Colchester and District Talking Newspaper

CDTN records local news, drawn from the Daily Gazette, once a week. This is distributed to visually impaired people and via our web site onto the internet for the benefit of both local people and anybody else who should choose to access our output. A monthly magazine is also produced and distributed in the same manner.

We deliver news for an area of approximately ten miles around Colchester which includes:

Berechurch, Birch, Chappel, Copford, Dedham, East Donyland, East mersea, Eight Ash green, Fordham, Great Tey, Greenstead, Highwoods, Langenhoe, Langham, Lexden, Marks Tey, Mersea Island, Messing, Mile End, Myland, Peldon, Pyfleet, Rowhedge, Shrub End, Stanway, Tiptree, West Bergholt, West Mersea, Winstree, Wivenhoe.

Publications

This TN has 1 publications listed.

The Gazette
Monthly Magazine

Recording formats: Cassette,Sonata,Internet/Website

Contact details

Contact name: Bob Finch

Telephone: 01206 872275 (Studio)

Website: ColchesterTN.org.uk

Email: [email protected]

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