We took to the streets to ask people what they would like to see filling some of the vacant spaces in the city centre.

Sentenced – Saman Abdulqader leaves Chelmsford Crown Court with a suspended sentence (Image: Daniel Rees, Newsquest) Charges: Aiding or abetting possession of goods with a false trademark x 4 ...

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Four people have died in a horror car crash after a vehicle smashed into a building in Colchester, police have said. Essex Police said officers were called to Magdalen Street in the city in the ...

Officers were called to the incident in Magdalen Street at around 4.40am on Saturday, Essex Police said. Emergency services attended, but four people died at the scene. The ages and genders of the ...

Four people have died after a vehicle crashed into a building in Colchester, Essex Police said. Police were called to Magdalen Street in the city shortly before 4.40am on Saturday to reports of a ...

Serious crash along Magdalen Street with police cordon in place Road closed off due to the crash Crash is expected to have an impact throughout the day ...

The UK high street has faced a brutal few years with town centres looking unrecognisable. Shopping habits have changed. Big names including Debenhams and Topshop no longer exist in shop form - and ...

Four people have died after a vehicle crashed into a building in Colchester. Essex Police said the deaths were confirmed at the scene on Magdalen Street. Officers were called just before 4.40am on ...