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  • Sizzling cookery lesson

    A COOKERY morning for nursery children was a sizzling success as they learnt how to make fresh and healthy pizzas. Youngsters at Harwich Primary School, in Barrack Lane, were given top tips by chef Mark Dove yesterday. Mark, of Treo Bar and

  • Park... but be considerate, says council

    COMMUTERS leaving their cars outside homes in Lawford are being urged to be considerate parkers. Lesley Pallett, chairman of the Lawford Parish Council highways committee, said drivers parking in the village to avoid fees at Manningtree Railway

  • This week's star pet

    BOBBY is this week's Star Pet. Owner Sarah-Jayne Salmon, of Garland Road, Parkeston said the 13-year-old West Highland white terrier is her "best friend". If you have a star pet, send their picture, name, your name, street address and why they

  • Flinging fun to return at sausage festival

    PREPARATIONS for Harwich’s annual sausage festival are well under way. Organisers Richard Oxborrow and Colin Chessman have begun visiting butchers across the Tendring district to try to drum up entrants for the competition on November 8. As

  • Wind turbine structure would be as tall as ten London buses

    A WIND turbine the height of ten London buses could be built in a field between Bradfield and Wix. The 46.3m high turbine could produce a maximum of 174,000kw of power a year, enough to serve 36 homes in Tendring. But there are fears the turbine

  • New play area to open

    A NEW play area will officially open this week. A zip wire, nest swing and fitness trail have been installed at Wix Road in Ramsey. Ramsey War Memorial Hall is holding a litter pick to tidy up the area before the grand opening on Friday.

  • Derelict eyesore to get £20,000 tidy-up

    SMASHED windows on an eyesore building will be boarded up at a cost of £20,000 to stop vandals targeting the derelict site. Tendring Council has announced the plans for Parkeston House, in Adelaide Street, Parkeston, after being granted access