HURRICANE-FORCE winds battered Tendring’s coast 27 years ago leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Trees were torn up, caravans were smashed and roofs were ripped off houses in the early hours of October 16 1987. At its height, the winds
PLANS for than 10,000 solar panels that will produce enough power for 1,500 homes have been given the go-ahead. Lightsource SPV 72 has been given permission by Tendring Council to build the 16,000-panel site at Barn Farm, in Wix Road, Bradfield
A CORNER shop could be turned into a cafeteria. Wick Lane Stores in Dovercourt closed after it became “unsustainable” to run. Now the shop’s owners have applied to change the use and turn the shop into a restaurant or cafeteria. The application
FINAL preparations are being made for one of Harwich’s most unique events. The historic Guy Carnival, which celebrates its 160th birthday this year, returns on Saturday. It started in 1854 as the Shipwrights’ Carnival, when workers at the Royal
A TEENAGE boy has been charged in connection with an aggravated burglary in Harwich in which a man was threatened with a firearm. The incident happened at a house in West Street at about 6.30pm on Saturday, September 27. Two men, believed to
A FORMER school is on the market for £725,000. The Oak House School, which sits on more than seven acres of land off Harwich Road, in Great Bromley, is made up of a Grade II-listed building, a converted 17th-century barn, which contains most of
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze involving a shed and a caravan in Parkeston in the early hours of Wednesday. Two crews from Dovercourt attended the scene in Foster Road at 3am and used jet and hose reels to tackle the fire. The operation
RUGBY players are set to tackle a gruelling fitness challenge to raise money for charity and inspire the youth of Harwich. Joe Francis, Sean Mills, Dean Splarn, Steven Tucker and Guy Harris are all members of Harwich and Dovercourt Rugby Club,
