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  • A120 closed near Ramsey

    A CRASH between two cars and a lorry has closed the A120. A brown Ford Focus, a white Volvo lorry and a yellow Ford panel van collided on the A120 near Ramsey roundabout as they headed towards Colchester. The road is currently blocked with

  • Children step in to brighten memorial

    GREEN-FINGERED youngsters gathered to plant specially selected flowers at a war memorial. A variety of Mayflower Rose had been chosen to brighten up the Minesweeper’s Memorial in Marine Parade, Dovercourt, because of the town’s links to the ship

  • Santa arrives for pre-school visit

    CHRISTMAS came early to a pre-school when Santa paid children a visit on his sleigh. Youngsters at Little Lambs, in Mistley, were treated to a visit by Father Christmas, who arrived on the Rotary Club of Manningtree Stour Valley’s train on Monday

  • REVIEW: Panto stars wow with latest show

    THIS year’s pantomime from Dovercourt Theatre Group was billed as the most elaborate to date, and it certainly did not disappoint. Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the theatre company took on Ben Crocker’s version of Sleeping Beauty, which

  • Benefit merge at Dovercourt's job centre

    DOVERCOURT's job centre is going to become one of 150 in the country that will start taking Universal Credit claims from February 2015. The Job Centre in the high street will merge six benefits into one, in a move that the Government said would

  • Christmas food parcels ready for those in need

    MORE than 100 Christmas food parcels have been packed ready to help families in Manningtree over the festive season. Volunteers at the Manningtree and District Food Bank have been busy creating the special packages to deliver to residents in need