A FOUR-YEAR battle to get a flood siren installed in Harwich has been lost. The siren was removed by Essex County Council in 2011 and replaced with a text and email alert system to cut costs. But residents and councillors were concerned the
A VILLAGE wildlife pond is having a £2,000 tidy-up. The pond on the Lawford Dale estate has become silted up and overgrown. Tendring Council is carrying out the work, which has included dredging the pond. A similar scheme was last carried out
RESIDENTS were forced to leave their homes after a deactivated wartime grenade was found in a block of flats. Police cordoned off Cliff Road, Dovercourt, for more than two hours after the explosive was discovered at 11am on Tuesday. Cars and
CRICKETS, mealworms and bugs were part of an unusual menu on offer at a Dovercourt primary school. Youngsters at Chase Lane sampled the suprising delicacies when the “Pestaurant” came to visit. The edible insects included salt and vinegar crickets
PLANS to demolish a former factory and build social housing in Harwich have been backed by councillors. Colne Housing wants to build 27 homes for people on the Tendring Council housing waiting list. The former Bernard Uniforms factory, in Main
In today's Standard a plasterer tells of his sprint to catch a suspected thief, the owner of Harwich's foot ferry says the route will close if a buyer isn't found, and a concerned councillor hits out at delays to deliver regeneration promises.
LITTLE OAKLEY joint-boss Paul Sadler wants his side to “set the record straight” against high-flying University of Essex. The Acorns lost 5-1 in the reverse Essex and Suffolk Border League fixture, in early October. Now Sadler hopes his players
HARWICH and Dovercourt Rugby Club want to end their home campaign on a winning note. The Low Road host Felixstowe tomorrow, in their penultimate game of the Eastern Counties League season. Victory would make it nine wins out of nine on home
