Author Archives: Ben Howard
The Victoria Inn in Colchester named as one of the UK’s Top 16 pubs
The Good Beer Guide 2015, published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), names Colchester’s [...]
Mercury Theatre launches diverse 2014 season
The Mercury Theatre has unveiled its diverse Spring/Summer season, along with its full Made in [...]
Colchester Film Festival 2013
Colchester Film Festival is an international film festival dedicated to discovering and showcasing the best [...]
Oxjam Colchester Takeover
Oxjam Colchester Takeover is happening on Saturday, 19th October 2013, across eight venues throughout Colchester, [...]
Signals Open Day to celebrate 25 years
To celebrate 25 years of Signals Media Arts Centre, Signals is hosting a special open [...]
Colchester Lightbulb Festival of the arts 2013
Lightbulb Festival of the Arts 2013 brings together local groups and individuals to deliver quality [...]
Colchester’s night time economy awarded Purple Flag status
Colchester’s night time economy was today awarded Purple Flag status by the Association of Town [...]
Hugh Cornwell to headline festival at Wivenhoe House
Hugh Cornwell, original guitarist, singer and main songwriter of The Stranglers, heads an impressive list [...]
F.O.X to support Depeche Mode
Colchester band F.O.X have announced this evening that they will be supporting Depeche Mode on [...]
Rhiannon Mair kick starts her UK Tour at Tin Pan Alley
Colchester-born singer-songwriter Rhiannon Mair kick-starts her UK tour at Tin Pan Alley tomorrow night. Described [...]
Remembering Nial Harrington – Colchester Creative
I was getting my things together at home for a DJ set at Twisters last [...]
Matthew Hopkins and The Wormhole by Kevin Pearce
Kevin Pearce returns with a new album, Matthew Hopkins and The Wormhole, the follow-up to [...]
Shakespeare meets Serge Gainsbourg at Mercury Theatre
An experimental performance piece, equally influenced by Shakespeare and Serge Gainsbourg, arrives at the Mercury [...]
Mercury Theatre’s Island
Two youth theatre groups have joined forces with the Mercury Theatre to stage a powerful [...]
Sumo Beatz presents Grooverider at Tribal
Heist is an acclaimed drum and bass DJ and producer, but the Colchester man’s Sumo [...]
Exhibition of the Colchester Music Scene
It all began at a club called Weavers in Braintree in 1978. That was the [...]
Enjoy N-Joi at The Twist
On Saturday, 20th April 2013, there’s a rare opportunity to see Southend’s finest rave export, N-Joi, [...]
Return of the Cemetery Gates
Cemetery Gates, Colchester’s long-running rock and metal night, returns with a new format and a [...]
Fump brings Joey Beltram to Colchester
Fump, the respected underground techno and tech house night, celebrates its first birthday in style [...]
Tom Hingley returns to Colchester
Tom Hingley, former frontman of Inspiral Carpets, returns to Colchester on Saturday, 13th October 2012, [...]

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