By Rita Flores
The Mercury Theatre is hosting a full day of activities and an evening concert, next Saturday, to commemorate the lives lost in the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading Colchester’s Mercury Theatre hosting covid memorial
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Pop-art mural comes to Colchester
By Rita Flores
Mural artist Dan Kitchener has taken part in the Colchester Pop-art project with a temporary artwork in St Nicholas Square, available to view from today until the end of April.
Some sharp-eyed locals even managed to see the artist, who has worked with top stars such as Kylie Minogue and Miley Cyrus, working incognito at the site over the weekend. Continue reading Pop-art mural comes to Colchester
Officer cleared of kneeling on man’s head
By April Norris
PC Christopher Wentworth, 40, has been found not guilty for assault after the video of him taken by a member of the public who shared it on social media, which showed him kneeling on another man’s head. Continue reading Officer cleared of kneeling on man’s head
Britons generally less optimistic
By Natalie Hensel
Britons are feeling less optimistic, according to a survey by YouGov.
With the ongoing cost of living crisis, war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic not being left behind yet, people said to be nine per cent less optimistic compared to March 2021.
University of Essex finds the most boring person
By Natalie Hensel
Research by the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex has determined various features and habits which make a person boring.
Dr Wijand Van Tilburg, who specialized in psychological factors of boredom, conducted a five-part study to find out whether stereotypes and occupations influence people as being perceived as “boring”.
Continue reading University of Essex finds the most boring person