The University of Essex Celebrates ESCALA’s 25th Anniversary

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Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events, a Netflix’s TV-series

Hi, my name is Ellinor Friström and I am sorry to say that the review you are about to read is extremely unpleasant. I implore you right now to stop reading this and go do something more joyful. “If you are interested in stories with happy endings then you would be better off somewhere else....

Homelessness is growing and we cannot look away any longer

Imagine this; a young girl sees a homeless man sleeping rough on the streets and sympathetic as she is decides to throw two £1 coins into his sleeping bag. The man who was not awake at the time does not notice the kind young girl’s actions but is later apprehended by a police officer that...

Vibrant whole food café brings the local community together

Up on Crouch Street in Colchester sits a small vegan Café brimming with green plants and wooden crates. The walls are hand painted and carefully thought out accent pieces make for an inviting and cosy space. It belongs to 28-year-old April Moodie who three years ago opened up a small Café in her parent’s music...

From exclusion to limelight

Photographer: David Fisher She was lying there on the cold ground, her body wasn’t moving. Just a second ago she was standing in between two of the people she loved most in this world in a desperate attempt to keep them from tearing one another apart. Around her people were screaming. Their faces looked terrified. She...

Small businesses on Etsy

Callum Brown is 23 years old and lives in Colchester. Two years ago he started his own Etsy store called CBUniquelyCrafted. Since then he has been making wooden Swedish Torch Floor Lamps on the weekends and in the past twelve months his business has started to take off. The idea came when he was browsing...

BUNA is bringing high quality coffee to Colchester

Dominik Burcin is currently doing his last year in politics at the University of Essex and despite studying, just under a year ago he became a founder of the company called BUNA Coffee in Colchester. It came about when he was working as an intern for Knowledge Pathways International and managed to convince two of...

Tracey Childs: From acting to producing

Tracey Childs might be most known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series Howards' Way. She has also starred as Linda Cosgrove in the television series Born and Bred and most recently Elaine Jenkinson in Broadchurch. Her absolute favourite roles however include Martha in Who’s afraid of Virginia Wolf and Tracy Lord in...

Home Exchanging – Cheaper and better holidays

Instead of spending money on a hotel or renting a villa more families than before are now opening up to the idea of swapping their homes with families overseas. Aside from being budget friendly by saving money on hotel costs, rental cars and luggage, home exchanges also gives you the opportunity to really immerse yourself...