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  • Council’s appeal to HSBC over branch closure bid

    A COUNCIL is calling on a town centre bank described as “invaluable” to remain open. HSBC in Dovercourt High Street is set to close on Friday. This will force customers to travel to Clacton or Colchester to access the same services. Now

  • Councillors praise new care home in Mistley

    A MULTI-MILLION pound care home in Mistley has been hailed as a vision for the future. Mistley Manor has been built in Long Road by the Stour Valley Care Group and boasts 60 bedrooms. It replaced an eight-bed care home, which the group formerly

  • Charity hands over keys to lifesaving volunteers

    A HEALTH charity has revealed its latest projects. The Harwich Fellowship For the Sick  has handed over the keys to a £9,500 car for the Emergency First Responders in the town. Honorary secretary Sheena Parsons, said: "The First Responders 

  • Day of remembrance to recognise Harwich hero Captain Fryatt

    A DAY of remembrance could be established for a Harwich hero in a bid to mark his courageous acts during the First World War. Captain Charles Fryatt was executed on July 27 1916 after being found guilty of attempting to ram a German U-boat.

  • HORSE charity's desperate need for new home

    A HORSE charity faces being made homeless and forced to close after being given months to leave its yard in Ramsey. Just three months ago Harwich Horse Rangers was given notice on a field in Ramsey where some of the horses graze. But now the