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  • Let it Go at Frozen themed sing-a-long

    FAMILIES are being invited to a Frozen sing-along in Dovercourt. The special event will take place on Easter Monday at Kingsway Hall, in aid of the People’s Community Kitchen. Youngsters will be able to enjoy singing along to their favourite

  • Chase Lane take on the cream of the county

    YOUNG athletes from Chase Lane Primary School flew the flag for Tendring at the Essex Youth Games, at Southend’s Garon Park. The Dovercourt school were up against the cream of the county and finished a very respectable 13th overall. Chase Lane

  • Council to decide on health centre flats plan

    A FORMER health centre in Dovercourt could be turned into flats. Tendring Council’s planning committee is set to decide on G&K Ground Works’ plans for 24 one bedroom flats in Main Road. In September, plans for 24 two bedroom flats on the

  • Sea Scouts give tower spring clean

    THE approach t o Harwich’s Radar Tower has been given a spring clean. Harwich Society’s footpath group and the 4th Dovercourt Sea Scouts cleared the overgrown entrance to the tower in Barrack Lane. The Radar Tower is one of the society’s visitor

  • Berry season comes early at Lawford nursery

    NEW technology trialled by a nursery in Lawford is making strawberries available in stores four weeks earlier this year. Wallings Nursery, in Harwich Road, is growing the fruit for Sainsbury’s. The nursery will harvest about two tonnes of strawberries

  • Harwich Valley is set for go-ahead

    D-DAY is looming for ambitious plans fora£48million leisure development to regenerate Harwich and Dovercourt. Hardings Estates submitted a planning application for Harwich Valley to Tendring Council in October. The plans for the land between

  • Election 2015: Mark Hughes candidate profile

    MARK Hughes was selected as UKIP’s candidate for Harwich and North Essex at a local hustings event last year. His political experience includes time as chairman of North Hertfordshire District Council and being elected as the second youngest mayor

  • Election 2015: Edward Carlsson Browne candidate profile

    LABOUR candidate Edward Carlsson Browne is a type-one diabetic so knows how important a free NHS is. The former Arlesford schoolboy, who lives with his girlfriend and their two pet ferrets, plans to fight to make sure it stays that way. He

  • Election 2015: Dominic Graham candidate profile

    SOLICITOR Dominic Graham is standing for election for the Liberal Democrats. The Colchester councillor is originally from Newcastle and studied at the University of Central Lancashire and the College of Law in York. In his work he specialises

  • Election 2015: Bernard Jenkin candidate profile

    BERNARD Jenkin has been an MP for the Conservatives since 1992. Mr Jenkin was first elected as an MP for the rural area of Colchester North and held his seat in 1997 despite a boundary change. The 2010 election saw him hold on to his seat again

  • Youngsters are crowned joint-winners of contest

    TWO teams from Harwich and Dovercourt High School competed in a hockey tournament in Redbridge. Both sides – one boys and one girls – excelled, winning all five of their matches to be crowned joint-winners.