Lodge Lane consultancy recognised for international trade growth after more than a decade advising on African market entry A Colchester-based international trade advisory firm has been named among the UK…
Wesbroom Engineering on Mersea Road
A Colchester metal fabrication and trailer workshop with an active Companies House record and NTTA listing, serving trade and domestic customers from a fixed south Colchester base. On Mersea Road…
Fitting still matters at Lexden’s long-running independent shoe shop
Clare Campbell’s Church Lane store keeps the focus on measured fittings, width choice and everyday footwear, not high-street theatre. Lexden Shoes sits on Church Lane in Lexden, Colchester, a short…
Rose Calendars keeps promotional print running on Severalls
Rose of Colchester Limited still designs and prints branded calendars from its Colchester factory, with a public push on UK manufacture and on-site solar. For local firms looking past digital-only…
Where Colchester crowds are likely to gather on 12–13 September
A short guide for traders and hospitality on overlapping markets and festivals, entry costs, and which parts of town (and beyond) each event pulls towards. Colchester’s mid-September weekend stacks several…
North Essex Business Expo: how local firms can make Thursday count
With free entry, free parking and a dense exhibitor list, Thursday’s Charter Hall gathering is a practical networking stop for Colchester and North Essex businesses. The North Essex Business Expo…
UK hiring softens as vacancies hit a decade-low outside the pandemic, pay still rising, but unevenly
ONS labour-market data for August show fewer openings, falling payroll employment and private-sector pay growth lagging the public sector. The picture for Colchester and Essex employers is tighter recruitment demand…
UK inflation edged back up to 2.9%: what Colchester and Essex firms should watch before the Bank’s September decision
Official CPI rose in the year to July after months of cooling. Bank Rate remains 3.75% ahead of the 17 September MPC announcement, with energy volatility still the main uncertainty…
What Colchester’s draft Local Plan means for local firms’ premises, land and growth
The Regulation 19 Submission Draft sets employment land, town-centre and infrastructure policy to 2043. Consultation closes at 4pm on 13 October 2026 – the economic picture for Colchester and Essex…
Seafood first: Favoloso’s evening Italian on Balkerne Passage
Independent city-centre restaurant near Jumbo and the Mercury, currently open for dinner Wednesday to Saturday In the shadow of Colchester’s Victorian water tower known as Jumbo, and a short walk…