Author Archives: Ben Howard

New Owner of The Twist Colchester

After six years as owner of The Twist in Colchester, Neal Hargreaves has sold the [...]

Funny Farm Returns To Colchester

The Funny Farm returns to Colchester with a new run of comedy nights at Stanway [...]

Kelvedon Free Music Festival Line-Up

The Kelvedon Free Music Festival takes place on Saturday, 10th July 2010. Held at the [...]

The Workshop Of Potential at Slack Space

A brand new exhibition opens at Slack Space in Queen Street, Colchester, on Wednesday, 7th [...]

Book Launch at Minories Arts Gallery Cafe

On Sunday, 18 July 2010, Christine and Michael Lavelle will host the launch of their [...]

15 Queen Street – Colchester’s Creative Hub

Firstsite has collaborated with Arts Council England and The Creative Coop to make use of [...]

Celebrate! Diverse Cultures Festival 2010

The TACMEP Celebrate! Diverse Cultures Festival takes place in Lower Castle Park, Colchester, on 3 [...]

Slack Space Colchester Mini Fest – June 2010

Slack Space Colchester has announced full details of its June 2010 Mini Fest. Wednesday 2 [...]

Love Love returns to Colchester

Love Love returns to Colchester for the first time in three years with what they [...]

Wivenhoe May Fair 2010 Line-up Announced

Here is this year’s line-up for Wivenhoe May Fair 2010. Indie rockers Absent Kid and [...]

Welcome To Festival Brasileiro!

Festival Brasileiro, a three-day celebration of Brazilian culture, takes place at the University of Essex [...]

Colchester! (Colchester Free Festival 2010)

Frances Leate of the Colchester Daily Gazette ran the exclusive story this morning, but if [...]

Enigmalive.com Launch Party

Enigmalive.com, Colchester’s web-based radio station, is hosting its official launch party on Bank Holiday Sunday, [...]

We Rock Like Girls Don’t – Next Stop Colchester

Female duo We Rock Like Girls Don’t play The Bull on Friday 9 April as [...]

Slack Space announce April 2010 mini fest line-up

The Slack Space April Mini Fest runs from Thursday, 8 April to Sunday, 11 April [...]

Merc Colchester Open Day on Easter Monday

After the success of last year’s Easter Monday Ride Out, Birtoni Scooters in Barrack Street [...]

Sorry And The Sinatras taste success prior to Twist gig

Just three weeks before their appearance at The Twist in Colchester, Sorry And The Sinatras [...]

Cosmic Puffin III – 3 day Festival

The third Cosmic Puffin Festival takes place at Mersea Outdoors, Mersea Island, over Easter weekend [...]

Bentley’s Gonna Sort Colchester Out

Saturday 27 March sees the University of Essex host a massive night of dance music [...]

Mind Your Own Business at Karma Nightclub

Mind Your Own Business, the monthly ‘Indie Disco Classics’ night with DJ Sam Leppard returns [...]

About the author:
Ben Howard is a writer, DJ and founder of Keep Colchester Cool. Launched in 2009, the platform documents the city’s gigs, theatre, exhibitions and grassroots creativity through interviews, reviews and event listings.

Alongside running the site, Ben works through Ben Howard Communications, providing PR, content writing and marketing support for businesses, venues and cultural organisations.

He also DJs regularly, and continues to champion the people, venues and events that keep Colchester’s cultural scene thriving.