A COCKTAIL bar has shut up shop just over a year after it welcomed its first punters, but it won’t stay empty for long.

Dreams Cocktails and Champagne Lounge, in High Street, opened in July last year but it now appears to have been cleared out.

The bar’s Facebook page has been renamed, hinting a new restaurant could be opening in its place.

“It’s time Colchester welcomed a top tier Burger Shack. Keep your eyes peeled for the beginning of something special,” a post on the page said.