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  • Grotspot could be demolished soon

    A NOTORIOUS eyesore building could be torn down within weeks. Tendring Council has received notice the AEW Delfords building, in Main Road, Dovercourt, which has been blighted by arson attacks and fallen into disrepair, could be demolished by its

  • Tune in for music quiz

    BRAINBOXES are invited to test their knowledge at a music quiz in aid of charity. Contestants are invited to the Royal Oak, in Main Road, Dovercourt, at 7.30pm on Monday with the first question to be read at 8pm. Entry is £2 per person for

  • Youngsters invited to new group's Halloween party

    A NEW youth group is inviting youngsters to a free Halloween-themed taster session. Project Juniors, at The Ark Family Resource Centre, in Main Road, Harwich, will be starting with a spooky session on Wednesday for children between seven and 11

  • £210 of jewellery stolen from charity shop

    POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they want to identify in connection with the theft of £210 of jewellery from a charity shop.  It is alleged the man went into the Hospice Shop in Bagshaw Road, Dovercourt, on three separate occasions in

  • Dancing queens reign supreme

    TOE-tapping students from a dance academy waltzed away with a host of prizes from a national competition. Pupils from Boogie Shoes Dance Academy, in Harwich, competed at the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Disco Freestyle and Rock ’n’ Roll

  • Town 'can't support' thousands more residents

    A RESIDENT has said Harwich will struggle to support the families of 1,358 new homes in the town. Tendring Council has revealed the sites best suited for extra housing as part of the 12,000 more homes needed in the district within the next 20 years

  • No train seat for 3 years

    A COMMUTER has hit out at a rail firm after having to stand every day during the morning rush-hour for more than three years. Edwina Noone, of Lawford Place, commutes from Manningtree to London Liverpool Street during the week. She claimed