The tower is next to the town's Mercury Theatre and is visible from the A12 to the north of Colchester A Grade II* listed municipal water tower that dominates the skyline of an Essex town is to ...

The 110ft (34.5m) Balkerne Water Tower, known as Jumbo, served Colchester for 100 years before it was sold in 1987. Since then, various attempts have been made to turn it into a penthouse ...

THE Roman River Festival is set to return to Essex, featuring classical and contemporary music – including a concert in Colchester’s Jumbo water tower. Starting as a one-off recital in a ...

An old water main line burst, closing a local school and leaving many without water in Barre. Meanwhile, a road in Colchester has washed-out, and is currently being repaired.