A DISABLED man whose mobility scooter was stolen and thrown into the sea has been presented with a brand new one as well as a secure shelter after residents donated more than £2,600 to help him. Allan Lofts, of Marine Parade, Dovercourt, was left
DOZENS of dastardly villains lined the streets of a village for an annual wacky race. Competitors dressed up as everything from gangsters to Hannibal Lector and Jaws for the 44th edition of the East Bergholt Pram Race. This year’s event began
THE search is on for the 2015 Tendring young musician of the year. Cash prizes are up for grabs, with £100 going to the overall winner. Manningtree Stour Valley Rotary Club will hold a three-night young musicians’ festival at Mistley Church
VOLUNTEER first aiders are needed to join the St John Ambulance service in Manningtree. The unit, based in Station Road, already has 16 volunteers, but it is looking to boost its numbers by the end of the year. Unit manager Quentin Sage said
YOUNGSTERS were given the chance to discover hidden talents at the first Creative Arts Conference. More than 200 Year Five pupils from schools across Harwich took part in workshops organised by the Harwich Festival of the Arts at the Cliff Hotel
HARWICH is hosting its first events to raise awareness about the emotional wellbeing of young people in the town. The Harwich Community Consortium – a group made up of Teen Talk, the Harwich Education Partnership and Home Start Harwich – has identified
HARWICH and Parkeston Youth Football Club are holding trials for any children interested in joining them. Youngsters who will be in school years two through to seven, as of September, are welcome to come along. The trials will be held at the
THE finalists have been decided in two Harwich Ladies’ Midweek League cups. In the Captain and Secretaries’ final, the US Club’s Ann Chippington and Emma Green will take on the Queens’ Lesley Wiles and Michelle Wood. Trafalgar’s Sarah Self
