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Art and the Egg
Jonathan Doyle meets the artist Ben Coode-Adams and hears how his strong sense of community makes his art a very social thing. Arriving at Ben Coode-Adams’ magnificent sixteenth century barn, just outside Feering, I’m struck not only by its scale – it’s a big place for a home, a...
It Happened Almost by Accident
Sophie Cole chats to up-and-coming singer Joe Boyd ahead of his debut album launch. It was on one of this year’s few sunny evenings that I met up and coming musician Joe Boyd in Castle Park to find out all about his new album Totem. ...
Neighbourhood Watch
Paul Couling owns Cult Zeros, a custom t-shirt service for football fans. Here he tells all about his business, and what makes Colchester home. ...
Original Wild Beast
Richard Smith talks to Wild Beasts' lead guitarist Benny Little about their forthcoming tour, how they have made it this far and the inspirations behind their unique brand of experimental indie music. ...
Casting A New Spell
Daniel Radcliffe tells Anastasia Grabova why The Woman in Black marks a novel turn in his career. I meet Daniel Radcliffe at one of London's finest hotels, on a bright and crisp afternoon. He strid...
In Search Of Musical Inspiration
Anna Pancaldi is a singer songwriter currently embarking on her travels in search of musical inspiration. Steven Flavell caught up with her before her travels to talk about performing at the O2 arena, composing her first album and travelling to Asia, New Zealan...
a Magical World
Erin Summers Norman meets one of Britain’s favourite couples, Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee. Paul and Debbie will be coming to the Mercury Theatre on 13th March during their “Hair Today Gone Tomorrow” tour. I was lucky enough to speak to them before they head on the road. ...
Talking about The Big C
“Cancer survivors always have to be bigger, brighter, stronger. Why can’t we just be unremarkable?” So asks Brian Lobel, who beat testicular cancer in his early 20s, and who is bringing his one man show about surviving the illness and beyond to Colchester Arts Centre in December. ...
The many sides of Johnno Casson
“I don’t work in the music industry. I work in the music community – there’s a difference.” Such is the ethos of Colchester musician Johnno Casson who, let’s face it, knows a thing or two about the business. For the last eight years, t...
Teenage trio TAB for Colchester children's ward
Three air cadets from Colchester have raised money for their local children’s ward by taking part in an event described as the ultimate ten mile endurance race. The teenagers completed The PARAS’10 at Aldershot Garrison, the home of The Paras in the 1970s a...
Maureen brings her latest epic saga to Waterstones in Colchester
A bestselling author from Colchester will be signing copies of her new book at the town’s Waterstones on Saturday. Maureen Lee’s 22nd novel Flora and Grace is a story of war, families and love, beginning in 1944 when a baby is thrust into the arms of a young w...
Laurence Clark is many things – just don’t call him inspiring
Stand-up comedian Laurence Clark has been called “inspiring” all his life because he has cerebral palsy – and he hates it. So much so that he has created Inspired, a one-man show on the subject which is coming to Colchester Arts Centre this Friday. He told the Colchester Circle...
“I’m a guy from a reality TV programme, I’m not Thom Yorke”
Let me take you back to 2003, writes Lee Wakefield. The second series of Fame Academy (an earlier, better version of The Voice if you’re too young to recall) is airing and the UK has just crowned Alex Parks its winner. We, however, happen to be more interested i...