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  • McMarching to keep library open

    MCDONALD’S in Dovercourt has donated 150 books to the Save Manningtree Library Group. The group, alongside other library groups throughout Essex, is taking part in a young people’s march on Saturday, April 27. McDonald’s in Dovercourt decided

  • Store has music buffs in a spin for record-themed event

    MUSIC lovers were queuing outside a wine and vinyl store for National Record Store Day. Residents and visitors lined up outside of Winyl, in Manningtree, early on Saturday morning to listen to records and hear free music as part of the national

  • Knit club creates 60 hats for newborns at Colchester hospital

    A CRAFT group has made dozens of knitted hats for a hospital’s baby unit. Manningtree’s Craft and Knitting Club is based in the town’s library and run by Anne Robinson and Patricia Barker. Members of the group have made about 60 hats of different

  • Letter: 'Bring back the death penalty for taking a life'

    Reading the media and listening to the news, I realise that we are now living in a lawless society. Things like being blown up, young lives being cut short by stabbings, police not being able to stop and search, children being abused and persistent

  • Couple celebrate 70 years of marriage

    GREAT-grandparents whose romance started with a cycle trip to a village dance have celebrated 70 years of marriage. Vera and Les Parker of Warham Road in Dovercourt have marked their platinum wedding anniversary with a family holiday. Vera, 89