A DOG walker has described how he witnessed a German shepherd savage a Muntjac deer to the point it had to be put down. John Smith of High Street, Dovercourt was walking his boxer dog on waste ground between Dovercourt Railway Station and the A120
TOP events this week SKA and reggae sensations The New Town Kings at the Kingsway Hall on Saturday. They will be joined by support acts SURGE and Shooty and the Bang Bang. Tickets in advance are £8 from harwichfestival.co.uk or on the
A GARDEN centre celebrating it's 30th birthday has raised £200 for the Nepal earthquake appeal. Hearts Delight on Long Road, Lawford, made cakes for the special event. Over the weekend profits from the sale of Rhododendrons, which are Nepal's
DAVID Kempen and Rick Brogan became the new holders of the Constable League’s blind pairs competition and won the Gladys Beecroft and Peggy Collins Memorial Charity Cup. They defeated Mick Chambers and Steven Ball 3-1 in a keenly-contested final
CROWDS lined the streets to welcome the new Mayor and Mayoress of Harwich. Councillor Dave McLeod put on the red mayoral robes and gold chain before leading a parade to St Nicholas’ Church yesterday. A formal council meeting in the Guildhall
POLICE officers investigating a theft from the Co-op in Manningtree have released CCTV images of a man they would like to trace. Products worth £60.98 were taken from the store in Riverside Avenue East shortly after 4.25pm on Friday, April 3.
A VITAL hospital hopper bus was left needing repairs after “mindless vandals” smashed two windows over the bank holiday weekend. Harwich Connexions runs the Hospital Hopper Bus, which is funded by the Harwich and District Fellowship for the Sick
In today's Standard: A teenager tells of the moment her bag was snatched as she walked home from a night out, residents feel earth tremor that shakes homes, and a hospital bus is vandalised. Twins kick cancer with a charity event, Essex cricketers
SUNDAY SHRIMPERS 11 COLCHESTER VILLA 5 Colchester and District Sunday League division one SHRIMPERS player-manager Nicky Palmer was delighted to end his first season in charge with this victory. It came after his team had been crowned
