TENDRING’S top police officer insists serious violent crime is not spiralling out of control. Speaking after a report for crime levels, Tendring district commander Russ Cole said he welcomed the reduction in knife-related robberies and burglaries
A hundred years ago, men from across the country rushed to sign up for service in the First World War. We have traced stories of sons, husbands and fathers from our area who sacrificed their lives during the conflict. Click here to see our
FESTIVE health tips have been offered to help residents stay warm and well this Christmas. Dr Jon Craig, regional medical director for Care UK, who runs the GP out of hours services across north-east Essex, has drawn up a list of top tips for the
OUR look back at sporting line-ups from the 1980s and 1970s has proved so popular, we are bringing you more pictures from our archive. In 1990, Harwich and Parkeston Football Club lifted the Essex Senior Cup for the third time in their history.
FIRE crews tackled a fire above a restaurant in Manningtree on Tuesday. Officers were called to the property in North Street just before 7.40pm and found the property was 25 per cent alight and heavily smoke logged. They wore breathing apparatus
A TEENAGER suffered facial injuries after he was punched in an attempted robbery. The 15-year-old boy was walking along Main Road in Harwich at 8pm on Tuesday when he was approached by two other teenage boys who attacked him and tried to steal
VILLAGERS have voted unanimously against controversial plans for hundreds of new homes. Property experts St Francis Groups held a public exhibition last Tuesday, when they unveiled initial blueprints for the greenfield land and neighbouring brownfield
HARWICH and Dovercourt Rugby Club ended their year on a glorious high – by continuing their purple patch with another emphatic victory. The Low Road side thumped Thorpeness 95-0 in their latest Eastern Counties League division two south outing,
IT’S a cracker! Chairman Barry Male and captain Kyle Hutchins unveil Harwich and Dovercourt Rugby Club’s new mini-bus to the first-team players. The Ford Transit is a 17-seater and will be used by the club’s various teams, from the mini-rugby
HOUSING MP says denies the 12,000 homes target has been set by Government, bus cuts are branded as "disgusted", primary school gets grant for impressive improvements and a man is reunited with his mum 49 years after being adopted on ITV's Surprise
