August 2019 - Invest Colchester

Colchester Creative Agency at Gigabit Speed with Pure Fibre Broadband

Posted on August 29, 2019 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

Colchester-based creative agency This Is Fever is the latest company to see a successful installation of full fibre gigabit speed broadband: “Having ultrafast broadband enables us to provide the best possible service to our clients here at This Is Fever. Getting our connection put in place was really straightforward. The entire project team made sure the installation went very smoothly. I’d happily recommend this service to other local businesses looking to improve their productivity.” said This is Fever MD, Ben Green.

Businesses in Colchester town centre continue to reap the rewards of ultrafast fibre broadband, thanks to an innovative scheme project managed by Colchester Amphora Trading (CATL) – one of the new private companies launched in 2018 by Colchester Borough Council.

The Nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) is now providing vouchers worth up to £2,500 for a small- or medium-sized business, or £500 for a residential property, to help with the costs of connecting to gigabit broadband.

£100m Infrastructure funding is welcome investment in North Essex

Posted on August 21, 2019 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

A £100m funding announcement by the Government for North Essex has been welcomed by the councils behind the bid.

Essex County Council, supported by Colchester, Tendring and Braintree councils, applied to the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF) for cash to support a new road linking the A133 in east Colchester to the A120.

The road is an integral part of plans by the four councils for a new garden community to the east of Colchester – providing both private and public transport links from it to Colchester, the A120/A12 and further afield to Stansted Airport – and would also help to alleviate local traffic too.

Image: ECC

Ellisons inc Gross Co. partners Aug 2019

Colchester-based Law firm extends reach to west Suffolk and beyond with merger

Posted on August 8, 2019 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

Colchester-based Ellisons Solicitors is merging with Bury St Edmunds-based firm Gross & Co. The combination will give Ellisons a London base and a second office in Suffolk, after setting up an Ipswich office five years ago. Founded in 1848, Gross & Co. will bring complementary expertise and 25 additional staff to Ellisons. Gross & Co has a reputation for immigration and charity law and the firm will help to bolster Ellisons’ offering nationally and internationally.

Image credit: Ellisons incorporating Gross & Co (Photo (l-r): Graeme Kirk, Guy Longhurst, John Turner, Sohan Sidhu).

Garden Community Plans Could Support More Than 21,000 Jobs by 2050

Posted on August 5, 2019 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

More than 21,000 jobs could be created over the next 30 years across North Essex as a result of proposed Garden Communities, leading economic consultants have said.

Assessing the economic impact as part of new Local Plan evidence set to go before the Planning Inspector later this year, the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) has set out how, with the right investment, the Garden Communities can play a major role in boosting the North Essex economy through the provision of high-quality business space and the right sorts of homes to support employees.

Image credit: NEGC