road Investment Strategy 2, which is the next funding period for the strategic road network. Option D’s alignment, if progressed by Highways England, would run from Galleys Corner at Braintree to a junction with the A12 to the south of Kelvedon. All work undertaken by Essex County Council is advisory at this stage, and a Preferred Route Announcement (PRA) can only be made by Highways England in association with the Department for Transport. The aim is to get the A120 Braintree to A12 upgrade into the Government’s Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS 2), the next funding period for the Strategic Road Network.
High Court Rejects Colchester Northern Gateway Challenge
A major leisure-led development north of Colchester has received the backing of a senior judge, after an application by the Tollgate Partnership for a Judicial Review of the scheme was rejected at the High Court last week (31 May 2018).
Business Collaboration Set to Transform Sport Broadcasting
Live footage from big sporting events like the Ryder Cup and the Grand Prix could be revolutionised by a partnership between Essex and ABER Electronics. RF and microwave design specialist ABER Electronics has started a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Essex to transform their sector-leading product offer. The Colchester-based company claims to manufacture the smallest and best performing RF amplifiers on the market that are already helping to massively improve the way television companies are broadcasting live events.
Construction consultancy Ingleton Wood celebrates strong start to year as business grows
Property and construction consultancy Ingleton Wood has had a strong start to 2018, strengthening its existing team and expanding into new office space on Colchester Business Park. The practice is also celebrating reaching 86th in Building magazine’s list of the top 150 consultants in the UK.
Colchester’s momentum will not be lost despite missing out in Channel 4 relocation bid
Colchester Borough Council will continue to show that it has all the right ingredients to help businesses grow and flourish in the borough despite missing out on being one of Channel 4’s new creative hubs.
The council submitted a 20 page prospectus, developed in partnership with inward investment and business support agency INVEST Essex and the University of Essex, outlining why Colchester would be a great location for Channel 4 who are looking to move much of its production out of London to adopt a ‘multi-site operating model’.
However, neither Colchester nor the other submissions from the East Anglian area – Ipswich and Norwich – were on the shortlist announced today (30 May).
With more than 30 towns and cities around the UK entering the bidding process, it was clear that competition was fierce.
Colchester’s prospectus included three potential locations for one of Channel 4’s new bases: Colchester’s emerging Northern Gateway, the Knowledge Gateway at the University of Essex and the town centre which benefits particularly from Ultrafast Gigabit fibre Broadband.
Councillor Nick Barlow, Portfolio Holder for Commercial Services, said: “This is a blow to Colchester, but all is not lost. Colchester has all the right ingredients: a strong talent pipeline, Ultrafast Gigabit broadband, a competitive cost base, space for growth and a great network of existing companies which together are proving compelling in attracting new companies here.
“The important thing is that the partnership has been confident and bold in its bid which has put Colchester on the national map as a contender.
“We will not lose the momentum built up by the bid. We have the Mercury Theatre’s refurbishment and extension project, the redevelopment of St Botolph’s around Firstsite including a new Curzon Cinema.
“There is also the new £10m Innovation Centre at the University of Essex combined with strong interest in Colchester’s emerging Northern Gateway development proves that there is economic confidence in the town.”
Channel 4 will make its final decision on the three locations in October.